Grant Township
Mason County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Grant Township is a jurisdiction in Mason County, Michigan, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- (915) 255-9416
- Department Site
- Zoning Administrator (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
835 West Hoague RoadFree Soil, MI 49411
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed directly on granttwpmi.org (official site, verified as Mason County/West Michigan). Zoning Administrator listed as Tom Genter. CAUTION/hedge: the phone number is listed on the township's own site verbatim as (915) 255-9416 — area code 915 is El Paso, TX, which is unusual for a Michigan township and may be a typo on the township's own site (possibly intended as a 231 or 989 area code); reproduced as published rather than altered, but should be verified before use. No email or online portal listed.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Grant Township's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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