Village of Lake Odessa

Ionia County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Lake Odessa is a jurisdiction in Ionia 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: (616) 374-7110
Department Site: Village of Lake Odessa - Planning & Zoning (opens in a new tab)

Source: lakeodessa.org (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

Village of Lake Odessa
839 Fourth Avenue
Lake Odessa, MI 48849

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

Additional Notes

Official village site (lakeodessa.org) provides a Zoning Application and a Site Plan Review Application under Forms, Permits, and Applications, plus a 'Submit Online' contact form (not a full permit-search portal). Building permits themselves are issued by the Ionia County Building Department, (616) 527-5374, per village-related search sources - this county number was not independently re-confirmed on an ionia county .gov/.us page in this pass, so treat as a moderately confirmed lead. A Village Zoning Administrator (Jeanne Vandersloot, (616) 897-4242) was referenced in a secondary source but not verified on the official village site - hedge accordingly.

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 Lake Odessa'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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