Zeeland Charter Township

Ottawa County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Zeeland Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Ottawa 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) 667-8803
Department Site: Building & Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: zeelandtwp.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

Professional Code Inspections of Michigan Inc. (PCI)
1913 Baldwin St
Jenison, MI 49428

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed on the Township's official site (zeelandtwp.org) and the Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes Statewide Jurisdiction List (michigan.gov/lara, rev. 8/21/2026), which lists Ottawa County as having 'NO COUNTY PROGRAM' and all Ottawa townships/cities including Zeeland Charter Township as LOCAL for building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing. The Township contracted Professional Code Inspections of Michigan Inc. (PCI), Jenison office, for Building Code Administration/Enforcement and Zoning Administration effective 6/15/2020; building permits are submitted to PCI (mailing address given here), while Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing permits are handled directly by the Township. The phone (616) 667-8803 is the Township's own line for scheduling inspections/applying for permits. Main Township office (non-building): 6582 Byron Road, Zeeland, MI 49464, (616) 772-6701, open Mon-Thu 8:30am-5:00pm, Fri 8:30am-12:00pm; Building/Zoning hours are Tue & Thu 10am-12pm. No online permit portal was found on the official site.

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 — Zeeland Charter 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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