Breen Township
Dickinson County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Breen Township is a jurisdiction in Dickinson 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
Dickinson County Construction Code1200 Woodward Ave.
Kingsford, MI 49802
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Township's own official site (breentownship.com) confirms mailing address W2308 M69, Foster City, MI 49834, no dedicated office hours (by appointment only), and states 'Building permit and assessor information available' but does not name a specific building department -- Supervisor Travis Woodward (906-271-0108), Clerk Emme Massie (906-282-4707), Treasurer Katie Dixon (906-246-3322), email Breen.twp@gmail.com. Neighboring Breitung Charter Township (also in Dickinson County, #15 below) explicitly routes building permits to Dickinson County Construction Code (1200 Woodward Ave., Kingsford, MI 49802, 906-774-4885) after a township zoning permit -- flagging this as the probable path for Breen Township too, by analogy, but NOT independently confirmed for Breen on an official source. BS&A Online portal (uid=1104) confirmed as Breen Township's own, but only supports assessing/tax/sales search, not permits, per the portal's own listed services.
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 — Breen 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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