Kearney Township

Antrim County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Kearney Township is a jurisdiction in Antrim County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
231-533-8373
Email
constructioncode@antrimcountymi.gov
Department Site
Antrim County Construction Code Department (building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical permits); Kearney Township Zoning Administrator (land use/zoning permits) (opens in a new tab)

Source: antrimcountymi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Antrim County Construction Code Department
PO Box 188
Bellaire, MI 49615

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

Additional Notes

Unlike Jordan Township, Kearney Township has its own zoning ordinance (kearneytownship.org hosts a full zoning ordinance), but building/plumbing/electrical/mechanical trade permits are still issued countywide by the Antrim County Construction Code Department per antrimcountymi.gov. Search summaries indicate a land use permit in Kearney Township requires Health Department approval before the Zoning Administrator issues it -- the township's own zoning administrator contact info was not independently confirmed via direct fetch of kearneytownship.org, so is left out of the structured fields. The BS&A Online link is the county's general online-permit portal (uid inferred from a permit-application deep link found via search).

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 — Kearney 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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