West Branch Township
Ogemaw County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
West Branch Township is a jurisdiction in Ogemaw 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
- 989-345-3370
- Department Site
- Ogemaw County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Source: ocmi.us (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Ogemaw County Building Department205 S. 8th St.
West Branch, MI 48661
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No official West Branch Township website was located. Ogemaw County townships generally rely on the county for building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permitting (Ogemaw County Building Department, ocmi.us, a .us official county domain), but the county page does not explicitly name West Branch Township as served, so this is a plausible but unconfirmed lead rather than a directly-confirmed fact. Third-party sources (unconfirmed, not officially verified) list the Supervisor as Jim Morris and Clerk as Jeremy Hickmott.
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 — West Branch 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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