Madison the City’s residential construction instructions name ten inspections. Their useful distinction is what must remain visible, unfinished or unoccupied when the inspector arrives—not simply a list of ten appointments.
This is the City of Madison, Mississippi, not Madison County’s permit office. Confirm the stages required for your permitted scope with Building & Permits; the City’s new-construction list does not establish that every minor repair needs all ten.
Match the next activity to the inspection
The following planning aid follows the order in Obtaining a Permit. It is for coordinating work, not testing electrical, gas or structural systems yourself.
| Stage | Published timing or subject | Planning question for the contractor |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Setback and site | Setback review; erosion controls in place first | Which approved site plan is the crew using? |
| 2. Rough plumbing | Sewer lines before burial | Has backfilling been held for the required inspection? |
| 3. Sewer | Connection to City taps | Who coordinates the connection inspection? |
| 4. Foundation | After rough drainage grading, before concrete | Is the pour scheduled around the result? |
| 5. Gas | Gauge-equipped inspection | Which qualified trade prepares and attends? |
| 6. Framing | Before insulation or wall coverings | Is the insulation crew waiting for clearance? |
| 7. Insulation | Before sheetrock or other coverings | Is wallboard delivery separate from permission to install? |
| 8. Electrical | Terminated circuits, trim and compressor connection | Has the electrical contractor confirmed readiness? |
| 9. Drainage | Completed grading before sod or seed | Has landscaping been coordinated with the approved plot plan? |
| 10. Final | Completed building and associated site work | Who obtains the final result and occupancy certificate? |
Add three project-specific entries beside each applicable row: the person responsible for readiness, the City result, and any correction still outstanding. Mark a stage inapplicable only after the City confirms it; an empty row is not an exemption.
A call-in is not a time slot
The City describes next-day inspections after call-in, with no set time. Confirm the actual arrangement before scheduling a crew around a presumed morning appointment.
The same instructions list a $200 reinspection fee for a requested inspection that is not ready, or a second rejection, and a separate $500 stop-work-order removal fee. Those are published conditions, not LSL’s estimate of charges for your project.
A useful pre-call message is: “Permit ___; stage ___; responsible contractor ___; work ready ___; access arrangements ___.” Ask who will receive the result and how a correction is cleared. This message is LSL’s coordination aid, not an official application.
Changes and move-in are separate decisions
The City requires approval of changes before they are implemented. A passing result on yesterday’s plan does not establish approval for today’s revised layout.
Its final-stage instructions also distinguish the final inspection from issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Obtain both required City outcomes before treating a move-in date as confirmed. If your immediate question is restarting dormant service instead of construction, use the separate Madison gas and electric reconnection guide.
LSL read the operative City pages on September 19, 2026 and converted the stage descriptions into crew-handoff questions. We did not inspect a building, verify a contractor’s readiness or determine the inspections for a private repair.