DIRECTIONS:

1. Please complete the online form by clicking the next button below. Once you complete the form, you will have a chance to download a typed-out, filled-in copy of your application and save it to your computer. This option will be shown after you click the submit button on the last page of the form and you will then be taken to the thank you page where you can download the typed-out, filled-in application. By default, the application will automatically be emailed to you additionally.

2. Please take note you have the option to save & continue later at any given point on the online application. If you choose this option, a link will be emailed to you to access the draft form with all your choices saved prior. 

3. Once you download the application to your computer, you will need to fill in the site plan drawing and spec plan sheet manually either with your computer or by printing out the application and manually inputting the requested information. This will need to be done before turning in this packet request.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to email pibuild@picounty.org or by calling 989.734.2915.

When submitting a building permit application, the following are required:

1. Application.
2. Signed inspection schedule.
3. The construction drawing of the project is detailed enough so I could build it from the plans.
4. Zoning permit (if applicable).
   1. Zoning permits are required for any New, Addition, or Increase in building footprint.
5. Soil erosion permit (if applicable)
   1. Soil erosion permits are needed if: Over 1 acre of disturbance in soil or if work is being done within 500' of a lake, river, or stream.
6. Payment is based on the fee schedule in this packet. We accept cash & checks.
7. Checks are made out to Presque Isle County.
8. Contained in this packet:
   1. Buildings permit application.
   2. Inspection schedule.
   3. Zoning permit application.
   4. Pole barn worksheet.
   5. Residence worksheet.
   6. Fee schedule.

Use whichever forms apply to your project. 

Make note, without the following information, your application may be denied.

I hereby certify that I have read and examined this application and know the same to be true and correct. All provisions of laws and ordinances governing this type of work will be complied with whether specified here. in or not the granting of a permit does not presume to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of any other state or local law regulating construction or the performance of construction. This permit may be revoked If wrongfully Issued due to misinformation or Improper application of the code.

Section 23A of the State Construction Code Act of 19721 No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, being Section 125.1523A of the Michigan Complied Laws, prohibits a person from conspiring to circumvent the license requirements of this state relating to persons who are to perform work on a residential structure. Violators of Section 23A are subject to civil fines.

NOTICE: Separate permits are required for Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Zoning, and Soll Erosion.

I, the undersigned homeowner, certify that the work described on this permit shall be done by myself In my own home In which I am living or about to occupy, All work shall be done In accordance with the Presque Isle County Building Codes and Ordinances.

BY APPLYING FOR THIS PERMIT, YOU ARE ALLOWING INSPECTORS ACCESS TO YOUR PROPERTY FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES

PRESQUE ISLE CO. USES 2015 MRC & MBC
R408.30509; R109 INSPECTIONS

1. R109.1 TYPES OF INSPECTIONS. For on-site construction, from time to time the building official, upon notification from the permit holder or his agent, shall make or cause to be made any necessary inspections & shall either approve that portion of the construction as completed or shall notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply with this
   code.

THE FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR A NEW BUILD:

1. FOOTING
2. R109.1.1 FOUNDATION. IF USING ICFS, THEN THEY MUST BE INSPECTED BEFORE POURING.
3. R109.1.2 PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, & ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS.
4. R109.1.4 FRAME & MASONRY / ROUGH IN INSPECTION.
5. R109.1.5 INSULATION INSPECTION.
6. R109.1.5 FINAL INSPECTIONS.

DECKS & POLE BARNS:

1. FOOTING
2. R109.1.4 FRAME INSPECTION.
3. R109.1.5 FINAL INSPECTION.

All other projects requiring a building permit will get the inspections required that are pertinent to the job that is being done.

R408.30510; RllO CERTIFICATE OF USE & OCCUPANCY

1. Rll0.1 USE & OCCUPANCY. A building or structure shall not be used or occupied, and a change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall not be made until a certificate of occupancy has been issued in accordance with this act.

R109.3 INSPECTION REQUESTS: It shall be the duty of the permit holder or their agent to notify the building official that such work is ready for inspection.

ALL BUILDING INSPECTIONS REQUIRE A 48 HR NOTICE, PRIOR TO INSPECTION. NOTE: THERE WILL BE A $75 CHARGE FOR RE-INSPECTIONS AFTER CORRECTIONS.

BUILDING INSPECTOR: KEN ROBB 989-734-2915	Hours: M-F: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR: JOHN MORAN 989-306-0525	Hours: M-F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PLUMBING & MECHANICAL INSPECTOR: TOM McLEOD 989-370-0333	Hours: M-F: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

I have read the above information and have received a copy.

 Site Plan Check List:

• Show side yard, front, and rear setbacks of property lines
• Show all rivers, lakes, or streams within 500 feet
• Show topography if the slope exceeds 1' 10"
• Show and dimension property lines
• Show road R.0.W. access or utility easements
• Show location and size of the building (s), drives
• Show the location of the septic system and well

The following pages will need to be drawn out and filled in manually. No further action is needed online, you can click the submit button at the end of this online application and you will have an opportunity to download the form to fill out the rest of the required information. By default, the application will be emailed to you additionally.

Once you click the submit button at the end of this application, you will be given an option to download this application. Once you download and save the application to your computer, you will need to draw out your site plan and fill in the spec sheet manually either with your computer or by printing out the application and manually hand draw out the specs along with any additional information. This will need to be done prior to turning in this application packet.

THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. PLEASE FOLLOW ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO AFTER YOU CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to email pibuild@picounty.org or by calling 989.734.2915.