Flint, MI Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Building Official, Safety Inspections Division
- Adopted code
- Michigan Electrical Code, Act 230 of 1972
- Penalty
- Municipal civil infraction under § 16-2
- Citation
- Flint City Code § 16-1
Summary
The City of Flint enforces the Michigan Electrical Code through its Building Official, who administers permits and inspections for electrical work citywide under state law adopted locally.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Electrical Code, in accordance with Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, the Building Official of the City of Flint is hereby designated as the enforcing agent to discharge the responsibilities of the City of Flint under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, State of Michigan. The City of Flint, through its Department of Public Works and Utilities, Building and Safety Inspections Division, by adoption of this ordinance, assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State of Michigan Electrical Code in the City of Flint. (Ord. 2462, passed 10-23-1974; Ord. 2493, passed 5-12-1975; Ord. 2629, passed
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Flint's Building Official, within the Department of Public Works and Utilities' Building and Safety Inspections Division, is the designated enforcing agent for the Michigan Electrical Code (Act 230 of 1972, as amended). That means electrical permits and inspections in the City of Flint are issued and administered locally, but the underlying wiring standards themselves are set by the state, not by city ordinance. Homeowners and contractors pull electrical permits through the Building and Safety Inspections Division rather than a separate city electrical code, and violations of the designated-enforcement provision are treated as municipal civil infractions under § 16-2.
Violations & Fines
Working without a permit or violating the enforcement provisions of § 16-1 is a municipal civil infraction under § 16-2, enforced through Flint's citation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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