Forest Township
Missaukee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Forest Township is a jurisdiction in Missaukee 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Missaukee County Building DepartmentProfessional Services Building, 113 E Prospect Street (PO Box 800)
Lake City, MI 49651
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Missaukee County's official site (missaukee.org) is a .org domain rather than .gov/.us, but is confirmed to be the county's own government site, not a third-party aggregator. A second phone number for the same department, (231) 839-4967, also appeared in search results -- hedge, use the number above from the department's own index page. Forest Township's own Ordinance Officer, Austin Booms (231-475-9072, ordinanceofficer@foresttownshipmissaukee.org), handles zoning/ordinance compliance; Township Hall: 1181 N. Decker Rd., Lake City, MI 49651, 231-839-3159. This Forest Township is unrelated to the Forest Township entries in Genesee County or Cheboygan County despite the identical name; it does share Missaukee County with no other jurisdiction in this batch.
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 — Forest 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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