Mundy Charter Township, Michigan Building Permit Guide

In the Charter Township of Mundy, the township’s own Building Department at 3478 Mundy Avenue, Swartz Creek (810-655-4631), issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits; Rick Oberlin is the Building Official (ext. 235). No part of the permit goes to the state: the township’s jurisdiction-list entry is LOCAL for all four codes. Permits can be applied for, paid and inspected through BS&A Online, and every building permit starts with a $125 non-refundable application fee that is credited toward the permit under the fee schedule adopted January 29, 2026.

What requires a building permit in Mundy Charter Township?

Mundy’s building application lists new buildings, additions, alterations, repairs, demolition, foundations only, mobile home set-ups, premanufactured units, relocations and special inspections, for houses, garages, decks, pools, storage sheds and pole buildings as well as commercial and industrial uses. The township publishes construction information sheets for decks, accessory structures, residential additions and swimming pool barriers.

The zoning permit application is the route for sheds under 200 square feet, fences and ponds: it asks for the fence type, the location, dimensions, height and estimated cost of the work, details of the structures already on the site, and a plot plan, and it is signed off by the Zoning Administrator. The form warns that incomplete applications are not accepted and that township electrical, mechanical or plumbing permits may also be needed. The schedule fines work started without a permit $500, so ask the Building Department about anything not on the lists before you begin.

What the township decides and what the state holds

Mundy Township adopts its own fee schedule, engineering standards, zoning ordinance and special inspection program, and its inspectors cover every trade. The construction rules come from the statewide Michigan codes. Because the township is LOCAL for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing on the state’s list, trade permits are bought from the township, not from the Bureau of Construction Codes.

Mundy Charter Township building department: who handles permitting

The Building Department combines plan review, permits, inspections and zoning administration. Its Coordinator of Building Department Services is also the contact for development review and zoning, and a Public Works Coordinator handles water and sewer matters. General questions can also go to the township by email at contact@mundytwp-mi.gov.

The township hall uses a Swartz Creek mailing address, but the City of Swartz Creek is a separate city with its own building program; check the parcel record before filing.

Mundy Charter Township permit types

The paper Application for Building Permit and Plan Examination asks for the zoning district, type of improvement, framing, sewage disposal and water supply, floor area and the contractor’s builder license, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance numbers. It also asks for an email address for inspection updates. Separate applications are required for plumbing, mechanical and electrical work.

Residential permits

• New homes: value comes from the International Code Council building valuation table, and the permit includes six inspections. The application lists what must come in with it: plot plan, trade permits, energy calculations, a Health Department well permit or a county water tap-in, a Health Department septic permit or a sewer tap-in, any state (EGLE) permit, the Road Commission driveway permit and the soil erosion permit.
• Owner-builders: the application includes a homeowner affidavit. By signing it, owners certify that they will do the work themselves in the home they live in or are about to occupy, keep it uncovered until inspected and arrange the inspections.
• Plan review for houses is $125 an hour or $500, whichever is greater; minor jobs get the first hour within the application fee. The residential plan review checklist sets out the drawings needed.
• Garages and accessory buildings: the township’s construction sheet asks for roof, wall and foundation details and states that slab floors must be at least 3½ inches thick. Attached garages need footings that reach 42 inches below grade, and so do detached garages and accessory buildings over 600 square feet.

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Commercial permits

Commercial plans are reviewed for $500 or 0.19% of the building value, whichever is greater, up to $500,000, and $950 plus 0.06% of the value above that. The township runs a special inspection program with its own guide, testing agreement, inspector qualifications and log. A new tenant in an existing commercial space needs a $600 tenant occupancy inspection permit covering building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, zoning and fire, and a temporary certificate of occupancy for stocking and staffing costs $2,000 plus a bond of 150% of the unfinished work.

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What comes before the building permit

• Zoning and site plans. Zoning Ordinance 23-123-Z (October 17, 2024) applies. The Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m.; its November 18, 2026 meeting closed to new applications on October 1, and the deadline for the January 2027 meeting is November 19, 2026. The Zoning Board of Appeals’ next deadline is December 10, 2026, for a January 2027 meeting.
• Water and sewer. Township tap fees are $2,800 for water and $1,950 for sanitary sewer per residential equivalent unit, unless a lower rate was set for the parcel; lead inspections are $125 each.
• Soil erosion. Genesee County Drain Commissioner Water & Waste Services (G-4610 Beecher Road, 810-732-7870) issues the Part 91 permit or waiver.
• Septic and well. Off the public systems, the Genesee County Health Department issues septic permits after a perc test ($220 per step for a home) and private well permits ($200). Its Environmental Health office at 324 S. Saginaw Street in Flint (810-257-3603) takes payments on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; a perc test result is good for five years, failing systems need a $400 replacement permit before any work, and a well application must reach the office at least three working days before drilling.
• Driveways. The Genesee County Road Commission issues driveway permits and addresses on county roads through Oxcart. Any work inside a county road right-of-way needs one of its permits; applications are filed online, staff review them, and the fee is paid by card on the Oxcart site. The commission’s office is at 211 West Oakley Street, Flint (810-767-4920).

