Livonia, MI Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- State Construction Code Electrical Code, § 8a
- Minimum permit fee
- $40.00 per permit
- Circuit fee
- $11.00 each, first 60 circuits
- 100-amp service fee
- $20.00 for 100 amps or less
- Unpermitted work penalty
- Double fee under § 15.56.020
Summary
Livonia adopted the Electrical Code contained in Section 8a of Michigan's State Construction Code as its local electrical code under Section 15.04.060, and Section 15.56.040 sets a $40.00 minimum fee for any electrical permit, on top of per-circuit, per-fixture, and per-service charges.
D. The Electrical Code contained in Section 8a of the State Construction Code, being 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501, et seq.), as amended by 1999 PA 245, and any future amendments duly enacted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
), as amended by 1999 PA 245, along with any future amendments the state enacts. 04 with the same effect as if repeated word for word, and the Inspection Department's Building Official administers it. 040 sets out the fee schedule that applies once a permit is required. 00 be charged for any one electrical permit, with maintenance, special, annual, and sign permits computed separately rather than combined with other work. 00 for each additional circuit beyond sixty. 00 for each twenty-five lamps or tubes or fraction of that count. 00. 00 minimum. 090 to help offset the cost of regulation and inspection.
Violations & Fines
Performing electrical work without the permit Section 15.04.060 requires, or starting it before the permit issues, triggers the double-fee penalty in Section 15.56.020(I)(2) that applies across all permit types in Chapter 15.56, including electrical work. Knowingly performing electrical work in violation of the adopted Electrical Code or a Building Official's order is a misdemeanor under Section 15.04.150, punishable by a fine of up to $500.00, imprisonment of up to ninety days, or both.
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