Waverly Township

Cheboygan County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Waverly Township is a jurisdiction in Cheboygan 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.

Contact

Department Site
Cheboygan County Building Safety Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: cheboygancounty.net (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Additional Notes

UNCONFIRMED/hedged: no dedicated official township website could be located for this Waverly Township (Cheboygan County) during this research -- note the domain waverlytwp.com is a DIFFERENT Waverly Township in Pennsylvania (confirmed via 570 area code and PA address) and must NOT be used for this Michigan jurisdiction; likewise michigantownshipservices.org's 'Waverly Township' page is actually the unrelated Waverly Township in Van Buren County, not this one. Cheboygan County's Building Safety Department (870 South Main Street, Room 102, PO Box 70, Cheboygan MI 49721; phone 231-627-8813; email buildingsafety@cheboygancounty.net) appears to administer permits countywide, but its coverage of Waverly Township specifically was not explicitly confirmed on an official page. Township officials found via county/election records (not verified on a township-run site): Supervisor Kory Hyde, Clerk Becky Hyde, Treasurer Dawn Wregglesworth (11133 Twin School Road, Onaway, MI 49765, phone 231-420-6775 per Cheboygan County's treasurer page). These should be treated as leads only.

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 — Waverly 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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