Grass Lake Charter Township
Jackson County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Grass Lake Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Jackson 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
- 517-522-8464
- building@grasslaketownship.gov
- Department Site
- Building Department (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
373 Lakeside DrivePO Box 216
Grass Lake, MI 49240
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via grasslaketownship.gov (current official site; the township appears to have migrated from a legacy grasslakect.com domain, which still hosts some PDF forms). Building Dept contacts: Gail Harris (ext. 123) and Shirley Sherwood (ext. 122); Zoning Administrator Dan Campbell (ext. 130, dcampbell@grasslaketownship.gov); Building/Mechanical Inspector Joe Smith (517-812-6694); Electrical Inspector Mike Cox (517-262-3272); Plumbing Inspector Tom Trudeau (517-206-9005). Hours Mon-Thu 8am-4:30pm. The mailing address (373 Lakeside Drive, PO Box 216) was sourced from a permit-application PDF hosted on the legacy grasslakect.com domain rather than confirmed directly on the current grasslaketownship.gov pages fetched, so it is a hedge/lightly-unconfirmed detail worth double-checking. Distinct, separate government from the Village of Grass Lake (item #14).
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 — Grass Lake Charter 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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