Fairfield Township

Lenawee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Fairfield Township is a jurisdiction in Lenawee 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: 517-436-6400
Department Site: Fairfield Township Permits & Building (opens in a new tab)

Source: fairfieldtwplenaweemi.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

Fairfield Township
1023 Pine St, PO Box 286
Jasper, MI 49248

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via official fairfieldtwplenaweemi.gov (.gov domain). Process: complete a Zoning Compliance Permit Application ($35 fee) at the Township Office; Building Inspector Kevin Arquette, 517-673-0004; Zoning Enforcement Officer Tom Ayers, 517-436-6400; Electrical - Bill Patteuw, 517-902-4205; Plumbing/Mechanical - Don Olszewski, 419-466-7238. An email address is listed on the official page but was rendered as an obfuscated placeholder during retrieval and could not be confirmed as plain text, so left null rather than guessed. No online permit portal found. NOTE: do not confuse with the unrelated Fairfield Township in Shiawassee County (separate entry) or with a same-named Fairfield Township in Ohio (fairfieldtwp.org, a confirmed domain collision encountered during this research).

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 — Fairfield 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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