Village of Hubbardston

Ionia County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Hubbardston is a jurisdiction in Ionia 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: 989-981-6141
Department Site: Visit website (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofhubbardston.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

Village of Hubbardston
306 Russell St.
Hubbardston, MI 48845

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

Additional Notes

The Village's own official site (villageofhubbardston.gov) does not contain building permit or zoning information. A village clerk contact email (villageofhubbardston@yahoo.com, from a search summary, not independently verified) may be worth trying. The Ionia County Building Department (616-527-5374, 175 E. Adams Street, Ionia, MI 48846) handles construction permitting for most of the county (the City of Portland self-administers and the City of Ionia's arrangement changed in 2010), but its page did not explicitly confirm whether the Village of Hubbardston is included -- unconfirmed, hedged 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 — Village of Hubbardston'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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