City of Brainerd

Building Department

The Department of Building Safety is responsible for ensuring all construction taking place within the City of Brainerd meets all applicable building codes and standards.

All housing and rental issues are also the responsibility of this division.

Phone: 218-828-2309
Address: City Hall, 501 Laurel Street
Building Official	Tim Caughey	tcaughey@ci.brainerd.mn.us

When are Permits Required (pdf)
Permit Applications
Heat Loss and Gain Worksheet (pdf)
Information Documents
Fee Schedules and Fee Estimators
Contractor Licensing Requirements
Rental Housing
Administrative Citations

Permit Fee Rebate Program 6/1/2012-11/1/2012 (pdf)

Hiring a Residential Contractor (pdf)

Adopted Codes

Minnesota State Building Code*

www.dli.mn.gov/ccld/codes.asp
www.dli.mn.gov/ccld.asp

Commercial and Residential Energy Code

www.dli.mn.gov/ccld/energyconservation.asp

Brainerd City Code

Brainerd Zoning Code

Property Maintenance Code

*copywritten documents must be purchased; please see the "Make Up and Use of the MN State Building Code" section for a reference material listing and contact information

Many linked documents are in Adobe PDF format.