City of New Baltimore

Macomb County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of New Baltimore is a jurisdiction in Macomb County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 586-725-2151
Email: jhicks@cityofnewbaltimore.org
Department Site: Building, Codes & Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofnewbaltimore.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online Payments (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of New Baltimore Building Department
36535 Green Street
New Baltimore, MI 48047

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Confirmed on official city site cityofnewbaltimore.org. Building Official Gerard Hicks (jhicks@cityofnewbaltimore.org, ext. 116); Planning & Zoning contact Lisa Hall (lhall@cityofnewbaltimore.org, ext. 105); Code Enforcement Al Ornelas (aornelas@cityofnewbaltimore.org). The BS&A link found is specifically an online-payment search tool for permit/code-enforcement fees; it may also support permit lookup but that was not separately confirmed, so it is listed as the current database with a hedge.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — City of New Baltimore's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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