Administrative overview · FIPS 26027
Cass County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Local city, village, and township building departments; representative Village of Edwardsburg Building Inspector
For a project in or near Cass County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
269-699-5689 (representative Edwardsburg Building Inspector); Cass County administration: 269-445-4420
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
26296 U.S. 12, Edwardsburg, MI 49112 (representative municipal office)
Operating hours
Representative Village of Edwardsburg office: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; other Cass County municipalities set their own hours.
Review expectation
N/A; Cass County does not publish a countywide permit-review timeline, and the representative Edwardsburg materials reviewed do not state one.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Cass County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 269-699-5689 (representative Edwardsburg Building Inspector); Cass County administration: 269-445-4420.
How long might review take?
N/A; Cass County does not publish a countywide permit-review timeline, and the representative Edwardsburg materials reviewed do not state one.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the building inspector for the municipality where the property is located. For the Edwardsburg representative, contact Building Inspector Wayne Hardin at 269-699-5689; the village states that permit applications are brought to the Village Hall and some forms may be emailed. County guidance separately directs applicants to the local city, village, or township for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical inspections.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Local enforcing agencies apply the Michigan State Construction Code. The current 2026 state code set includes the 2021 Michigan Building Code, 2015 Michigan Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings, 2021 Michigan Mechanical Code, 2021 Michigan Plumbing Code, 2023 Michigan Electrical Code/NEC with Part 8 amendments, 2021 Michigan Energy Code provisions, and applicable rehabilitation, fire, fuel-gas, pool, and accessibility standards. Edwardsburg’s ordinance list designates the Michigan State Construction Code; confirm the locally applicable edition before filing. Cass County publishes no countywide building exemption list because permits are local. Michigan’s common minor-work exemptions include painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets/countertops and ordinary repairs that do not affect structure, egress, regulated systems, public health or general safety. Local zoning permits or approvals may still be required, and the building official should confirm whether a particular shed, deck, fence, pool, reroofing or trade project is exempt.