• Building a home,
• Renovating a store,
• Remodeling an office,  
• Erecting a garage, a shed, or
• Putting an addition on your existing structure. 

If the answer is yes to any of these, then you need to contact the Building & Code Enforcement office and you will probably need to obtain a permit before you start work and will have to have the work inspected.

The State of Michigan mandates that most construction activities, including those above, and such other things as roofing, foundation work, replacement windows, porches, steps, as well as electrical, plumbing and HVAC ( heating and cooling) must be done under permits.

The permits and fees insure the safety and compliance to the state codes and pay for the time of the inspectors who must come to your property to look at the work.

Presently the codes being enforced are:

• Michigan Building Code, 2003 edition

• Michigan Residential Code, 2003 edition

• Michigan Rehabilitation Code, 2003 edition

• Michigan Electrical Code, 2007 edition, being the National Electrical Code, 2005 edition, with amendments

• Michigan Mechanical Code, 2006 edition

• Michigan Plumbing Code, 2006 edition

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