City of Sault Ste. Marie
Chippewa County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Sault Ste. Marie is a jurisdiction in Chippewa 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
- 906-632-5702
- Department Site
- Building Department (Community Development) (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
City of Sault Ste. Marie, Building Dept.225 E. Portage Ave.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Phone is for Derrick Schultz, Building Official, per the city's own staff directory (saultcity.com). IMPORTANT DOMAIN COLLISION: search results surfaced an 'online Building Permit Services' portal at apps.saultstemarie.ca and a sootoday.com news story — these belong to Sault Ste. Marie, ONTARIO, CANADA (the twin city across the international border), NOT the Michigan city. That portal was deliberately excluded. Chippewa County also runs its own separate 'Building Department' (chippewacountymi.gov) for areas outside city limits, but permits within the City are handled by the city's own department above.
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 — City of Sault Ste. Marie'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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