Colfax Township
Oceana County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Colfax Township is a jurisdiction in Oceana 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) 301-5685
- jonimgerard80@yahoo.com
- Department Site
- Oceana 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
Oceana County Building Department3986 N Oceana Dr.
Hart, MI 49420
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Colfax Township (Oceana Co.) does not have its own zoning ordinance; building permits are obtained from the Oceana County Building Department (oceana.mi.us), open M-F 8am-noon and 1-4pm. The phone/email listed here are for the township Clerk, Joni Gerard (per the township's own official site, colfaxtownshipoceana.org), who is the local point of contact — not the county building office directly. A zoning permit may also be required for work in this zoned township per county materials. Do not confuse with the four other unrelated 'Colfax Township' governments in Benzie, Huron, Mecosta, and Wexford counties.
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 — Colfax 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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