Mentor Township
Oscoda County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Mentor Township is a jurisdiction in Oscoda 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
- 989-826-1164
- twhiting@oscodacountymi.com
- Department Site
- Oscoda County Building Department (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
Oscoda County Building DepartmentP.O. Box 399
Mio, MI 48647
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on the county's own official site (oscodacountymi.com): the Building Department page explicitly lists Mentor Township under both its Township Supervisors section (Scott Lawrence, 989-826-5414) and its Zoning Officials section (Penny Ireland, 989-826-5414), confirming the county issues building permits while zoning permits are obtained at the township. Building Inspector named as Tim Whiting. Mailing address for the certificate-holder line is the county's general P.O. Box (exact street address not confirmed on the page reviewed). Township Hall itself: corner of E. 10th and Cass, Mio, mailing address PO Box 730, Mio, MI 48647, phone (989) 826-5414; Supervisor Gary Wyckoff, Clerk Thomas Galbraith. This is a DIFFERENT, UNRELATED government from Mentor Township in Cheboygan County (entry above), which happens to share the same name.
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 — Mentor 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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