Superior Township

Chippewa County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Superior Township is a jurisdiction in Chippewa 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
906-248-5213
Department Site
Superior Township Zoning/Building (opens in a new tab)

Source: superiortownship.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

Superior Township
7049 S M221
Brimley, MI 49715

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

Additional Notes

IMPORTANT DOMAIN NOTE: This township's official site is superiortownship.com (.com) — do not confuse with superiortownship.org / superior-twp.org, which is the unrelated Superior Charter Township in Washtenaw County. Zoning Administrator is Lori Busha, email lbusha@superiortownship.com, with a listed direct/cell number of 734-748-3854 (an unusual area code for the Upper Peninsula, but confirmed present on the official township zoning page — included as a hedge in case it is a personal cell). It is unclear from available sources whether the township or Chippewa County (319 Court Street, Sault Ste. Marie, phone 906-635-6362) issues actual building/construction permits versus zoning permits; Chippewa County's building department page did not explicitly list Superior Township among jurisdictions served. permitDeptUrl/label reflect the township's own zoning page pending further confirmation of construction-permit authority.

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 — Superior 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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