Richland Township

Montcalm County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Richland Township is a jurisdiction in Montcalm 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
989-268-5286
Email
richlandsupervisor@gmail.com
Department Site
Richland Township Zoning Administrator (Jody Penrod) (opens in a new tab)

Source: richland-township.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

Richland Township

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via official richland-township.com (page title 'Richland Township - Montcalm County'): Zoning Administrator is Supervisor Jody Penrod, 989-268-5286, richlandsupervisor@gmail.com (a personal gmail address published as the official township contact - hedge). Zoning permits cost $40 and are required before construction. A full street mailing address was not found on the pages retrieved (only limited office-hours info); left certHolderLine2/3 null pending confirmation. It is unconfirmed whether building-code (as opposed to zoning) permits are issued by the township directly or delegated to Montcalm County's Building Department (which is confirmed to serve Reynolds Township above) - not explicitly confirmed for this township, flagged as a hedge. This is a SEPARATE, unrelated government from the Richland Townships in Kalamazoo, Missaukee, Ogemaw, and Saginaw Counties - do not merge contact data.

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 — Richland 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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