Village of Wolverine Lake

Oakland County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Wolverine Lake is a jurisdiction in Oakland 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: 248-624-1710
Email: pknutson@wolverinelake.com
Department Site: Village of Wolverine Lake Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: wolverinelake.com (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

Village of Wolverine Lake Building Department
425 Glengary Road
Wolverine Lake, MI 48390

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

Additional Notes

This is the Village of Wolverine LAKE in Oakland County — a DIFFERENT, unrelated jurisdiction from the Village of Wolverine in Cheboygan County also in this batch; do not confuse the two despite the similar name. The village runs its own building department directly (part-time inspectors, 24-hour notice required for inspections); electronic plan submissions go to pknutson@wolverinelake.com and tabitha@wolverinelake.com. No online permit portal was found; applications are submitted as physical/electronic plan sets to the village office. Fax: 248-624-3536.

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 — Village of Wolverine Lake'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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