Meade Township
Mason County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Meade Township is a jurisdiction in Mason 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) 757-9345
- csanders@masoncountymi.gov
- Department Site
- Mason County Building Department (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
Mason County Building Department5300 US 10
Ludington, MI 49431
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Mason County's own official site explicitly lists Meade Township among the townships covered by the county Building Department (along with Amber, Branch, Custer, Eden, Free Soil, Grant, Hamlin, Logan, Riverton, Sheridan, Sherman, Summit, Victory). Planning/zoning administration also runs through Mason County Planning & Zoning per the county zoning ordinance. Building Department Director: Cayla Sanders; Permits/Plan Review contact: Tammy Lowe (tlowe@masoncountymi.gov). This is DIFFERENT and UNRELATED to Meade Township in Huron County (entry above), and also distinct from Mason Township (Cass Co.), City of Mason (Ingham Co.), and other Mason County entities.
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 — Meade 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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