Garfield Township
Bay County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Garfield Township is a jurisdiction in Bay 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
Garfield Township1138 W. Erickson Road
Linwood, MI 48634
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Zoning Administrator Tom Gradowski can be reached at 989-879-2552 ext. 225 / zoninggarfieldbay@outlook.com per the township's own official site. UNCONFIRMED LEAD: a third-party contractor, Area Code Enforcement / A.C.E. Building Inspections (areacodeenforcement.com, phone 989-313-2168, email areacode1980@hotmail.com, address 4742 N M-13, Pinconning, MI 48650), advertises building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing inspection coverage for 'Fraser, Garfield and Gibson Townships' in Bay County -- this could not be confirmed on the township's own official site and should be verified directly before publishing as the building-permit contact. This is one of six unrelated 'Garfield'-named townships in this batch; do not confuse with the other five.
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 — Garfield 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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