Butman Township
Gladwin County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Butman Township is a jurisdiction in Gladwin County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
- 989-426-4351
- Department Site
- Butman Township Office (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Butman Township5005 N. Hockaday Rd.
Gladwin, MI 48624
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Butman Township's own official site (butmantwp.com) lists only the general township office contact and does not name a dedicated building/permit department; its BS&A Online portal (uid=1167) offers only assessing, tax, and utility-billing search, not permitting. Gladwin County's Construction Codes Department (401 W. Cedar Ave, Gladwin, MI 48624; 989-426-5931; gladwincounty-mi.gov/departments/construction-codes) states it handles building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing/zoning 'within its corporate limits' but does not explicitly name Butman Township as covered — likely county-administered but unconfirmed on an official source, so flagged here as an unconfirmed lead rather than asserted as 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 — Butman 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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