Village of Constantine

St. Joseph County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Constantine is a jurisdiction in St. Joseph 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
269-435-2085
Department Site
Village of Constantine - Village Hall (opens in a new tab)

Source: constantinemi.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 Constantine
115 White Pigeon Street
Constantine, MI 49042

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed general village contact via the village's own official site constantinemi.com; no dedicated building/permit department page or staff was found there - inquiries appear to route through the Village Manager's office (Jim Bontrager, interim, villagemanager@constantinemi.com, (269) 816-4170 cell) or Public Works. Unconfirmed lead: a general web search suggested the Village of Constantine may be listed in the BS&A Online municipal directory, but no specific portal URL could be verified, so left out of structured fields. This is a separate, distinct government from Constantine Township (also St. Joseph County) despite the shared name.

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 Constantine'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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