Brandon Charter Township

Oakland County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Brandon Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Oakland 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: 248-627-2851
Department Site: Brandon Charter Township Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: brandontownship.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online - Brandon Charter Township (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Brandon Charter Township
395 Mill Street, P.O. Box 929
Ortonville, MI 48462

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the township's own official site (brandontownship.us): building permit applications, record search, fee payment, and inspection scheduling are all available through BS&A Online (uid=1629), confirmed as Brandon Charter Township's own portal on bsaonline.com. A separately cited phone number of 248.627.4916 (for a BS&A 'Web Pin#') appeared in search-result summaries alongside the township's listed building-department line 248-627-2851 -- both may be in active use (one may be a direct line to the building department vs. general township hall); listing the number found directly on the official building-info page.

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 — Brandon 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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