Pointe Aux Barques Township

Huron County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Pointe Aux Barques Township is a jurisdiction in Huron 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

Department Site: Huron County Building & Zoning Department (likely, unconfirmed for this specific township) (opens in a new tab)

Source: co.huron.mi.us (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

Huron County Building & Zoning Department
250 East Huron Avenue, Room 102
Bad Axe, MI 48413

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

Additional Notes

Pointe Aux Barques Township is Michigan's least-populated municipality (permanent population ~15) and no dedicated township building department could be confirmed on an official source. Huron County Building & Zoning Department (989-269-9269, fax 989-269-3362) administers construction codes for unincorporated areas and most townships countywide per general knowledge, but this specific delegation to Pointe Aux Barques Township was NOT explicitly confirmed on an official government page — treat as an unconfirmed hedge/lead. A BS&A Online placeholder page exists for the township (bsaonline.com/?uid=1257) but states it does not subscribe to any BS&A services. Some non-government search results listed a township clerk address in Grosse Pointe, MI, which appears to be an error/confusion with an unrelated place also named 'Pointe aux Barques' (a lakefront resort community); that data was NOT used here and should not be trusted without official verification. Do not confuse with the Pointe aux Barques Light or the private Pointe aux Barques cottage community.

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 — Pointe Aux Barques 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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