Bushnell Township
Montcalm County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Bushnell Township is a jurisdiction in Montcalm County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
- 989-831-7394
- Building@montcalm.us
- Department Site
- Montcalm County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Source: montcalm.us (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Montcalm County Building Department211 W Main Street, P.O. Box 368
Stanton, MI 48888
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Montcalm County's official site confirms its centralized Building Department serves all 20 townships in Montcalm County, explicitly including Bushnell Township (the county administers the state construction code in areas not separately served by a local township/city department). Bushnell Township is unzoned; a contact for land divisions specifically (Chuck Zelma, 517-320-4167) was found in secondary search results but is unconfirmed on an official source and not tied to building permits, so omitted from structured fields. Building Official is Michael Kalka, mkalka@montcalmcountymi.gov.
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 — Bushnell 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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