Inverness Township
Cheboygan County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Inverness Township is a jurisdiction in Cheboygan 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
Cheboygan County Building Safety Department870 South Main Street, Room 102, PO Box 70
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Cheboygan County's own official site (cheboygancounty.net) confirms this department's contact info but does not explicitly name Inverness Township as served. Multiple secondary indicators (search results referencing county zoning jurisdiction for the township, and Cheboygan's own municipal code covering building regulations) suggest Inverness Township relies on this county department, but this could not be directly confirmed on Inverness Township's own official site (invernesstownship.com), whose Government page lists only the Township Hall address (734 W. VFW Road, Cheboygan, MI) with no phone/email or permit-department detail visible on the pages reviewed. Treat the county delegation as an unconfirmed but plausible lead — verify by phone before publishing as fact.
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 — Inverness 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.
More in Cheboygan County
See Cheboygan County property and court records →
Other building permit jurisdictions in Cheboygan County: