Wyoming, MI Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before any electrical install/alter/repair
- Adopted codes
- Michigan Electrical Code + NEC (Sec. 10-77)
- Applicant qualification
- MEC Rules Part 8, § 90-13
- Homeowner DIY exemption
- Single-family owner-occupant (Sec. 10-85(7))
- Appeal window
- 5 days to construction board of appeals
- Default fine
- $75 / $500 / $2,500
Summary
Wyoming, Michigan requires a permit before any electrical equipment is installed, altered, serviced, or repaired in the city, under Sec. 10-84. The city adopts the Michigan Electrical Code and National Electrical Code by reference at Sec. 10-77, and permits go only to applicants who meet state licensing qualifications.
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, maintain, service or repair electrical equipment in or on any building, structure or part thereof, or on premises, or cause or permit therein or thereon the installation, altering, maintaining, servicing or repairing of any electrical equipment without a permit having been obtained therefore as provided in this section. Nothing in this section shall be considered as applying to any person engaged in repairing and maintaining electrical appliances. Permits shall be issued only to applicants qualified by the Michigan Electrical Code Rules Part 8, Section 90-13.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-77 adopts by reference "the current Michigan Electrical Code, including Construction Codes Rules Part 8," promulgated under 1972 PA 230 and the Electrical Administrative Act 217 of 1956, along with the National Electrical Code for conductors and equipment in or on public and private buildings, mobile homes, yards, and other premises. Sec. " Sec. 10-85 separately requires electrical, fire-alarm, and sign contractors to register with the city and hold a state or municipal license, though Sec. 10-85(7) exempts a homeowner's own work on a single-family home and outbuildings they own and occupy.
Sec. 10-82 sets permit fees by city council resolution. Sec. 10-86 requires notifying the building department before concealed wiring is covered so the electrical inspector can inspect it, after which a certificate of inspection issues. Sec. 10-90 lets an owner appeal a condemned installation to the construction board of appeals within five days of written notice.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 10-78 makes any failure to comply with the electrical article a civil infraction; because the article sets no separate fine, the citywide schedule in Sec. 1-27(e) applies: $75 for a first offense, $500 for a second, and $2,500 for a third or later offense, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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