Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; no standard plan-review or permit-issuance timeline is published. The Building Board of Appeals meets as needed within ten days of an appeal application, which is not a permit-review deadline.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 989-785-8006 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
Montmorency County Building Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 989-785-8006.
N/A; no standard plan-review or permit-issuance timeline is published. The Building Board of Appeals meets as needed within ten days of an appeal application, which is not a permit-review deadline.
Email completed permits to the Building Department at the address published on the county page, then call 989-785-8006 when work is ready for inspection. The contractor is responsible for calling inspections; rough foundation inspections must occur before rough building inspections, and no work may be concealed until inspected. The county's inspection schedule is published at https://www.montcounty.org/uploads/1/3/5/8/135865566/inspectionschedule.pdf. Township zoning permits are required first for listed land uses and structures.
Montmorency County states that it has adopted and enforces the Michigan State Construction Code, Michigan Residential Code, and Michigan Building Code. Current Michigan editions include the 2021 Michigan Building Code and 2021 Michigan Rehabilitation Code (effective April 9, 2025), 2015 Michigan Residential Code, 2021 Michigan Mechanical and Plumbing Codes (effective March 12, 2024), 2021 Michigan Commercial Energy Code (effective April 22, 2025), and 2023 Michigan Electrical Code/NEC (effective March 12, 2024), subject to the applicable trade inspector. The county's permit guide lists exemptions for one-story detached accessory structures up to 200 square feet, fences up to 6 feet, retaining walls up to 4 feet unless supporting a surcharge, qualifying ground-supported water tanks up to 5,000 gallons, sidewalks or driveways no more than 30 inches above grade, painting/papering/tiling/carpeting/cabinets/countertops and similar finish work, prefabricated pools less than 24 inches deep, playground equipment, and wall-supported window awnings. It also lists siding, storage sheds under 100 square feet, and general maintenance as county examples. Minor electrical, mechanical, and plumbing repairs may be exempt under the published guide, but exempt work still must comply with code and zoning.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.