Madison Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

The City of Madison Building and Permit Department administers permits and local code compliance within Madison city limits. Madison County is not a substitute authority for a project inside the city; verify the governing municipality or county for an unincorporated Madison County parcel.

Madison building permits and plan requirements

Madison lists permits for new residential and commercial buildings, additions and renovations, foundations, roofs, fences, pools, demolition, site grades, rental property, and certain gas and electric work. For residential construction, the city requires plans, a plot plan showing setbacks and drainage, building details, licensed Mississippi subcontractors where applicable, and payment of fees. Commercial plans must be stamped by a registered architect according to the city’s permit page.

The city identifies the 2018 International Building and Residential Codes, 2021 Property Maintenance Code, 2012 plumbing, mechanical, and fuel-gas codes, 2018 Fire Code, and 2011 National Electrical Code among its adopted requirements. Confirm amendments and current permit forms with the department before filing.

Inspections, occupancy, zoning, and compliance in Madison

Madison’s permit instructions describe inspections for setbacks and site conditions, plumbing, sewer, foundation, gas, framing, insulation, electrical, mechanical, and final work. The city says inspections are generally performed the day after the call-in and warns that work must comply with adopted building, plumbing, gas, mechanical, and electrical codes.

The city’s Community Development and flood-management guidance advises contacting Building and Permits before building, adding fill, or making substantial improvements. Code Compliance addresses property-maintenance and nuisance conditions. Confirm final inspection and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for the particular project before occupancy.

Official Madison contact information

The Building and Permit Department lists (601) 856-6336. Madison City Hall is at 120 Montgomery Street, Madison, MS 39110. The city’s official contact page lists the Building and Permits staff and department email; use that page when a project needs a current reviewer or inspection instruction.