Village of Camden
Hillsdale County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Camden is a jurisdiction in Hillsdale 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
- 517-368-5601
- villageofcamden@dmcibb.net
- Department Site
- Village of Camden Office (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 Camden103 S. Main St., P.O. Box 177
Camden, MI 49232
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The village's own official site (village-of-camden.com) does not itself state how building permits are handled. Third-party summaries (city-data, michigantownships.org) describe the surrounding Camden Township as unzoned with permits via the Hillsdale County Building Inspector, but it is unconfirmed on an official source whether that applies specifically to the incorporated Village of Camden (a separate municipality from Camden Township) rather than just the township. Flagging this as an unconfirmed hedge rather than asserting a county delegation for the Village.
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 Camden'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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