Selma Township

Wexford County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Selma Township is a jurisdiction in Wexford 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: 231-779-9465
Department Site: Wexford County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: wexfordcounty.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online - Wexford County (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Wexford County Building Department
401 N. Lake Street
Cadillac, MI 49601

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

Additional Notes

Selma Township does not run its own building department; building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits are issued by the Wexford County Building Department (confirmed on wexfordcounty.org, which explicitly lists Selma Township as covered). Zoning review for Selma Township is handled separately by the Wexford Joint Planning Commission (231-444-6159, same 401 N Lake St address); an email of planningandzoning@wexfordjpc.org appeared in a secondary (non-.gov) source and is unconfirmed, so it was not entered as the record email - included here only 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 — Selma 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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