Village of Fowler
Clinton County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Fowler is a jurisdiction in Clinton 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
- 989-593-2080
- buildingdept@clinton-county.org
- Department Site
- Clinton County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Clinton County Building Department100 E State Street, Suite 1300
St. Johns, MI 48879
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via search-result summary of Clinton County's own official site (clinton-county.org) that the county Building Department's jurisdiction explicitly includes the Village of Fowler (listed among villages served alongside Elsie, Eagle, Maple Rapids, Hubbardston, Ovid, Westphalia) -- this listing was surfaced via a search snippet rather than independently re-verified by direct page fetch in this session, so treat as a light hedge. Village of Fowler's own office: 225 North Main Street, Box 197, Fowler, MI 48835; phone 989-593-2080; fax 989-593-3703 (per fowlermi.com) -- no dedicated building/permit page or email found on the village's own site. County Building Dept email: buildingdept@clinton-county.org; BS&A Online portal handles limited permit types (roofing, siding, windows/doors, plumbing, mechanical, electrical) per the county site.
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 — Village of Fowler'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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