Franklin Township
Clare County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Franklin Township is a jurisdiction in Clare 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Clare County Community Development225 West Main Street
Harrison, MI 48625
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is Franklin Township in CLARE County -- a distinct, unrelated government from the Franklin Townships in Houghton County and Lenawee County, and from the Village of Franklin in Oakland County, all separate entries in this batch; do not merge. Clare County's building/permit services are hosted on clareco-buildingdev.net, a .net domain rather than .gov/.us -- the county's main official site (clareco.net/departments/) links to this same domain as its 'Building Department / Community Development,' which supports treating it as the county's own official portal, but the .net TLD is noted as a light hedge per sourcing rules. Phone 989-539-2761 (inspection scheduling 989-539-2741); office hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm, closed noon-1pm daily. No dedicated email address was found. County permits cover building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work for Franklin Township; there is no county-wide zoning in Clare County referenced for this township specifically in the sources found.
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 — Franklin 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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