Village of Sanford
Midland County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Sanford is a jurisdiction in Midland 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
- 989-941-7450
- buildinspector@villageofsanford.com
- Department Site
- Building Inspector (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
Village of SanfordP.O. Box 30
Sanford, MI 48657
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building Inspector is Justin Finney (buildinspector@villageofsanford.com, 989-941-7450). The village also lists separate contracted trade inspectors on its own site: Electrical Inspector Tom Chritz (electricinspector@villageofsanford.com, 989-205-6261) and Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector Greg Younk (pminspector@villageofsanford.com, 989-687-7765 or 989-513-6109). Confirmed the village is NOT a member of the Township Code Authority of Midland County (which serves several other Midland County townships/villages) — Sanford runs its own inspector arrangement. No online permit portal found; applications are available via the village's Document Center.
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 — Village of Sanford'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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