Wexford Township

Wexford County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Wexford Township is a jurisdiction in Wexford 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
231-779-9465
Department Site
Wexford County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: wexfordcounty.org (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

Wexford County Building Department
401 N. Lake Street
Cadillac, MI 49601

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

Additional Notes

Wexford Township's own official site (wexfordtsp.org) confirms building permits are handled by the Wexford County Building Department, since the county issues permits for all of Wexford County except Cedar Creek Township, City of Manton, and City of Cadillac. Zoning is handled locally via the Wexford Joint Zoning and Planning Commission (contact given as Robert Hall, 231-444-6159, wexfordjpc.org) but that domain was not independently verified as an official government site, so it is hedged/unconfirmed. A township clerk address/phone (7730 N 11 Rd, Mesick, MI 49668, 231-885-1139) appeared only via a third-party aggregator summary and could not be confirmed on the township's own site, so it is omitted from structured fields as an unconfirmed 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 — Wexford 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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