Village of Walkerville

Oceana County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Walkerville is a jurisdiction in Oceana 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: 231-873-5355
Department Site: Oceana County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: oceana.mi.us (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

Oceana County Building Department
3986 N Oceana Dr.
Hart, MI 49420

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

Additional Notes

No official Village of Walkerville website could be located. The Oceana County Building Department's own page lists Grant, Newfield, and Otto Townships as townships that handle their own permitting (Grant directly; Newfield/Otto via North Country Inspection Services) but does NOT mention Walkerville, implying the village likely falls under the county department by default -- this is an UNCONFIRMED inference, not stated explicitly for Walkerville on any official source. Third-party directories (unverified, not used as source of truth) list a Village Hall at PO Box 97 or PO Box 124, Walkerville, MI 49459 with a phone around 231-873-5842 -- these are hedged, unconfirmed leads only and were not used as the structured phone/address fields.

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 — Village of Walkerville'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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