Marquette Charter Township
Marquette County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Marquette Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Marquette 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
- 906-228-6220
- Department Site
- Marquette Charter Township Licenses & Permits (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Charter Township of Marquette1000 Commerce Drive
Marquette, MI 49855
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via the township's own official site, marquettetownship.org (also mirrored at marquettetownship.org home/planning-and-zoning pages). Phone 906-228-6220 Ext. 105 for the building permit office per the township's zoning compliance application PDF; general Public Works line is Ext. 106. The township issues its own Zoning Compliance Permit, but per the township's own zoning-compliance guidance, plumbing/electrical/other construction permits are obtained separately through Marquette County Building Codes -- so the county's BS&A portal (uid=402) is included here as a hedge/likely-applicable database rather than a confirmed township-specific system. No dedicated email found. This is a distinct government from the City of Marquette and from Marquette Township, Mackinac 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 — Marquette Charter 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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