Village of Onekama

Manistee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Onekama is a jurisdiction in Manistee 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
231-398-3587
Email
jlynch@manisteecountymi.gov
Department Site
Manistee County Planning Department (Zoning Administrator, contracted for the Village) (opens in a new tab)

Source: manisteecountymi.gov (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

Manistee County Planning Dept.
395 3rd Street
Manistee, MI 49660

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

Additional Notes

Manistee County's official permits page (manisteecountymi.gov, a .gov domain) states the county administers zoning ordinances for the Village of Onekama via service contract, with Zoning Administrator Jodie Lynch. Village Clerk (general village business, not necessarily permits): Ruth Hudson, 231-889-3171; an email clerk@villageofonekama.org was found, but the domain villageofonekama.org currently resolves to an unrelated business's site (certificate mismatch pointing to 'exceptionalhealing.com'), so that email/domain is NOT used as a verified source here and should be treated as stale/unconfirmed. This Village of Onekama is a distinct, separate government from Onekama Township, though both are in Manistee County and share the same zoning-administration contact.

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 Onekama'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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