Marquette Township
Mackinac County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Marquette Township is a jurisdiction in Mackinac 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
- 906-430-4144
- Department Site
- Marquette Township Buildings & Permits (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
Marquette Township Hall7177 E James St.
Pickford, MI 49774
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via the township's own official site, marquettetwp.org, which explicitly states it serves Mackinac County. Note the domain is marquettetwp.org (not marquettetownship.org, which belongs to the unrelated Marquette Charter Township in Marquette County). General officer phone numbers: Supervisor 906-430-4144, Clerk 906-440-5445, Treasurer 906-440-6577. The Buildings & Permits page exists but its content (specific staff, phone, email, fees) was not fully retrievable; no dedicated building-permit phone/email or online portal was confirmed beyond the general township contacts. Zip code 49774 (Pickford) is inferred from the town name, not independently confirmed on the source page -- hedge.
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 — Marquette 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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