Clay Township
St. Clair County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Clay Township is a jurisdiction in St. Clair 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
- 810-794-9303
- osolomon@claytwpmi.gov
- Department Site
- Clay Township Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Clay Township Building Department4710 Pointe Tremble
Clay, MI 48001
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on claytwpmi.gov. A second staff email, lwolfe@claytwpmi.gov, is also listed. Office hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, closed noon-1pm. Note: an older/legacy site claytownship.org (Revize-hosted) also appears in search results and lists a different phone (810-794-9320) and different staff emails -- claytwpmi.gov appears to be the current official site and is used as the source of truth here; the discrepancy is flagged in case claytownship.org is now stale.
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 — Clay 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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