**During the COVID-19 outbreak, please submit permits electronically. For questions, please contact Erin Cummings via email or phone, 269-781-0024. 

Any activity or use of County road right-of-ways other than for highway travel purpose requires a permit from the road department. Permitted activities are: driveway construction, utility installation, soil disturbances of one acre or more OR which are within 500 feet of a wetland, lake or stream, seismographic exploration and oversize or overweight transport. Standard mailboxes without a permit in the road right-of-way are allowed. Permit applications, mailbox installation specifications and road right-of-way standards are available at the road department office. Permits are required for any type of work that is done in the road right-of-way by utility companies, surveyors or any other person or agency.

Items which are not legal in the road right-of-way are: fences, retaining walls, sprinkler systems, ‘invisible’ pet fences, landscaping, rocks, boulders, berms, light posts, filling existing drainage ditches or dumping debris, planting trees, shrubs, or vegetation that may have the potential of obscuring vision at intersections or signs.

Your cooperation will help to keep our roadways safe for vehicle traffic and reduce the future maintenance expense of our county road system. If you need a permit, please contact the permit department at 800-781-5512 or 269-781-9841. Click to pay online. 
Permit descriptions and application forms are located below.

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Permits13 documents

• Commercial Driveway Access Permit Application
  document Header Commercial Driveway Access Permit Application
  Commercial Driveway Access Permit Application
• Driveway Permit Application
  document Header Driveway Permit Application
  Driveway Permit Application
• Extended Mobile Permit Application
  document Header Extended Mobile Permit Application
  Extended Mobile Permit Application
• Extended Move Permit Application
  document Header Extended Move Permit Application
  Extended Move Permit Application
• Private Road Permit Application
  document Header Private Road Permit Application
  Private Road Permit Application
• Right of Way Permit Application
  document Header Right of Way Permit Application
  Right of Way Permit Application
• Seasonal Weight Restrictions
  document Header Seasonal Weight Restrictions
• Single Move Permit Application
  document Header Single Move Permit Application
  Single Move Permit Application

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permits5 documents

• Land and Water Interface Map
  document Header Land and Water Interface Map
• Sample Site Plan
  document Header Sample Site Plan
• Site Plan Checklist
  document Header Site Plan Checklist
• Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit Application
  document Header Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit Application
• Timing Sequence for Construction
  document Header Timing Sequence for Construction