Benona Township
Oceana County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Benona Township is a jurisdiction in Oceana 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
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Benona Township Hall7169 West Baker Road
Shelby, MI 49455
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Per Oceana County's own 'So You Want To Build Or Remodel' guide (oceana.mi.us), the township issues a Zoning Permit while Electrical/Plumbing/Mechanical (and building) permits come from the Oceana County Building Inspection Department; exact county building dept phone/email were not separately confirmed on an official page in this pass. Township contact person listed as 'Bill Airy' in third-party-sourced search snippets (unconfirmed, hedge only) — not included as a named contact.
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 — Benona 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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