Montague Township

Muskegon County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Montague Township is a jurisdiction in Muskegon 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: 231-894-4414
Email: droesler@montaguetownship.com
Department Site: White Lake Area Building Inspection Board (shared with City of Montague & Whitehall Township) (opens in a new tab)

Source: montaguetownship.com (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

Montague Township Hall
8915 Whitbeck Road
Montague, MI 49437

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

Additional Notes

Distinct government from the City of Montague, though both share the White Lake Area Building Inspection Board (Building Inspector Val Jensen II, 231-638-0529) per the city's official page and township-hosted permit application forms. Township's own site (montaguetownship.com) repeatedly returned an SSL certificate error on automated fetch, so direct confirmation from that domain was not possible in this pass, though its content was visible via search snippets and is treated as the official township site. Zoning Administrator Rachael Novak, 231-894-9088 ext. 33 (also covers Whitehall Township zoning). Township Clerk: Drew Roesler. Office hours limited (Tuesdays 10am-4pm).

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 — Montague 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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