Ottawa County, MI

City, Township & Village Contacts

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Local units of government manage many services for residents, including:

  • Housing and construction services such as building permits, electrical permits, plumbing permits, demolition permits, occupancy permits, and more.
  • Ordinances, including backyard chickens, signs, yard signs, noise, parking, sidewalks, fire codes, nuisance abatement, rental inspections, short-term rental rules, and more.
  • Yard waste, leaf pick-up, storm debris and branches, spring clean-up days, Christmas tree recycling, and more.
  • Early voting dates, times, and locations.
  • Zoning for the types, size, and setbacks of buildings, garages, sheds, houses, apartments, duplexes, condos, property splits, and more.
  • Fire departments, fire codes, burn permits, and more.
  • Code Enforcement, rental codes, building codes, and more.
  • Rules about noise and noise complaints.
  • Streetlight outages can be reported to your city, township or village. In many cases, your utility company maintains streetlights.
  • Fireworks ordinances, questions, and rules about what is allowed and when.

Rules, ordinances, codes, and procedures vary by municipality. It is best to go directly to your township, city or village for the best possible answer.