Village of North Branch

Lapeer County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of North Branch is a jurisdiction in Lapeer County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: 810.688.2620
Department Site: Village Building/Zoning (permits issued via North Branch Township office) (opens in a new tab)

Source: northbranchvillage.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (North Branch Township) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

North Branch Township Building Department
6771 Elm Street
North Branch, MI 48461

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

Additional Notes

The Michigan LARA Statewide Jurisdiction List lists 'Village of North Branch' separately with LOCAL/LOCAL/LOCAL/LOCAL, but the village's own official website states that permits for addressing, zoning, right-of-way and construction/trades are actually obtained through the North Branch Township office (6771 Elm Street, phone 810.688.3031, Tue/Thu 9am-1pm) — apparently a shared building-official arrangement (Edward Koch) between the village and township. The Village Office itself (4018 Huron Street, PO Box 704, North Branch, MI 48461, phone 810.688.2620) primarily handles village right-of-way work per its own site. This is a separate, distinct government from North Branch Township despite the similar name and shared permitting arrangement.

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 North Branch'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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