Flowerfield Township
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Flowerfield Township is a jurisdiction in St. Joseph 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
- 269-646-9121
- Department Site
- Visit website (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Flowerfield Township Hall12020 M-216 Hwy
Marcellus, MI 49067
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
UNCONFIRMED/hedged: the official site (flowerfieldtwp.net) has a page titled 'Applications--Permits' at the URL listed, but its content did not render on multiple fetch attempts (JS-driven site), so specific department contact details could not be verified there. Phone number above is the Township Clerk's line (Teresa Ives) per a search-result snippet of the official contact page, fax 269-467-5596; office is by appointment only. The BS&A Online portal found (uid=1816) covers assessing/property records rather than a confirmed permit-application workflow. Recommend contacting the township directly to confirm building permit procedures.
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 — Flowerfield 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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