Minden Township

Sanilac County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Minden Township is a jurisdiction in Sanilac 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) 648-4664
Department Site: Sanilac County Department of Construction and Land Use (building permits; requires local township approval to accompany the county application) (opens in a new tab)

Source: sanilaccounty.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Open Permit Database (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Sanilac County Department of Construction and Land Use
60 W. Sanilac Avenue, Room 210
Sandusky, MI 48471

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

Additional Notes

Sanilac County's own official .gov site describes county-wide building permit services with a permits page but does not explicitly name Minden Township as covered (nor deny it); a separate web search result (not independently verified on an official page) stated building permits for Minden Township must be obtained from Sanilac County's Department of Construction, with local township approval required alongside the county application -- included as a reasonably confident hedge rather than fully confirmed. Minden Township's own official site (mindentownshipmi.com) lists general office contact info -- 1657 Main St, Minden City, MI 48456, (989) 864-3680, mindentwpclerk@gmail.com (a personal gmail address, so not used as the structured email) -- as the general township office, not a confirmed building department; left out of certHolder fields in favor of the county department, since that appears to be the actual permit-issuing authority. This is a distinct, separate government from the Village of Minden City despite the shared name/area.

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 — Minden 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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