Lincoln Township

Osceola County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Lincoln Township is a jurisdiction in Osceola 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

Phone
(231) 832-6117
Email
building@osceolacountymi.gov
Department Site
Osceola County Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: osceola-county.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (Osceola County) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Osceola County Building Department
22054 Professional Drive, Suite A
Reed City, MI 49677

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

Additional Notes

Lincoln Township's own site (lincoln-osceola.org) exists but currently has no populated content/menu, so contact details below come from Osceola County's official page about the township and the county Building Department page. Osceola County's Building Department issues building permits county-wide for zoned townships (zoning approval required from the local township first); this general county practice is confirmed, but the county's specific 'Zoned Township List' was not individually checked to verify Lincoln Township's status, so treat as a reasonably confident but not itemized confirmation. Township-level contact (for zoning approval / local matters), per Osceola County's site: Township Clerk Sherry Blackrick, 19700 11 Mile Road, LeRoy, MI 49655, (231) 388-4974, lincolntownshipclerk@gmail.com; Supervisor Mark Brock (231) 912-1918. This is the ninth of a large 'Lincoln Township' cluster in Michigan (eight other counties researched separately); this entry covers only Osceola County's Lincoln Township.

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 — Lincoln 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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