Village of Spring Lake
& City of Ferrysburg

General Information

Effective July 1, 2014, the Law Enforcement Services for the Village of Spring Lake and the City of Ferrysburg have become the responsibility of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

In 1989 the Spring Lake and Ferrysburg Police Departments combined to form one department, which was designed to provide high quality police services while controlling expenditures. With the recent change on July 1, 2014, the Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide 24-hour law enforcement services to both the Village of Spring Lake and the City of Ferrysburg and their 5,456 residents.

The primary office for local Sheriff’s Office operations is located within the Spring Lake Township Offices located at 106 N. Fruitport Rd with a satellite office at the Ferrysburg City Hall. The Sheriff’s Office is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The office can be contacted at (616) 215-1595 for non-emergency questions or call the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters at (888) 731-1001 or (616) 738-4000. The Sheriff’s Office is part of the Ottawa County Central Dispatch 911 System. All requests for law enforcement service should be made to Central Dispatch at (800) 249-0911 (non-emergency) or in the case of an emergency, call 911 directly. There is a phone located in the lobby of the Ferrysburg Office which has a direct line to Central Dispatch.

Community Information

Local Parking

Overnight Parking

No-overnight parking is allowed on any street or parking lot in the Village of Spring Lake or the City of Ferrysburg between December 1st and April 1st. This is to assist our Department of Public Works for snow removal. If there is no snow during this time, the parking restrictions are still in effect.

In the City of Ferrysburg Ordinance 50.16(C) A person shall not stop, stand, or park a vehicle, including any item trailered or towed by a vehicle, including a delivery vehicle, on any public street right-of-way, except as otherwise provided by law.

Violations: Violators of these rules will receive a written citation. The citations can be mailed or dropped off to the Village of Spring Lake/City of Ferrysburg Sheriff’s Office. Fines and conditions are listed on the citation.

Seasonal Parking Restrictions

In order to keep our employees and equipment as safe as possible and to more efficiently remove snow from the Village, we must enforce seasonal parking restrictions. From December 1st thru April 1st, you may not park on any street or in any public parking lot from 2 a.m. – 6 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office will issue warnings during the first week of December and tickets will be issued thereafter. The seasonal parking restrictions are not based on a certain amount of snowfall, but are based on a time period (above). Residents and visitors are encouraged to make alternate parking and/or transportation arrangements if they cannot meet the parking ordinance.

** In the Village of Spring Lake if the fine is not paid within seven (7) days, the fine doubles. If a fine is not paid it can be reissued as a Uniform Traffic Citation, where failure to pay would result in a warrant for your arrest.

Recreational Fire Permit

Please stop by or call the office at (616) 215-1595. We will take your name and address and add you to our approved fire pits. You will be given a copy of the ordinance which you will need to follow. If these rules are violated, your name will be removed and you will not be allowed to have a recreational fire.