Union Township

Branch County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Union Township is a jurisdiction in Branch 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
517-279-4303
Email
inspections@branchcounty.gov
Department Site
Branch County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: branchcounty.gov (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

Branch County Building Department
23 E Pearl Street (Annex Building)
Coldwater, MI 49036

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

Additional Notes

DOMAIN COLLISION WARNING: uniontownshipmi.com is the official site of a completely different 'Union Township' — Union Charter Township in Isabella County, near Mount Pleasant, MI (with its own well-staffed Building Services department) — NOT this Union Township in Branch County. That site was deliberately NOT used as a source for this entry. No dedicated official website for Union Township, Branch County was found. Building permits are handled by the Branch County Building Department (confirmed via the county's official branchcounty.gov site), though explicit confirmation that Branch County covers all its townships including Union Township was not stated outright on that page. Union Township's own Clerk, Sharon Boley (203 Ellen St., Union City, MI 49094; 517-741-7066; uniontownshipclerk@yahoo.com), is listed on Branch County's official clerk-directory page as a general township contact, but is not confirmed as the building-permit contact point. This Union Township is also distinct from the separate 'Village of Union City' (also Branch County), which is being researched separately in the next group.

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 — Union 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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