Westland, MI Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 191-B-8 (8-20-01)
- Amended by
- Ord. No. 107-A (9-2-2008)
- Code enforced
- Michigan Building Code, as amended
- Administering agency
- City of Westland Building Department
Summary
Westland adopted the Michigan Building Code by ordinance and administers all permitting and inspection for interior renovations and remodels itself.
a certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the city clerk for the City of Westland, being marked and designated as "Michigan Building Code" as promulgated and published by the Michigan Construction Code Commission, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the City of Westland and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said building code, as amended, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of hereof as if fully set out in this article. The City of Westland specifically assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Michigan Building Code, as amended.
(Ord. No. 191-B-8, §§ 1, 2, 8-20-01; Ord. No. 107-A, § 1, 9-2-2008)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Westland has no separate local building code text: under Sec. 22-31 the city adopted the Michigan Building Code, as promulgated by the Michigan Construction Code Commission, and specifically assumed responsibility for its administration and enforcement. Interior renovation and remodeling work therefore requires a building permit reviewed against the state code by the city's own Building Department, not a separate municipal renovation standard. The adoption was enacted by Ord. No. 191-B-8 (8-20-01) and amended by Ord. No. 107-A (9-2-2008); the underlying construction code itself is state-adopted and amended from Lansing, not by city council.
Violations & Fines
Renovating without a permit, or violating the adopted Building Code, is a misdemeanor or municipal civil infraction under Sec. 22-32, enforced by city-issued appearance tickets.
Frequently Asked Questions
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