Elmer Township

Sanilac County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Elmer Township is a jurisdiction in Sanilac 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: (810) 648-4664
Department Site: Sanilac County Construction and Land Use Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: sanilaccounty.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Sanilac County Permit Payment (GovPayNow) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Sanilac County Construction & Land Use Dept
60 West Sanilac, Room 210
Sandusky, MI 48471

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

Additional Notes

Elmer Township does not appear to have its own building department. Per Sanilac County's official site (sanilaccounty.gov), building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing/soil-erosion permits for county townships are issued through the Sanilac County Construction & Land Use Department. Township (non-permit) contacts per sanilaccounty.gov/government/townships/elmer.php: Supervisor Leonard Brown, 2951 W. Cooper Rd, Sandusky, MI 48471, (810) 537-1515; Clerk Heather Baumeister, 1045 W. Miller Rd, Sandusky, MI 48471, (810) 434-7451. This Elmer Township (Sanilac County) is a different, unrelated government from the Elmer Township in Oscoda County.

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 — Elmer 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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