Moorland Township

Muskegon County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Moorland Township is a jurisdiction in Muskegon 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) 853-2015
Department Site: Michigan Township Services Muskegon (delegated building/permit provider for Moorland Township) (opens in a new tab)

Source: michigantownshipservicesmuskegon.com (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

Moorland Township Hall
12416 Apple Avenue
Ravenna, MI 49451

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed on Moorland Township's own official site (moorlandtwp.com/building-zoning/ and /forms-permits/) that building, electrical, mechanical & plumbing permits are handled via Michigan Township Services Muskegon, 384 N. Third St. Suite E, Fruitport, MI 49415, phone (231) 865-3310, fax (231) 865-6191. Zoning Enforcer is Jeff Ream, (231) 777-2078; Zoning Administrator is Dan Nutt. Township office email exists on the official page but rendered as an obfuscated placeholder during fetch and could not be confirmed as literal text, so left null rather than guessed.

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 — Moorland 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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