Village of Franklin

Oakland County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Franklin is a jurisdiction in Oakland 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: 248-626-9666
Department Site: Village of Franklin Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: franklin.mi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (Village of Franklin) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of Franklin Building Department
32325 Franklin Rd.
Franklin, MI 48025

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

Additional Notes

This is the Village of Franklin in OAKLAND County -- a distinct, unrelated government from the three unrelated 'Franklin Township' entities in Clare, Houghton, and Lenawee Counties, all separate entries in this batch; do not merge. The Village of Franklin has a part-time Building Official who issues building permits, conducts inspections, and enforces building/zoning/historic-district requirements, per its official site franklin.mi.us. Permit applications, inspection scheduling, and payments are available through the village's BS&A Online portal. Main phone (248) 626-9666 ext. 102; no dedicated department email was found on the page fetched.

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 — Village of Franklin'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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