Cleon Township
Manistee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Cleon Township is a jurisdiction in Manistee 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Cleon Township Hall16632 Imhoff Dr
Copemish, MI 49625
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on cleontownship.com. Zoning Administrator is Barb Stanton (231-357-1423, cleontownship@acegroup.cc); the township hall's general line is 231-378-2616, fax 231-378-2262. Per the township's own site, Manistee County has no county building department, and building permits for Cleon Township instead go through the State of Michigan (a 'State Building Department' number of 517-855-8352 was listed) -- this is an unusual arrangement worth double-checking, since most Michigan counties or townships handle this locally; flagged here as a hedge rather than fully verified against a state LARA 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 — Cleon 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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