EFFECTIVE 8/1/09
THE SIDEWALK DIVISION HOURS OF OPERATION ARE
7:30AM - 4:00PM MONDAY - FRIDAY
NEW RATES EFFECTIVE 7/1/09
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR INSPECTION FEES
- Sidewalk Rules and Regulations
- Permit/Inspection Fee Schedule
- Application for New Sidewalk Builder's License
- Application for Renewal of Sidewalk Builder's License
- Permit Rates
- Sidewalk 101 Class Schedule
For more information regarding updated licensed contractors for 2009, please contact our office at (616) 456-3243.
Information about license applications, including fee schedules can be accessed by clicking on the link below.
Inspections
The Sidewalk Division requires two weeks to complete the inspection and provide the results to the requesting entity and the property owner of record. If you have scheduled your closing and order the inspection with less than two weeks, we can not guarantee that the inspection will be completed. You will have to change the date of the closing until you have the results from our office; it is a violation of City ordinance to close without a Compliance Certificate or a Notice to Repair from the Sidewalk Division.
The Sidewalk Division will not perform the inspection on the property until we are in receipt of the $62.50 initial inspection fee. This may be paid by one of the three following methods:
- Print off and fill out the credit card authorization form, sign it, and fax to our offices along with the inspection request to (616) 456-4622;
- You may mail in a check for $62.50, made payable to the City of Grand Rapids Treasurer, along with your inspection request;
- You may pay in cash at our office, which is located in the City Development Center at 1120 Monroe Ave NW on the 3rd floor.
In situations where a closing date is less than one week away, please feel free to contact the Sidewalk Division to arrange a Rush Inspection. This inspection guarantees results up to twelve hours from the time the closing is scheduled.
** Please note there is an additional $100 fee (making the total cost of the inspection $162.50) involved in order to facilitate the rush inspection.
DURING SNOW SEASON
In order to complete the inspection, the public sidewalk, service walk, and/or driveway approach (to include 4ft. of curb on each side of approach and 2ft in front of approach) must be cleared of snow/ice, (grass edge to grass edge) the length of the property down to bare pavement, and salted. As soon as this is done, please contact our office (no later than 2:30pm) and an inspector will be notified that the property is ready for inspection.
- Credit Card Payment Authorization form (PDF)
- Sidewalk Inspection Request form (PDF)
- Inspection Fees (PDF) Rate Increase Effective 7-1-09
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The City of Grand Rapids sidewalk rules and regulations, applications for Sidewalk Builder's License (both for new and renewal of license) are documents available for download by clicking on the links above.
For additional information or questions, contact Ralph Johnson at rjohnson@grcity.us or (616) 456-3243.