City of Cadillac
Wexford County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Cadillac is a jurisdiction in Wexford County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Cadillac Community Development Department200 N. Lake Street
Cadillac, MI 49601
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
City issues its own building/mechanical/plumbing/electrical/SESC permits, separate from the Wexford County Building Department, but has retained Associated Government Services (AGS) as the plan-review/inspection contractor; the Community Development Department (staff Abigail Pluger, apluger@cadillac-mi.net; Danielle Timmer, dtimmer@cadillac-mi.net) is the liaison. Only trade permits are currently accepted via the BS&A Online portal (uid=591); building permit applications are submitted in person or by mail.
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 — City of Cadillac'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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