Mottville Township
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Mottville Township is a jurisdiction in St. Joseph 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Mottville Township68596 Thomas St
White Pigeon, MI 49099
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on Mottville Township's official site (mottville.org). Building Official Joe Wickey (cell 269-816-4951; the site lists a personal gmail address, used here since it is the officially published contact) can only assist with the application process, not plan creation. Separate inspectors also listed on the same page: Electrical Inspector Ron Bellaire (office 269-663-3429, rbellaire65@gmail.com) and Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector John Dobberteen (cell 269-625-7648, office 269-651-4567, dobberteeninc@gmail.com). No general township office phone number was independently confirmed, so phone is left null; the address given is the Mottville Township mailing address.
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 — Mottville 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.
More in St. Joseph County
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- Village of Centreville
- Village of Colon
- Colon Township
- Village of Constantine
- Constantine Township
- Fabius Township
- Fawn River Township
- Florence Township
- Flowerfield Township
- Leonidas Township
- Lockport Township
- Village of Mendon
- Mendon Township
- Nottawa Township
- Park Township
- Sherman Township
- City of Sturgis
- Sturgis Township
- City of Three Rivers