Hayes Township
Clare County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Hayes Township is a jurisdiction in Clare 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
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Clare County Community Development225 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Hayes Township's own official site (hayestwpclaremi.gov) provides a local zoning-permit process, while Clare County Community Development (clareco-buildingdev.net -- county-operated per staff @clareco.net addresses, though not a .gov domain) handles building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits and inspections countywide; the township-specific building-permit delegation was not stated verbatim on an official page, so treat as a reasonable but unconfirmed inference. BS&A Online (uid=700) is linked from the township's own site, likely for property/tax/assessment records -- unconfirmed whether it also covers building-permit search. Township Hall: 2055 E. Townline Lake Road, P.O. Box 310, Harrison, MI 48625, (989) 539-7128, fax (989) 539-7129. IMPORTANT: this is a distinct, unrelated 'Hayes Township' from the ones in Charlevoix County and Otsego County, and is also unrelated to Hatton Township (also in Clare County, listed elsewhere in this batch).
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 — Hayes 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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