Middle Branch Township

Osceola County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Middle Branch Township is a jurisdiction in Osceola 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) 832-6117
Email
building@osceolacountymi.gov
Department Site
Osceola County Building Department (serves Middle Branch Township) (opens in a new tab)

Source: osceola-county.org (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

Osceola County Building Department
22054 Professional Drive, Suite A
Reed City, MI 49677

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Middle Branch Township (Township Hall reportedly at 2963 15 Mile Road, Marion, MI 49665, per a third-party source — unconfirmed on an official township-specific contact page) is listed under Osceola County's township directory and uses the county Building Department for permits. County references an online permit system (contractor accounts via AccessMyGov, per one county page) but a second, differently-branded 'Osceola.org' online permit center also appeared in search results; that domain is associated elsewhere with Osceola County, FLORIDA, so no online-portal URL is included here to avoid citing a possibly wrong-state link — hedge.

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 — Middle Branch 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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