Village of Suttons Bay
Leelanau County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Suttons Bay is a jurisdiction in Leelanau 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
- 231.271.3051
- zoning@suttonsbayvillage.org
- Department Site
- Planning & Zoning (Zoning Administrator) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of Suttons Bay420 N Front Street / PO Box 395
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Village handles its own zoning/land-use permits directly (Zoning Administrator Steve Patmore, in-office Friday mornings only). Actual building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing construction permits for Leelanau County jurisdictions, including the Village, are issued through the county's Building Safety Department (8527 E. Government Center Dr., Suite 109, Suttons Bay, MI 49682; phone 231-256-9806; email buildingsafety@leelanau.gov) via BS&A Online — this county-level construction-permit role is confirmed generally for the county but not explicitly re-confirmed as applying to the Village by name, included as a reasonable hedge given standard Leelanau County practice.
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 Suttons Bay'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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