Montcalm County, MI · Montcalm County
Construction Board of Appeals Application for Appeal
Montcalm County property owners, applicants, and design professionals use this application to request an appeal of a building code decision or a specific code variance.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Montcalm County · Montcalm County, Montcalm County, Michigan
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- montcalm.us
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
Use this application to appeal a refusal to grant a building permit, disagree with an enforcing agency’s code interpretation, or request a specific variance. The form asks for the job location, owner and applicant details, reasons for the appeal, applicable code sections, and descriptions of the practical difficulty and proposed equivalent performance. Include supporting documentation with the completed application.
Who needs it
Applicants seeking review of a building permit refusal or another code-related decision, or requesting a specific variance, should complete this application.
How to submit it
Submit the completed application and supporting documentation to Montcalm County Department of Building Safety, 211 W Main Street, PO Box 368, Stanton, Michigan 48888. The form also lists [email protected].
About notarization
This application is signed and dated without a notary; it requests supporting documentation but does not identify any attachment as sworn or notarized.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Application
Download the Montcalm County Construction Board of Appeals application for appeal.
- 2
Complete the Application
Enter the requested job, owner, and applicant information, select the reason for appeal, and answer the applicable questions.
- 3
Gather Supporting Documents
Attach supporting documentation explaining the reasons for the appeal; add pages if needed to answer the application questions.
- 4
Sign and Submit
Sign and date the application, then submit it with supporting documentation to the Department of Building Safety at the address on the form.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Construction Board of Appeals application for?
- Use it to appeal a building permit refusal, disagree with an enforcing agency’s code interpretation, or request a specific variance from a code requirement.
- What information and documents does the application request?
- It asks for job, owner, and applicant information; the reason for the appeal; relevant code sections; and explanations of the practical difficulty and proposed equivalent performance. Include supporting documentation.
- How do I submit the Montcalm County appeal application?
- Submit the completed application and supporting documentation to the Department of Building Safety at 211 W Main Street, PO Box 368, Stanton, Michigan 48888. The form also lists [email protected].
- Do I need a notary for the appeal application?
- No. The application asks for the applicant’s signature and date, not notarization. It requests supporting documentation but does not identify any attachment as sworn or notarized.