Village of Shoreham

Berrien County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Shoreham is a jurisdiction in Berrien 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.

Contact

Phone
269-429-7703
Email
tgano@sjct.org
Department Site
St. Joseph Charter Township Building Dept. (Troy Gano, Building Official & Enforcement Officer for the Village of Shoreham) (opens in a new tab)

Source: shorehamvillagemi.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the Village of Shoreham's own official site (shorehamvillagemi.org), which explicitly states: 'Troy Gano is employed by Saint Joseph Charter Township with an agreement with the Village of Shoreham that he will also act as the Building Official and Enforcement Officer for the Village' -- a clearly documented intergovernmental delegation, referencing sjct.org/departments/building-dept for more information. A specific mailing address for the St. Joseph Charter Township Building Dept. could not be confirmed (the sjct.org page could not be reached to verify -- certificate/connection error), so certHolder lines are left null rather than guessed. Village Hall (administrative, not permits): 2120 Brown School Road, Saint Joseph, MI 49085; phone 269-932-8956; fax 269-932-8985; open by appointment only; Village President Bob Clarke; Clerk Stephanie Clarke.

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 — Village of Shoreham'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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