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Building Department

Contact the Building Department Phone: 989-837-3383 Email: jwegner@midland-mi.org

Areas of Responsibility

The City of Midland Building Department often receives calls on a variety of subjects. Some are within the department's scope of services, and some are not.

A handy guide to some common questions about our community and ways to maintain its beauty, safety and integrity is the City's Neighborhood Preservation, Maintenance and Safety brochure. This easy-to-read brochure details who to call about topics such as refuse collection, barking dogs, tall grass and weeds, and off-street parking regulations, to name a few.

Some of the same topics covered in the Neighborhood brochure are included below, along with phone numbers to call to access more information.

What the Building Department Does

The Building Department enforces many of the regulations found in the City of Midland Zoning Ordinance, the Midland Code of Ordinances, the State of Michigan Building Code and many other regulations and ordinances. The three main areas of responsibility are listed below.
The department is only responsible for properties within the city of Midland.

Construction Permitting and Inspection

The Building Department reviews plans, issues permits, and performs inspections for all construction, renovation/repair, and equipment installation work within the city of Midland. This includes the following areas of work:

Building construction	Building demolition
Electrical	Plumbing
Mechanical	Signage
Sheds	Erosion and sedimentation control
Swimming pools	Mobile homes
Fences and walls require zoning permits before construction

Rental Inspection and Certification

The department inspects and certifies all non-owner occupied residential dwellings within the city every two years. The 2006 International Property Maintenance Code is the general guide for these inspections.

Code Enforcement

The department enforces portions of the City of Midland Code of Ordinances and the Zoning Ordinance. Major examples include:

Abandoned vehicles	Illegal parking
Trash accumulation	Property maintenance
Home occupations	Signs in the right-of-way

Topics Commonly Addressed by Other City of Midland Departments

Other City of Midland departments can be contacted for information on the topics listed below. To visit the City web page on a given topic, click on the links:

TOPIC	CITY DEPARTMENT TO CALL
Curbside recycling services	Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900
Borrow-A-Container (dumpster) services	Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900
Dog barking/waste issues	City Attorney's Office - 837-3395
Noise	City Attorney's Office - 837-3395
On-street parking	Midland Police Department - 631-5716
Parking on the outlawn or across a sidewalk	Midland Police Department - 631-5716
Recreational fires in the city	Midland Fire Department - 837-3410
Refuse (trash) collection	Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900
Sewer lead locations	Engineering Department - 837-3348
Sidewalk installation	Engineering Department - 837-3348
Streets	Engineering Department - 837-3348
Traffic concerns - clear vision, speeding, etc.	Midland Police Department - 631-5716
Trees and shrubs on public walkways	Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900
Vehicles in the street that are abandoned or inoperable	Midland Police Department - 631-5716 or 9-1-1
Weed and grass maintenance	Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

Topics Commonly Addressed by Outside Agencies/Organizations Building Department staff are often asked to field questions that can best be answered by agencies and organizations outside of the city of Midland. Listed below are some of those common topics:
TOPIC	AGENCY / ORGANIZATION TO CALL
Building inspections for Midland County areas outside of the Midland city limits	Midland County Code Authority - 837-6521
Drop-off locations for recyclables	Midland Volunteers for Recycling - 631-1668
Hazardous materials drop-off locations	Midland County Health Department - 832-6681
Loose dogs/dog licenses	Midland County Animal Control - 832-6856
Restaurant inspections	Midland County Health Department - 832-6679
Septic tanks	Midland County Health Department - 832-6679
Other City Services If your topic of interest is not listed above, you may want to look through a handy A to Z listing of City website pages that contain information on many of the services provided by the City of Midland. To access this list, click on the link below: A to Z Services Directory

Building Department

Contact the Building Department Phone: 989-837-3383 Email: jwegner@midland-mi.org

Areas of Responsibility

The City of Midland Building Department often receives calls on a variety of subjects. Some are within the department's scope of services, and some are not.

Some of the same topics covered in the Neighborhood brochure are included below, along with phone numbers to call to access more information.

What the Building Department Does

Construction Permitting and Inspection

The Building Department reviews plans, issues permits, and performs inspections for all construction, renovation/repair, and equipment installation work within the city of Midland. This includes the following areas of work:

Building construction

Building demolition

Electrical

Plumbing

Mechanical

Signage

Sheds

Erosion and sedimentation control

Swimming pools

Mobile homes

Fences and walls require zoning permits before construction

Rental Inspection and Certification

The department inspects and certifies all non-owner occupied residential dwellings within the city every two years. The 2006 International Property Maintenance Code is the general guide for these inspections.

Code Enforcement

The department enforces portions of the City of Midland Code of Ordinances and the Zoning Ordinance. Major examples include:

Abandoned vehicles

Illegal parking

Trash accumulation

Property maintenance

Home occupations

Signs in the right-of-way

Topics Commonly Addressed by Other City of Midland Departments

Other City of Midland departments can be contacted for information on the topics listed below. To visit the City web page on a given topic, click on the links:

TOPIC

CITY DEPARTMENT TO CALL

Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

City Attorney's Office - 837-3395

City Attorney's Office - 837-3395

Midland Police Department - 631-5716

Midland Police Department - 631-5716

Midland Fire Department - 837-3410

Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

Engineering Department - 837-3348

Engineering Department - 837-3348

Engineering Department - 837-3348

Midland Police Department - 631-5716

Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

Midland Police Department - 631-5716 or 9-1-1

Dept. of Public Services - 837-6900

Topics Commonly Addressed by Outside Agencies/Organizations

Building Department staff are often asked to field questions that can best be answered by agencies and organizations outside of the city of Midland. Listed below are some of those common topics:

TOPIC

AGENCY / ORGANIZATION TO CALL

Midland County Code Authority - 837-6521

Midland Volunteers for Recycling - 631-1668

Midland County Health Department - 832-6681

Midland County Animal Control - 832-6856

Midland County Health Department - 832-6679

Midland County Health Department - 832-6679

Other City Services

If your topic of interest is not listed above, you may want to look through a handy A to Z listing of City website pages that contain information on many of the services provided by the City of Midland. To access this list, click on the link below:

A to Z Services Directory