Village of Three Oaks

Berrien County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Three Oaks is a jurisdiction in Berrien 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: 269-756-9221
Department Site: Village of Three Oaks Building/Zoning (Ed Carpenter, Building & Zoning Inspector) (opens in a new tab)

Source: threeoaksvillage.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

iWorQ Portal (short-term rental permits) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of Three Oaks
21 North Elm Street
Three Oaks, MI 49128

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

Additional Notes

Official village site lists Building/Zoning Inspector Ed Carpenter (269-363-1869) plus separate Electrical (Chauncey Hackenberg, 269-998-3875) and Mechanical (John Dobberteen, 269-625-7648) inspectors, with plumbing permits noted as handled by the State of Michigan. The iWorQ portal found on the site appears scoped to short-term rental permits specifically, not general building permits -- flagged as an alternate/partial database rather than the primary one, since no general online building-permit application/search system was confirmed. Notably the same Building/Zoning Inspector (Ed Carpenter) also serves neighboring Three Oaks Township.

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 Three Oaks'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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