Girard Township
Branch County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Girard Township is a jurisdiction in Branch 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
- 517-279-4303
- inspections@branchcounty.gov
- Department Site
- Branch County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Branch County Building Department23 E Pearl Street (Annex Building)
Coldwater, MI 49036
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DOMAIN COLLISION WARNING: www.girardtownship.com is NOT this township — that domain belongs to Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (confirmed by its own content: 10140 Ridge Road, Girard, PA 16417, area code 814). The correct Michigan township's own site is girardtownship.net, which was unreachable during this research (connection refused). Girard Township (Branch County, MI) likely relies on the countywide Branch County Building Department for permits (same arrangement seen for other Branch County townships), though not explicitly confirmed by name. Township government contact per the official branchcounty.gov clerk directory: Clerk Kathy Weigt, 222 Adolph Shores, Coldwater, MI 49036, (517) 279-9495. Web search snippets attributed to girardtownship.net (unverified directly) instead list 1009 Marshall Rd, Coldwater, MI 49036, (517) 279-2323 — included here as a hedge pending direct confirmation.
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 — Girard 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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