City of Frankenmuth

Saginaw County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Frankenmuth 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) 652-9901
Email: cityhall@frankenmuthcity.gov
Department Site: Frankenmuth Construction Codes Group / City of Frankenmuth Building Codes Authority (opens in a new tab)

Source: constructioncodesgroup.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

City of Frankenmuth
240 W. Genesee Street
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

City Hall's official site (frankenmuthcity.com) lists its own contact email in the page footer as cityhall@frankenmuthcity.gov, while a separate search result reported a buildingcode@frankenmuthcity.com address for the building department -- these two domains (frankenmuthcity.gov vs. .com) were both encountered across sources and could not be fully reconciled in this session; both are plausibly legitimate (city sites sometimes use both a .gov and .com), so this is flagged as a hedge rather than picking one as definitively correct. Building/construction permits are administered by the Construction Code Group (constructioncodesgroup.com), a shared authority formed by the City of Frankenmuth together with Frankenmuth Township, Blumfield Township, and Tuscola Township; Building Inspector/Plan Reviewer Mike Setzer and Permit Clerk Sharon Zoellner are reachable at (989) 652-3430. This is a SEPARATE, DISTINCT government from Frankenmuth Township (also Saginaw County, see other entry in this batch) even though they share the Construction Code Group authority.

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 — City of Frankenmuth'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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