Village of Freeport
Barry County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Freeport is a jurisdiction in Barry 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
- 616-765-3808
- freeportclerk@gmail.com
- Department Site
- Village of Freeport Planning & Zoning (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 FreeportPO Box 10
Freeport, MI 49325
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Official village site (freeportmichigan.org) confirms a Zoning Permit application and lists Village Clerk/Treasurer contact emails (gmail addresses, not a .gov domain, but these are what the village's own official site publishes). Village office hours are limited (1st & 3rd Thursdays, 2nd & 4th Mondays, 3-6pm). A separate lead (Barry County site, third-party context) suggests building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits for the area may be handled by Professional Code Inspection (PCI), 269-948-4088, but this was not independently confirmed on an official Freeport or Barry County page during this research - hedge, unconfirmed for this village specifically.
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 Freeport'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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