Lincoln Charter Township

Berrien County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Lincoln Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Berrien 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: (269) 429-1589
Email: building@lctberrien.org
Department Site: Lincoln Charter Township Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: lctberrien.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Lincoln Charter Township
2055 W. John Beers Road
Stevensville, MI 49127

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via official lctberrien.org site. Building Official James Pheifer, (269) 287-3538, jpheifer@lctberrien.org; Building Assistant Theresa Schmaltz, (269) 287-3548. Inspections must be scheduled by phone only (no email/fax). Township also administers building/trade permits for the Village of Stevensville (except sign and fence permits). This is a separate, unrelated 'Lincoln'-named government from the other seven researched in this batch -- contact info is NOT shared with those entries.

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 — Lincoln Charter 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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