City of Lowell

Kent County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Lowell is a jurisdiction in Kent County, Michigan, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. 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: 616-407-4980
Department Site: City of Lowell Building Code Enforcement (contracted to Professional Code Inspections of Michigan, Inc. - PCI) (opens in a new tab)

Source: lowellmi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Professional Code Inspections of Michigan, Inc. (PCI) - Rockford Office
6581 Belding Rd NE, Suite 101
Rockford, MI 49341

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

Additional Notes

The City of Lowell contracts building code enforcement/inspections to PCI; the city's own page instructs applicants to 'use Rockford forms for Lowell.' PCI also reachable at 1-800-628-3335, fax (616) 407-4988, hours Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. PCI offers a company-wide BS&A Online portal (pcimi.com/bsa-online-submit) for building-permit-only submissions, but that page lists only Dorr, Hastings, Jenison, and Rockford offices and does not explicitly name Lowell, so it is flagged here only as an unconfirmed, hedged lead rather than a verified database field. Separately, the city's own Community Development/Planning & Zoning Permits office (301 E. Main Street, Lowell, MI 49331, 616-897-8457, fax 616-897-4085) handles site plan, special land use, variance, and other zoning permits.

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 Lowell'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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