Rush Township

Shiawassee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Rush Township is a jurisdiction in Shiawassee 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

Phone: (989) 743-2222
Email: comdev@shiawassee.net
Department Site: Shiawassee County Building & Trades (Community Development) (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Shiawassee County Building & Trades Department
208 N. Shiawassee St.
Corunna, MI 48817

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

Additional Notes

Rush Township is listed in Shiawassee County's 'District 1' for county services; a search snippet of a county directory cites (989) 743-2396 for the Community Development Dept's jurisdiction list, while the department's own official page (shiawassee.net) lists (989) 743-2222 for Building & Trades -- both numbers trace to the county's own materials, but the exact confirmation that Rush Township specifically is served by the county (rather than handling permits itself) was not found verbatim on an official page, so treat this as a reasonably strong but hedge-worthy lead. Rush Township has its own BS&A Online portal (bsaonline.com, uid=493) for property tax/assessing records, but it does not appear to offer building permit applications. Supervisor: Brian Santrucek; Clerk: Linda Grigsby (names only, per search results, not independently verified).

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 — Rush 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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