Houghton County Building Department

Information

The Houghton County Building Department issues all Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing permits for the entire County. The issuance of the 911 address numbers are also performed by this office.

A permit application must be filed and permit issued prior to any work being done. If not, projects will be subject to a 50% fee.

• NOTICE
  No county-wide zoning. Please contact the municipality. Any questions, please call Sara at 482-2260 or email.

Forms

• Application for Assignment of New Address

• Building Permit Application

• Building Permit Checklist

• Building Permit Requirements

• Basement Wall Specifications

• Crawl Space Specifications

• Electrical Permit

• Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings

• Garage Specifications/Cross View

• Mechanical Permit

• Plumbing Permit

• Pole Building Specifications Worksheet

• Slab on Grade Specifications

• Stair Details -- Residential Building Code

• Window Guide