Flint Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

The City of Flint Building and Safety Division provides local plan review, permitting, code compliance, and inspections for work inside Flint. The division handles building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical inspections, and its inspectors are licensed by the State of Michigan. Genesee County permits or another municipal office may apply outside the city, so property owners should confirm the enforcing jurisdiction before applying.

How to apply for a Flint building permit

Use Flint’s Building & Safety Inspections page to find the current building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, demolition, rental, and related forms. Prepare the property address, owner and contractor information, scope of work, plans, and any required zoning or authorization documents. Building permit fees are calculated by staff after the application is submitted; the city’s fee and payment page explains where to pay submitted permits and zoning fees.

Flint’s published permit resources include a current building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit application. Applications and supporting documents should be complete before submission because additional plan or zoning review may be required. Work should not begin until the required permit is issued.

Flint inspections, zoning, and occupancy compliance

The Inspection Division schedules all building and trade inspections by phone at (810) 766-7284. Request the inspection at the stage required by the permit, keep approved plans and the permit available on site, and resolve any correction items before requesting final approval. Flint’s Zoning Division provides zoning permits, site-plan review, zoning information, and enforcement; zoning approval is distinct from building-code approval.

For a change of use or occupancy-related project, ask Building Safety which final inspections, zoning-compliance documents, and certificates are required. A zoning-compliance certificate confirms zoning review and does not replace construction-code inspections or any certificate required by the building official.

Official contact information

Flint lists the Building & Safety Office at 1101 South Saginaw Street, Room S106, Flint, Michigan 48502, phone (810) 766-7284, with office hours Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The same number is the city’s published contact for scheduling inspections.