Leighton Township

Allegan County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Leighton Township is a jurisdiction in Allegan 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: 616-877-2000
Department Site: Professional Code Inspections of Michigan (PCI) - Dorr Office (contracted Zoning and Building Administrator) (opens in a new tab)

Source: pcimi.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

Professional Code Inspections of Michigan (Dorr Office)
1575 142nd Street
Dorr, MI 49323

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

Additional Notes

Leighton Township delegates building/zoning administration to Professional Code Inspections of Michigan (PCI), confirmed via both leightontownship.org/permits-forms/ (township's own site naming PCI as its Zoning and Building Administrator) and pcimi.com/dorr/ (PCI's own site listing Leighton Township-Allegan County as a served municipality). PCI Dorr office email is questions@pcimi.com (found on PCI's site, not verified as Leighton-specific). Township's own office contact: (616) 891-8238, deputyclerk@leightontownship.org, 4451 12th Street Suite A, Wayland, MI 49348 (general township office, not the permit office).

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 — Leighton 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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