Village of Forestville

Sanilac County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Forestville is a jurisdiction in Sanilac 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
989-864-3447
Email
forestville@airadv.net
Department Site
Village Office (local Land Use Permit approval); Building Permit itself issued by Sanilac County Department of Construction (opens in a new tab)

Source: forestvillemichigan.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

Village of Forestville
5605 Cedar Street (PO Box 36)
Forestville, MI 48434

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

Additional Notes

Building Permits must be obtained from the Sanilac County Department of Construction, 60 W. Sanilac, Sandusky, MI, 810-648-4664, after a local Land Use Permit is approved by the Village (two sets of plans required). Village office hours: Mon-Tue & Thu 9am-4pm, Fri 9am-noon (closed Wed/Sat/Sun). Per Wikipedia (background context, not a sourced fact), Forestville is the least-populous village in Michigan -- no indication of dissolution or merger was found.

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 Forestville'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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