Pittsford Township

Hillsdale County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Pittsford Township is a jurisdiction in Hillsdale 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

Department Site: Hillsdale County Building Inspection (opens in a new tab)

Source: hillsdalecounty.gov (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

Hillsdale County Building Inspection
33 McCollum St., Room 102
Hillsdale, MI 49242

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

Additional Notes

No official Pittsford Township website (.gov/.us or otherwise) was located during this pass — only third-party directory listings (city-data, citydirectory.us, datacommons) gave a township phone (517-523-2313 or 517-437-7758) and a PO Box 211/29 N Howell St address, which are NOT used here per sourcing rules since they are not confirmed on an official source; hedged in this note only, left null in structured fields. Hillsdale County's official site (hillsdalecounty.gov) confirms a countywide Building Inspection department (Chief Building Inspector Ray Taylor; 517-437-4130; 33 McCollum St., Room 102, Hillsdale, MI 49242) but does not explicitly state it covers Pittsford Township — plausible given Michigan county-fallback patterns, but unconfirmed, so flagged rather than asserted.

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 — Pittsford 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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