Village of Hersey
Osceola County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Hersey is a jurisdiction in Osceola 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
Village of HerseyPO Box 82
Hersey, MI 49639-0082
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No standalone official village website found; address and president contact email confirmed via Osceola County's own official directory site (osceola-county.org), which lists village/township contacts. Village President is Karen Huisman. Osceola County has no countywide zoning, and third-party summaries suggest the Village of Hersey has not adopted its own zoning ordinance (unconfirmed on an official source) — building permits likely route through the Osceola County Building Department (22054 Professional Dr Suite A, Reed City, MI 49677, 231-832-6117, building@osceolacountymi.gov) as with the surrounding townships, but this specific delegation for the Village is not explicitly confirmed. No official phone number found for the Village office itself.
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 Hersey'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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