City of Owosso

Shiawassee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Owosso is a jurisdiction in Shiawassee 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) 725-0599
Email: building@ci.owosso.mi.us
Department Site: City of Owosso Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: ci.owosso.mi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online - City of Owosso (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of Owosso Building Department
301 W. Main Street
Owosso, MI 48867

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

Additional Notes

City's own site (ci.owosso.mi.us, a .mi.us domain) lists the Building Department address/phone and downloadable residential/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permit application PDFs; email building@ci.owosso.mi.us is used for online payment links per search-indexed content (direct live fetch of the city site failed due to a DNS resolution error at time of research, so this could not be re-verified live -- recommend a follow-up check). BS&A Online portal (uid=666) allows applying for permits, requesting inspections, and searching Building Department records online. Distinct, separate government from Owosso Charter Township (also Shiawassee County).

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 — City of Owosso'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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