Livonia, MI Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Plumber Registration, ch. 15.28
- Who may pull a permit
- Registered master plumbers only
- Registration deadline
- On or before April 1 each year
- Master plumber registration fee
- $1.00
- Journeyman registration fee
- $0.50
- Homeowner exception
- Own residence, if inspector approves
Summary
In Livonia, no one may install, alter, or contract to install plumbing equipment covered by the Plumbing Code without first registering their state license with the bureau of inspection and pulling the required permit, and only a currently registered master plumber can be issued that permit.
15.28.020 - License required. It is unlawful in the city for any person to engage in the business of installing or contracting to install or alter any equipment covered by the basic Plumbing Code without first having registered his license with the bureau of inspection and obtaining the required permits as herein provided. 15.28.050 - Persons to whom permits shall be issued. Plumbing permits may be issued only to master plumbers who possess and have registered with the city their current-year master plumber's license, as issued by the state of Michigan.
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
28, Plumber Registration, makes registration the gateway to every plumbing permit in the city. 020 bars anyone from installing or contracting to install or alter plumbing equipment without first registering their license with the bureau of inspection and obtaining the required permits. 030 requires every plumber licensed under Michigan's 1929 plumbing licensing act who works in the city to register that license with the bureau by April 1st each year, presenting the current-year state license to do so. 050 narrows who can actually pull the permit: only master plumbers who hold and have registered a current-year Michigan master plumber's license.
040: a licensed plumber isn't required for plumbing work on your own residence or its outbuildings if the inspector deems you qualified and you still obtain a permit. 56. 080 requires all plumbers working in the city to comply with the building code and bureau rules, and directs the bureau to report persistent or willful violations, or incompetence, to the State Plumbing Board.
Violations & Fines
Working without registering the state license with the bureau of inspection, or performing plumbing without the required permit, is a misdemeanor under the city's general violation clause, Section 1.12.010: a fine up to $500, up to 90 days imprisonment, or both. Section 15.28.080 also directs the bureau to report persistent or willful violations, or incompetence, to the State Plumbing Board, putting the plumber's state license at risk.
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