Custer Township

Sanilac County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Custer Township is a jurisdiction in Sanilac 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
(810) 648-4664
Department Site
Sanilac County Department of Construction and Land Use (opens in a new tab)

Source: sanilaccounty.gov (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

60 West Sanilac, Room 210
Sandusky, MI 48471

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

Additional Notes

This is the Sanilac County 'Custer Township', unrelated to the Custer Township/Village entries in Mason and Antrim counties. Township's own Zoning Administrator is Douglas Gorringe, (810) 648-9802, 31 N Sandusky Road, Sandusky, MI 48471 (per Sanilac County's official township-officials page, sanilaccounty.gov/government/townships/custer.php). Building permits are presumed to run through the county Construction & Land Use Dept as with other Sanilac townships, but this exact delegation was not explicitly stated for Custer Township on an official source — treat as a likely but unconfirmed lead. Township Hall/polling place: 613 E. Forester Road, Sandusky, MI 48471.

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 — Custer 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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