Vassar Township

Tuscola County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Vassar Township is a jurisdiction in Tuscola 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: 989-262-4546
Email: tuscolapermits@safebuilt.com
Department Site: SAFEbuilt (Tuscola County Building Department, under contract) (opens in a new tab)

Source: safebuilt.com (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

Vassar Township
4505 W. Saginaw Rd.
Vassar, MI 48768

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Zoning permits are issued by the Township's own Zoning Administrator (a web-search summary referencing vassartownship.org named Troy Eurich, 989-863-1590 -- UNCONFIRMED, since vassartownship.org blocked direct verification with a 403 error on every page/PDF attempted) and must then be presented to the Tuscola County Building Official (SAFEbuilt) for the actual building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permit, per Tuscola County's official site (tuscolacounty.org/building-codes), which lists SAFEbuilt as the contracted provider for all Tuscola townships except Tuscola and Arbela Townships. The township hall address above and a phone of (989) 823-3541 were found via directory/search snippets quoting a PDF hosted on the township's own domain, but could not be independently re-verified due to the site blocking automated fetches -- address included with medium confidence, phone omitted from structured fields as a hedge.

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 — Vassar 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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