Macomb County Planning and Economic Development

Local Business License, Zoning and Building Permits — City, Village or Township

The county's Local Communities page describes Macomb County as a collective of 27 cities, villages and townships, and each of them runs its own business licensing, zoning and building permit regime, which stacks on the county records listed here. The county Planning and Economic Development page states that 'One of the primary functions of the Macomb County Community Planning Division is to assist with the land use and zoning functions of our local communities.' Section L of the county soil erosion ordinance refers to the local units 'which issue building permits'. There is no fee in this record itself; each city, village or township sets its own fees, so a business confirms its license, zoning and building requirements with the clerk and building office of the local unit where it is located.