Frankenmuth Township

Saginaw County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Frankenmuth Township is a jurisdiction in Saginaw 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) 652-6741
Department Site
Frankenmuth Township Building & Zoning / Construction Codes Group (opens in a new tab)

Source: frankenmuthtwp.com (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

Frankenmuth Township
240 W. Genesee Street, 2nd Floor
Frankenmuth, MI 48734

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

Additional Notes

Frankenmuth Township (a SEPARATE, DISTINCT government from the City of Frankenmuth despite the shared address and overlapping name -- see other entry in this batch) maintains its own official site, frankenmuthtwp.com. Zoning Administrator Gretchen Nielsen, (989) 573-0196; Code Enforcement Officer Adam Daugharty, (989) 529-0926; main township line (989) 652-6741, by-appointment hours. The township's own building-zoning page lists building officials/inspectors (including Michael W. Setzer, the same inspector used by the City of Frankenmuth's Construction Code Group) but does not explicitly name 'Construction Code Group' on that page -- the shared-authority arrangement with the City of Frankenmuth, Blumfield Township, and Tuscola Township is inferred from overlapping personnel and separately confirmed via City of Frankenmuth sourcing, so treat the Construction Code Group affiliation for the Township specifically as a reasonable hedge rather than a page-level confirmation. No email address was found on the township's own site.

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 — Frankenmuth 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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