Sherwood Township

Branch County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Sherwood Township is a jurisdiction in Branch 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: (269) 729-9244
Department Site: SAFEbuilt (Athens, MI office) – Sherwood Township Building, Permits & Code (opens in a new tab)

Source: sherwoodtwpmi.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

SAFEbuilt – Athens Office
107 S. Capital Avenue, PO Box 190
Athens, MI 49011

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via Sherwood Township's own official site (sherwoodtwpmi.gov/building-permits-and-code/), which explicitly lists SAFEbuilt's Athens office as the delegated building/permitting provider -- a documented delegation. Township-side named contacts (routed through the same (269) 729-9244 / (269) 223-0545 lines): Building Dept & Services Mgr Sharon Craun (269) 223-0545; Zoning Admin & Rental Inspector Joe Kline (269) 729-9244; Mechanical Inspector Walt Devisser Jr; Plumbing Inspector Charles Girolami; Code Enforcement Vaughn Reed. Township Hall (administrative, not permits): 548 N Main St / P.O. Box 8, Sherwood, MI 49089; phone (517) 741-7281; email hsmithstc@gmail.com. Burn permits: Branch County Fire Dept, (517) 278-3091. Sewer/well permits: Health Dept of Branch County, (517) 279-9561 ext 106. Distinct, separate government from the adjacent Village of Sherwood (item above).

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 — Sherwood 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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