City of Menominee
Menominee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Menominee is a jurisdiction in Menominee 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
- 906-863-3029
- Department Site
- City of Menominee 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
City of Menominee Building Department2511 10th Street
Menominee, MI 49858
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on the city's own official site (menominee.us), which hosts a dedicated Building Department page and a Building and Zoning Permits & Forms page. Fax 906-863-3266. Hours Mon-Thu 8am-4:30pm, Fri 8am-4pm. A staff directory listing named Todd Rye under the Building Department was found but could not be fetched directly to confirm title/email in this pass. This is a DIFFERENT, SEPARATE government from Menominee Township (entry below) and from the Menominee County Building Codes Department, which is a separate county-level office at a different address (839 10th Avenue).
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 — City of Menominee'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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