Sciota Township

Shiawassee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Sciota Township is a jurisdiction in Shiawassee 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: 517-651-5286
Email: comdev@shiawassee.net
Department Site: Shiawassee County Community Development — Building & Trades (opens in a new tab)

Source: shiawassee.net (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Shiawassee County Community Development
Surbeck Building, 201 N. Shiawassee St., 3rd Floor
Corunna, MI 48817

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

Additional Notes

Phone 517-651-5286 is the Sciota Township office itself (3990 Leland Road / PO Box 128, Laingsburg, MI 48848, by-appointment hours); email/dept info above is the county's Building & Trades office, which the county says performs building/trade inspection for 'the majority of communities' in Shiawassee County. Sciota Township's specific inclusion on the county's jurisdiction list was not independently verified (the referenced '2025 Jurisdiction List' document was not opened) — treat county-level coverage of Sciota as a reasonably confident but unconfirmed lead.

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 — Sciota 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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