Village of Kaleva

Manistee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Kaleva is a jurisdiction in Manistee 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
231-362-3366
Department Site
Village of Kaleva Village Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofkaleva.com (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

Village of Kaleva
9208 Kauko St / PO Box 45
Kaleva, MI 49645

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

Additional Notes

The Village of Kaleva administers its own zoning ordinance (adopted 2013) per search-engine summaries, and its own Village Office reportedly handles building/renovation permit applications for the village -- however this was not independently confirmed by directly fetching a village permits page (the fetch attempt returned no specific permit-page content). It is also possible some trade permits (electrical/plumbing/mechanical) run through Manistee County; see the county's own Permits page at https://www.manisteecountymi.gov/513/Permits for a lead to check. Village Office hours are limited: Mon, Thu & Fri, 10am-2pm.

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 Kaleva'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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