Troy permit search: look up, apply and check a permit

What permits does Troy require?

Troy publishes project-specific permit instructions. Deck surface-board replacement calls for a residential building permit application with a detailed work description. The city’s wood-deck guide states that requirement explicitly, so a surface-board replacement belongs in the permit conversation even when the proposed work concerns the deck surface.

Deck surface board replacement requires a Residential Building Permit application with detailed work description

Source: CITY OF TROY WOOD DECK PERMIT GUILDELINES, read 2026-11-06

Describe the deck surface work in your Troy request on InstaBids so written bids address that scope.

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How do I search permits by address in Troy?

Open the City of Troy Permits Issued form and use its Address field for a property lookup. The form also offers Issued Date, Permit Type and Work Description under Add Filter. The source is an issued-permit search, so keep that distinction when looking for a record.

Address Issued Date Permit Type Work Description

Source: Permits Issued | City of Troy, Michigan, read 2026-11-06

Include the relevant issued permit in your Troy project description on InstaBids when it helps define the work.

Do I need a permit for a fence in Troy?

Troy’s fence guideline cites Michigan Building Code section 105.2 for fences under seven feet: the stated route is a land-use permit through Planning, currently managed by the Building Department. The source distinguishes that permit from coverage under the Michigan Building Code.

Fences under 7 feet in height do not fall under the Michigan Building Code per section 105.2 - only require a land use permit from the Planning Department – currently managed by the building department.

Source: CITY OF TROY FENCE PERMIT GUILDELINES, read 2026-11-06

Put the proposed Troy fence height and material in your InstaBids request to define the scope for written bids.

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Can a homeowner pull their own permit in Troy?

The Troy residential application includes a homeowner affidavit for building work installed by the applicant in their own home, where they live or are about to occupy. The affidavit also assigns responsibility for arranging necessary inspections. Read those homeowner declarations before choosing how to submit the residential application.

I hereby certify the building work described on this permit application shall be installed by myself in my own home in which I am living or about to occupy.

Source: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION, read 2026-11-06

I will cooperate with the City Building Inspector and assume the responsibility to arrange for necessary inspections.

Source: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION, read 2026-11-06

Explain any work you plan to do yourself in your Troy InstaBids request so contractors can bid on the remaining scope.

What work does not need a permit in Troy?

Troy publishes a specific exception for exterior concrete flatwork within property lines, naming driveways, service walks and patios. The location and examples are part of the published scope. Read the city’s full statement when deciding whether your proposed concrete work fits that description.

Exterior concrete flatwork within property lines (Driveways, Service Walks, and Patios). Currently do NOT require a building permit.

Source: Building Department, read 2026-11-06

Name the driveway, walkway or patio work in your Troy request on InstaBids so written bids cover the same surfaces.

How do I apply for a building permit in Troy?

Troy’s residential requirements page directs electrical, mechanical, plumbing and sewer applications to BS&A Online, along with building applications for roofing, windows and siding. Use the city’s online application link for that listed work; the captured residential page limits this building-permit route to those categories.

Permits for Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Sewer, and Building (roofing, windows, and siding only) may be applied for online using BSAonline.com

Source: Permit Requirements, read 2026-11-06

Online applications: BSAonline.com.

List the roofing, window or siding work in your Troy InstaBids request so contractors can address those tasks in writing.

What do I need before I apply in Troy?

Troy’s residential Submittals list calls for a grade slip, a Michigan Energy Code worksheet and building plans covering foundations, floor plans, elevations, cross sections and a heat plan with specifications. The accompanying drawing instructions call for dimensions, room uses and construction materials.

Drawings shall be submitted to a suitable scale. Drawings shall be properly dimensioned and shall indicate the specific use of all rooms and areas, as well as define all construction materials.

Source: Permit Requirements, read 2026-11-06

Troy accepts inspection requests through BS&A Online from morning until the published afternoon cutoff. Requests made after the cutoff move to the following business day for review. The city’s stated window concerns inspection requests, rather than a deadline for issuing a building permit.

BS&A Online Web accepts inspection requests from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Source: Building Department, read 2026-11-06

Inspection requests made after 2:00 pm will be reviewed the following business day.

Source: Building Department, read 2026-11-06

Use your Troy drawings to describe the work on InstaBids and give contractors a common scope for their written bids.

Sources

• Building Department (troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06
• Permits Issued | City of Troy, Michigan (apps.troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06
• Permit Requirements (troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06
• CITY OF TROY FENCE PERMIT GUILDELINES (troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06
• CITY OF TROY WOOD DECK PERMIT GUILDELINES (troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06
• RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION (troymi.gov), read 2026-11-06