Matchwood Township
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Matchwood Township is a jurisdiction in Ontonagon 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.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Could not locate an official township website or an official source describing a building permit process for Matchwood Township. Officer contacts found via the Ontonagon County site (ontonagoncounty.org/township/matchwood-township/): Supervisor Neil A. Wagner (906-365-0057), Clerk Gerald J. Kitzman (906-235-9398), Treasurer Lorraine Warsop (906-250-1278), Assessor Melissa Prisbe (906-364-2910, melissaprisbe@gmail.com) — these are general township officers, not confirmed as the permit contact, so left out of structured fields as unconfirmed/hedged. Very small township (2020 population 90); likely relies on Ontonagon County or a contracted provider for building permits, but this could not be confirmed on any official source.
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 — Matchwood 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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