City of Yale

St. Clair County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Yale is a jurisdiction in St. Clair 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: 810-387-3311
Department Site: City of Yale — Permits (City Hall / Zoning & Development) (opens in a new tab)

Source: yalemi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of Yale
111 West Mechanic Street
Yale, MI 48097

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

Additional Notes

Official site yalemi.us lists Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Portable Sign, and Solicitor permits available via its Document Center (forms only); requests are made in person/via the City Clerk's office at City Hall. A BS&A Online portal exists for Yale (bsaonline.com/?uid=1808) but, per its own page, appears oriented toward assessing/tax/utility-billing/records search rather than confirmed permit applications — listed here as an alternate/unconfirmed-scope database rather than the primary permit portal. Fax 810-387-3343; hours Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Thu 8:30am-noon.

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 — City of Yale'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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