Charleston Township
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Charleston Township is a jurisdiction in Kalamazoo 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
Associated Government Services (AGS)8721 Gull Road, Suite B
Richland, MI
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Per the township's official site, Charleston Township contracts with Associated Government Services (AGS) for all building, mechanical, and electrical permits (phone 1-800-627-2801 or 269-629-0600). Zoning questions and sewer/street-number applications are handled directly by the Township Office: Supervisor Jerry Vander Roest, phone 269-665-7805, email charsupervisor@charlestontownship.org, Township Hall at 1499 South 38th Street / PO Box 336, Galesburg, MI 49053 (Tue & Thu 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm). No online permit portal was confirmed for AGS.
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 — Charleston 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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