Colon Township
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Colon Township is a jurisdiction in St. Joseph 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
- (269) 432-3371
- clerk@colontwp.org
- Department Site
- Colon Township (permits administered by SAFEbuilt) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Colon TownshipPO Box 608
Colon, MI 49040
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Per the township's own official site (colontownship.org), building/zoning forms and permits are directed to the SAFEbuilt website; a specific SAFEbuilt office location/phone dedicated to St. Joseph County/Colon Township was not confirmed on an official source (SAFEbuilt has a regional office structure). Township contacts: Clerk Natalie Wyant (clerk@colontwp.org) and Supervisor Sandi Jackson (supervisor@colontwp.org), fax (269) 432-2926, office hours Mon-Thu 9am-3pm. This is a SEPARATE, DIFFERENT government from the Village of Colon (also St. Joseph County) — do not merge their contact info.
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 — Colon 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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