Fairplain Township
Montcalm County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Fairplain Township is a jurisdiction in Montcalm 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
- 989-831-7394
- Building@montcalm.us
- Department Site
- Montcalm County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Source: montcalm.us (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Montcalm County Building Department211 W Main Street (PO Box 368)
Stanton, MI 48888
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 montcalm.us: the county Building Department issues building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for all 20 townships in Montcalm County, which includes Fairplain Township. Township-level Zoning Administrator is Tom Sova, 616-835-7677 (or 616-225-1050 at the Town Hall, 8383 S. Grow Rd.), per a county zoning-administrators document; zoning approval is required before/alongside the county building permit. NOTE: unrelated to a different, same-named 'Evergreen Township' in Montcalm County that a separate agent researched previously - this Fairplain Township entry is distinct.
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 — Fairplain 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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