Bingham Township

Clinton County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Bingham Township is a jurisdiction in Clinton County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
989-224-5181
Email
buildingdept@clinton-county.org
Department Site
Clinton County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: clinton-county.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (Clinton County) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Clinton County Building Department
100 E. State Street, Suite 1300
St. Johns, MI 48879

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

Additional Notes

Bingham Township is a General Law Township in Clinton County; the county's Building Department (clinton-county.org) handles building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permitting for the county's general law townships. The county explicitly does NOT process permits for Watertown, DeWitt, and Bath Charter Townships, implying Bingham (a general law township) IS covered — this inference is reasonable but not a verbatim statement naming Bingham, so treat as a strong but not 100%-explicit confirmation. Zoning is administered separately via Clinton County Planning & Zoning.

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 — Bingham 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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