Ingham County
Ingham County Drain Commissioner
In short
Ingham County Drain Commissioner issues 2 permits we publish for Ingham County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit (outside the five municipal enforcing agencies)only if it applies to you | Ingham County Drain Commissioner | Commercial permit: 6-month $500 first acre + $50 each additional acre; 9-month $580 + $58; 12-month $660 + $66; transfer $115; compliance inspection escrow $620 (under half an acre), $1,800 (half to one acre), $3,600 (1-5 acres), $5,800 (5-10 acres), plus $2,950 each additional 10 acres. Residential permit: 6-month $240; 9-month $300; 12-month $320; transfer $25. Commercial minor disturbance $375; residential minor disturbance $55; renewal at half rate; waiver at no fee (Ingham County Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026). | 6, 9 or 12 months as selected; renewal at half rate if renewed before the expiration date | 2026-10-10 |
| Drain Crossing and Tap-In Permits; Commercial Site Plan and Drainage Reviewonly if it applies to you | Ingham County Drain Commissioner | Commercial site plan review $750; commercial drainage review $750 first acre + $90 each additional acre (fractions rounded up); re-submission $250 plus actual costs; drain crossing permit, commercial $550 plus $1,500 inspection deposit; tap-in permit, commercial $450 plus $1,500 inspection deposit (Ingham County Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026). | per permit or review | 2026-10-10 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit (outside the five municipal enforcing agencies)
The county's soil erosion jurisdiction map states that 'The Office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner is the designated County Enforcing Agency for soil erosion and sedimentation control in areas of Ingham County not served by a Municipal Enforcing Agency.' The same map lists the municipal enforcing agencies as Delhi Charter Township, the City of East Lansing, the City of Lansing, Meridian Charter Township and Lansing Charter Township, which issue their own soil erosion permits. Elsewhere, under the Drain Commissioner's 'Ingham County Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026 — Fees Set By The Ingham County Board of Commissioners', a commercial permit costs $500, $580 or $660 for the first acre (6, 9 or 12 months) plus $50, $58 or $66 for each additional acre, with a compliance inspection escrow from $620 to $5,800 by site size; a residential permit costs $240, $300 or $320. A commercial minor disturbance permit is $375 and a residential minor disturbance permit $55. The schedule states that a waiver, issued for projects that do not require a permit, must be presented to the local building inspector, and that projects by licensed builders, contractors and developers that start without the required approvals pay double the normal fees; follow-up inspections to a violation notice or cease and desist order are $350 each.
Drain Crossing and Tap-In Permits; Commercial Site Plan and Drainage Review
A commercial project that crosses or connects to a county drain, or whose site plan and drainage go to the Ingham County Drain Commissioner for review, pays the fees in the Drain Commissioner's 'Ingham County Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026 — Fees Set By The Ingham County Board of Commissioners'. Commercial site plan review is $750 and commercial drainage review $750 for the first acre plus $90 for each additional acre, with a $250 re-submission fee plus actual costs for a third review of the same deficiency. A commercial drain crossing permit is $550 and a commercial tap-in permit $450, each with a $1,500 inspection deposit. The schedule states that fees and deposits do not cover outside legal or engineering consultants, which are billed to the applicant, or the 5% maintenance and 8% inspection costs, and that project fees may be adjusted based on site factors. The Drain Commissioner's fees page links the 2026 permit application for crossing, connection and encroachment permits.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Ingham County
- Phone
- 517-676-8395
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Drain Commissioner — Fees, Forms, and Related InformationIngham County Drain Commissioner · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Ingham County Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2026 — Fees Set By The Ingham County Board of Commissioners (Drain Commissioner)Ingham County Drain Commissioner · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Ingham County Soil Erosion Permitting Agencies (jurisdiction map)Ingham County Drain Commissioner · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
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