Mundy Charter Township permit costs and fees

The current Schedule of Fees for building, trades, assessing and planning is marked as adopted on January 29, 2026. Construction value is taken from the ICC building valuation square-foot table, and the $125 application fee is not refundable but is applied toward the permit fee.

The schedule’s bands do not line up at $500,000, and it does not say whether the per-$1,000 rates apply to the whole value or only the part above each band’s start, so ask the Building Department to price the job. Consultant reviews are billed as pass-through fees at actual cost plus 18%, and an escrow of at least $2,000 may be required, topped up by $500 whenever it falls below $500. Planning fees: site plan or special land use review $500 each, rezoning $2,000, a variance $200 per variance, an appeal $125, and special meetings $2,000 for the Planning Commission or $1,000 for the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Trade permits and who may pull them

Each trade has its own township application and fee list, and the township’s inspectors do the inspections. Applications can be filed and paid on BS&A Online or on paper.

• Electrical: $80 application fee; a new house’s system is $90 up to 1,500 square feet, $140 to 3,500 and $190 above; a service through 200 amps $20, with item fees for circuits, fixtures and appliances. Each inspection is $110.
• Mechanical: $80 application fee; a new house’s heating system with duct and pipe is $90, $140 or $190 by size; furnaces, air conditioning and gas piping are itemized. Each inspection is $110.
• Plumbing: $80 application fee; a new house’s plumbing system is $90, $140 or $190 by size; fixtures are $4 each. Each inspection is $110.
• Plan review and certificates: trade plan review is $125 an hour, and each trade lists a $75 certification fee.

The building application warns, citing Section 23a of the State Construction Code Act, that helping anyone get around the state’s residential licensing rules is subject to civil fines; owners use the homeowner affidavit instead.

How to apply for a Mundy Charter Township building permit

Review, corrections and what causes delay

Residential plan review is billed at $125 an hour with a $500 minimum, so resubmittals that need more review time add to the cost. Projects needing outside engineering review add pass-through charges and an escrow. Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals filing deadlines fall six to seven weeks before each meeting.

Inspections in Mundy Charter Township

Inspections are requested on BS&A Online; give an email address on the application to receive inspection updates. The fee schedule says a new home’s permit includes six inspections; the bands up to $100,000 include one inspection, the bands above $100,000 include none, and other building inspections are billed at $125 each, so ask the Building Department how the inspections on your permit will be charged. Trade inspections are $110 each.

Under the homeowner affidavit, work is not covered up or put into use until the inspector has approved it. The final inspection leads to the certificate of occupancy ($125 for a house, $300 for commercial), and the assessor verifies the work once it is complete.

Michigan building code in Mundy Charter Township

All four parts of the state code are enforced by the township. FEMA’s Community Status Book lists the Township of Mundy (community 260401) as participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, with flood maps dated September 25, 2009; the building application asks whether an EGLE permit is needed for the site.

Michigan enforces one statewide construction code under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act (1972 PA 230); local units cannot amend it, and enforcement sits with the city, village or township, a county program or the state Bureau of Construction Codes, sometimes split by trade. Michigan rules

Mundy Charter Township permit search and official resources

The Building page posts a monthly list of permits issued, and BS&A Online handles permit applications, payments and inspection requests. For older files, send a Freedom of Information Act request on the township form, in any written form or verbally, to the Township Hall at 3478 Mundy Avenue, by fax to 810-655-6621 or by email to foia@mundytwp-mi.gov, with “FOIA” in the subject; the township responds within five business days.

• Mundy Township Building Department
• BS&A Online: Mundy Charter Township
• Schedule of Fees, adopted January 29, 2026
• Application for building permit and plan examination
• Building, trade, planning and zoning forms
• Zoning permit application (sheds, fences, ponds)
• Garage and accessory structure construction sheet
• 2026 Planning Commission and ZBA meeting dates and deadlines
• Monthly permits issued
• FOIA procedures and request
• GCDC-WWS soil erosion, sewer and water permits
• Genesee County Road Commission permits and addresses
• Genesee County Health Department septic permits
• Genesee County Health Department well permits
• Bureau of Construction Codes Statewide Jurisdiction List
• FEMA Community Status Book, Michigan

Mundy Charter Township building permit FAQs

Who issues electrical and plumbing permits in Mundy Township?

The township’s Building Department. Mundy is LOCAL for all four codes, so nothing goes to the state.

Can I apply online?

Yes, through BS&A Online, which also takes payments and inspection requests; paper forms must be mailed or hand-delivered.

How much is the application fee?

$125, not refundable, but credited toward the permit fee.

Can a homeowner pull a building permit?

Yes, by signing the homeowner affidavit on the application for work done personally in the home the owner lives in or is about to occupy.

What happens if I start without a permit?

The 2026 fee schedule sets a $500 fine for working without a permit.

When are Planning Commission deadlines?

Roughly six to seven weeks before each meeting; for January 2027 the deadline is November 19, 2026.

How many inspections come with a new house permit?

Six, under the January 2026 schedule.

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This guide is provided by Alliance Permitting for general information about Mundy Charter Township permitting. Requirements, fees, and procedures change; confirm details with the permitting authority before relying on them.