Wells Township

Tuscola County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Wells Township is a jurisdiction in Tuscola 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: 989-262-4546
Email: tuscolapermits@safebuilt.com
Department Site: SAFEbuilt (Tuscola County building permits contractor) (opens in a new tab)

Source: safebuilt.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

CommunityCore permit portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

SAFEbuilt - Tuscola County
141 S. Almer St., Suite 1
Caro, MI 48723

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

Additional Notes

This is a distinct, unrelated Wells Township from the Delta County and Marquette County ones in this batch. Confirmed via Tuscola County's official site (tuscolacounty.org/building-codes/), which states the county contracts with SAFEbuilt for building department services for all townships except Tuscola Township and Arbela Township - Wells Township is not excluded, so it is served by SAFEbuilt. Wells Township's own hall: 2190 Frankford Rd., Caro, MI 48723, (989) 673-4481 (per wellstwp.org), for local zoning/administrative matters distinct from SAFEbuilt's building permit function. Inspection hotline: (800) 503-9513.

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 — Wells 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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