Cannon Township
Kent County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Cannon Township is a jurisdiction in Kent 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
- (616) 884-2206
- elockhart@cannontwp.gov
- Department Site
- Planning, Zoning & Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Cannon Township6878 Belding Rd.
Rockford, MI 49341
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Township handles zoning/planning directly (contact: Edmund Lockhart, Zoning Administrator/Assistant Planner). Some permit submissions go to IMS (Imperial Municipal Services), 263 Northland Dr., Rockford, MI, per the township's own permit page -- likely a contracted inspection provider, but the exact scope of IMS's delegation vs. township-direct handling was not fully confirmed. BS&A Online portal link found via search result, not independently re-verified by direct fetch.
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 — Cannon 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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