Cleveland Township
Leelanau County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Cleveland Township is a jurisdiction in Leelanau 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Cleveland Township1891 E Mountainview Rd.
Cedar, MI 49621
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on the official Leelanau County site (leelanau.gov), which hosts Cleveland Township's page: Zoning Administrator is Scott Sheehan, 231-715-1103, Zoningct@gmail.com (a Gmail address used officially by the township official, as published on the county's own .gov page). The page covers the township's own Land Use Permit; Leelanau County also maintains a separate Building Safety Department (see leelanau.gov/departments/building_safety/) that likely issues the actual construction building permit countywide, but this was not explicitly confirmed as applying to Cleveland Township on the fetched page, so it is noted as a hedge rather than a confirmed fact.
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 — Cleveland 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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