Wyoming, MI Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Chapter 90's zoning administration article lays out Wyoming's building inspection sequence across four linked sections. Sec. 90-1007 puts the building official in charge of granting permits and making the inspections the chapter requires, and requires every application for excavation, construction, moving, alteration or a change of use to include scaled plans showing the lot's shape and dimensions, the structures proposed or existing, and the intended use, including the number of dwelling units for residential work; an incomplete or noncompliant application gets a written statement of the reason for disapproval.

Sec. 90-1008 requires a permit for new construction, building moves, structural alteration or remodeling, anything the Michigan Building Code or a state agency regulates, and tents over 400 square feet, and voids a residential building permit if construction has not started within 180 days or finished within 12 months, though the building official can grant an extension for circumstances beyond the applicant's control. Once the permitted work is done, Sec. 90-1010 requires the applicant to notify the building official so a final inspection can be made.

Sec. 90-1009 then bars occupying the land, building or structure until the building inspector issues a certificate of occupancy, applied for in writing on the city's forms and decided within five days of a complete application; a partial certificate can issue for a finished portion of a larger project but lapses after six months or five days past full completion, whichever comes first. Sec. 90-1011 funds the process: inspection and permit fees, set by city council resolution, are collected up front.