Fairhaven Township

Huron County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Fairhaven Township is a jurisdiction in Huron 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
989-656-9901
Department Site
Fairhaven Township Hall (opens in a new tab)

Source: fairhaventownship.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

Fairhaven Township
9811 Main St
Bay Port, MI 48720

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via official fairhaventownship.com: Township Hall phone and address above; Supervisor Brandon Swartzendruber, 989-553-1979, supervisor@fairhaventownship.com; Clerk Shawna Beachy, 989-656-9901, shawnabeachy@gmail.com. No dedicated building/zoning department contact was found on the township site itself. Huron County maintains a Building & Zoning Permits page (co.huron.mi.us/building_zoning_permits.asp) that likely covers townships like Fairhaven that lack their own building department, but this page could not be loaded during research (server error) so the delegation is an unconfirmed lead only, not included in the structured permit fields.

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 — Fairhaven 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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