Bloomer Township

Montcalm County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Bloomer Township is a jurisdiction in Montcalm 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
989-506-0264
Department Site
Montcalm County Building Department (zoning permits issued locally by Bloomer Township Zoning Administrator) (opens in a new tab)

Source: montcalm.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

Montcalm County Building Department
211 W Main Street / PO Box 368
Stanton, MI 48888

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

Additional Notes

Bloomer Township's own official site (bloomertownship.org) confirms a Zoning Permit is required before construction and lists Zoning Administrator Tony Brown (989-506-0264) as the local contact, but does not itself state who issues building (construction code) permits. Montcalm County's official site (montcalm.us) states the County Building Department (989-831-7394, Building@montcalm.us) administers the state construction code in areas of Montcalm County 'not served by local township or city enforcement,' and third-party sources describe the county department as serving all 20 Montcalm townships centrally; this county-level building permit role for Bloomer Township is treated here as a reasonably confident but not explicitly-confirmed-for-Bloomer-by-name delegation, so phone is given as the local zoning contact and the county building dept is listed as likely permit-issuing authority — verify directly before publishing as certain. Township Clerk: Tara Chapko, bloomerclerk@gmail.com, 989-584-3637 (per bloomertownship.org), not a building-permit contact.

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 — Bloomer 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.

More in Montcalm County

See Montcalm County property and court records →

Other building permit jurisdictions in Montcalm County:

See something out of date? Submit a correction →