Gibson Township
Bay County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Gibson Township is a jurisdiction in Bay 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.
Contact
Permit Search
Additional Notes
Per the township's own official contact page (gibsontownshipmi.com), general business goes through Supervisor Matt Bayne (989-312-1680), zoning inquiries go to 'the supervisor,' and code enforcement is handled by 'Area Code Enforcement' contact Gary Johnson (989-239-5291) — likely the same contracted provider referenced elsewhere as 'ACE Building Inspections' (areacodeenforcement.com), though that firm's own site is not itself an official source. Township hall address is unconfirmed — sources conflict between 7214 Main Street, Bentley, MI 48613 and 2272 Bartlett Rd, Sterling, MI 48659; the official township site's contact page did not list a mailing address, so certHolder fields are left null pending confirmation.
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 — Gibson 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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