Building Inspection

248.524.3344

A staff of 21 full-time and 2 part-time employees perform duties, dedicated to protecting the health, safety and welfare of all people within the City of Troy. The Building Inspection Department serves the community in many different ways. They enforce 30 different chapters of the Troy City Code, including building codes, property maintenance, signs, litter, zoning, nuisance and others.

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The Building Inspection Department acts as a clearinghouse for zoning compliance, building inspections, licensing, permits, and construction restrictions. It also coordinates activity between itself, the Fire Department, Engineering, Planning, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation.

Besides reviewing plans, issuing permits, and inspecting buildings, this department also controls blight (junk cars, trash, abandoned structures, weeds, and signs of all types); reviews and prepares for adoption the most current edition of the model building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, energy, and property maintenance codes; prepares public hearings, agendas, and provides technical support to both the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Building Board Appeals, as well as sign variances for City Council.

DID YOU KNOW?

• During the 2007/08 budget year the Building Inspection Department handled over 12,000 permits and registrations and processed over 32,000 inspection requests.
• You need to obtain a permit from the City of Troy before constructing a pool, fence, shed, and/or gazebo.

FIRST PREVENTERS: A First Preventer may go under the title of building inspector, health officer,fire chief, fire marshal, building official, code enforcement officer, plan reviewer, electrical inspector, plumbing inspector or simply building safety official. But the labels merely obscure their common mission: to prevent harm by ensuring compliance with building safety codes before a disaster occurs. From hurricanes to tornados, floods, wildfires and earthquakes, building safety codes administered by First Preventers play a major role in saving lives, protecting property and reducing recovery costs often paid for by taxpayer dollars.