Lyon Township
Roscommon County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Lyon Township is a jurisdiction in Roscommon 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
- 989-821-9694 ext. 206
- clerk@lyontwp-higginsmi.gov
- Department Site
- Lyon Township Building Department (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
Lyon TownshipPO Box 48
Higgins Lake, MI 48627
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building Inspector: Robert Amor (inspection hotline (989) 387-5052; available at Township Hall Tue & Thu 10am-noon, otherwise reachable weekdays by phone/text). A separate Mechanical Permit form lists Larry Dantzer as inspector. Office fax: 989-821-5118. A second, personal-looking email address decoded from a Cloudflare-obfuscated mailto on the township's Building Department page appeared as 'accucode@pm.me' - included here only as a hedge, since it looks like it may belong to the inspector or a private code-inspection contractor rather than the general township office, so it was not used as the primary listed email.
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 — Lyon 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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