Forms & Applications
Here's a convenient collection of "Online Forms and Applications" found on our City of Ionia website. Also visit our Meeting Agendas and Minutes page, and our City Finance/Treasurer page. If you have questions, please visit the indicated department or office, or telephone the City of Ionia offices at 616-527-4170. Thank you.
If you would like to serve on one of the City's various boards and commissions, please complete the Boards and Commissions Application (PDF).
For questions or to send your application, please Email Precia Garland, City Manager.
City Council can approve lighting display requests for the Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail Pedestrian Bridge. A non-profit organization or government unit must submit a Bridge Light Display Application (PDF) for the request.
The Clerk's Office facilitates certain applications and licenses. These include the Going Out of Business Application, Sidewalk Cafe License, and Transient Merchant, Peddler, and Solicitor Licenses.
For accessing these applications online, please visit the City Clerk page and look under the "Clerk's Office Documents and Links" section.
From our Public Safety Department, complete the General Inquiry or Concerns Form.
From our Planning and Zoning Department.
Chapter 1293 regulates food trucks as Mobile Food Vending Units (MFVUs) and there are two applications associated with mobile food vending.
From our Parks and Recreation Department, complete the Park Facility Use Permit Application.
The Planning and Zoning Department handles permits and applications related to site plan reviews, special land uses, accessory structures, fences, signs, new home constructions, variances, marihuana establishments, and other development activities.
To access permits and applications online, please visit the Planning and Zoning page.
The Department of Public Works oversees permits and applications related to curb cuts, memorials, public infrastructure, Right-of-Way, and sidewalk construction.
To access permits and applications online, please visit the Public Works page.
Please visit our Parks and Recreation Department page.
From our Code Enforcement/Rentals Office, complete the Rental Registration Application Form.
From our Downtown Development Authority, download the Parade and Street Closure Permit Application (PDF).
From our City Manager's Office, complete the Temporary and Portable Sign Permit Application.
From our Public Utilities Department, complete the Utility Meter Final Read Form.
From our Public Safety Department, complete the Vacation Security Check Request Form.