Kinross Charter Township
Chippewa County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Kinross Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Chippewa 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
- 906-635-6362
- Department Site
- Chippewa County Building Department (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
Chippewa County Building Department319 Court Street
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Kinross Charter Township's own official site (kinrosstownship-mi.gov) links out to a 'Chippewa County Building Department' document, and township-level pages describe zoning permits as handled by the township's own Zoning/Planning function while building permits are issued by Chippewa County; Building Inspector is Michael Ryckeghem (cell 906-379-7426) per the county's own site. However, the county's building-department page does not explicitly enumerate Kinross as a served township, so this delegation, while well-supported, is not 100% confirmed word-for-word on an official source. Township general contact: 4884 W. Curtis Street, Kincheloe, MI 49788, phone (906) 495-5381 / (906) 495-2913, email Clerk@kinross.net (for general township business, not necessarily building-specific).
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 — Kinross Charter 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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