Burleigh Township
Iosco County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Burleigh Township is a jurisdiction in Iosco 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
- (989) 362-6511
- ioscobuilding@ioscocounty.org
- Department Site
- Iosco County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Source: iosco.net (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Iosco County Building Department420 W. Lake Street
Tawas City, MI 48763
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Burleigh Township's own official site (burleightownship.org) lists only the Township Office (2495 Putnam Road, Whittemore, MI 48770; also cited as 8906 Alabaster Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770; phone (989) 756-2081; email burleightwpsupervisor@gmail.com) and does not state who issues building permits. Iosco County's Building Department (iosco.net, an official .net county government site) is presumed to cover Burleigh Township as it does most Iosco County townships, but this specific coverage was not explicitly confirmed on an official page -- treat as an unconfirmed but likely lead.
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 — Burleigh 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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