Village of Minden City

Sanilac County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Minden City is a jurisdiction in Sanilac 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) 648-4664
Department Site: Sanilac County Department of Construction and Land Use (likely delegated building permits provider; not independently confirmed for the Village specifically) (opens in a new tab)

Source: sanilaccounty.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Open Permit Database (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Sanilac County Department of Construction and Land Use
60 W. Sanilac Avenue, Room 210
Sandusky, MI 48471

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

Additional Notes

No dedicated Village of Minden City government website was found; the Sanilac County site (sanilaccounty.gov/villages/minden_city.php) lists the Village Office/Fire Hall at 1585 First Street, Minden City, MI 48456, phone (989) 864-3000, with officials President Ron Kaufman, Clerk Mary Self (989-864-3272), and Treasurer Debra Lautner (989-864-3219) -- these are general village government contacts, not a confirmed building-permit contact, so left out of the structured phone/email fields in favor of the (unconfirmed-for-this-village) county construction department. Whether the Village of Minden City's building permits specifically run through Sanilac County (as appears to be the case for the separate, adjoining Minden Township) is a reasonable inference for a village this small, but was NOT explicitly confirmed on an official source for the Village itself -- flagged as a hedge. This is a distinct, separate government from Minden Township despite the shared name/area.

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 — Village of Minden City'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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