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Building Safety
and Permits
306 North
Street, White Cloud, MI 49349
Phone (231) 689-7216
Fax (231) 689-7219
Buildingdept@co.newaygo.mi.us
HOURS: Monday through Thursday
8:00 am - 12:00 Noon & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Closed Fridays
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Mission Statement:
The
Newaygo County Department of Building Safety
& Permits mission is to provide for safe and habitable
structures, to ensure public health, safety and welfare, through
competent code enforcement.
The Department of
Building Safety & Permits is divided into several areas of
code enforcement. Each area relates to
various codes that the Department is responsible to enforce.
The divisions are Permitting, Building, Electrical,
Mechanical and Plumbing.
The Building Official is the executive officer of the
Department's enforcement.
Click
here to view a map of
the Newaygo County Inspection
Services by jurisdiction (PDF)
Permitting Division
One full-time
secretary and a part-time secretary now staff the
Permitting Division. Their responsibilities
include general office operations, such as typing permits,
correction notices, certificates of occupancy, and scheduling
inspections, to mention only a few.
Building Division
The Building
Division was established on October 8, 1974.
Presently, there are two part time inspectors involved in building code
environment. The Inspectors perform
residential/commercial, plan
reviews and inspections.
The division is responsible for
building code enforcement for 13 townships, 2 cities and one
village.
Electrical Division
Electrical code
enforcement was also established in October 1974.
We utilize one part time inspector depending on the workload and inspector availability.
The division is responsible for
electrical code enforcement in 14 townships, 2 cities and one
village.
Mechanical Division
A mechanical
ordinance was adopted on September 22, 1994 and our department
began mechanical code enforcement on November 14, 1994.
The division presently has one part-time inspector.
The division is responsible for
code enforcement in 17 townships, 2 cities and one village.
Plumbing Division
A plumbing
ordinance was adopted on March 22, 2006 and our department began
plumbing code enforcement on May 1, 2006.
The division presently has one part-time inspector. This division is responsible for
code enforcement in 17 townships, 2 cities and one village.
History
The Newaygo County Department of Building Safety & Permits was
established in 1974 under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972.
The Department is an enterprise department and has been
completely self-funded since 1990. (The
Department uses no General Fund Revenues for operational
expenses.)
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