Forest Home Township
Antrim County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Forest Home Township is a jurisdiction in Antrim 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
Forest Home Township Hall321 North Bridge Street (PO Box 317)
Bellaire, MI 49615
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits for Forest Home Township are retained/issued by the Antrim County Construction Code Department (open M-F 8am-4:30pm); the county department's own direct phone/address were not independently confirmed in this research -- hedge, so certHolder fields above use the confirmed township address instead. Forest Home Township is one of seven Antrim County townships with its own zoning ordinance, administered by Supervisor/Zoning Administrator Terry Smith, 231-533-8003 (fax 231-533-5067), 321 North Bridge Street, Bellaire, office hours Mon/Wed/Fri 9am-noon or by appointment. Do not confuse with 'Forest Township' -- this is a differently named township.
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 — Forest Home 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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