Blaine Township
Benzie County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Blaine Township is a jurisdiction in Benzie 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
- 231-882-9673
- building@benzieco.gov
- Department Site
- Benzie County Building Department (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
Benzie County Building Department448 Court Place, Suite 149
Beulah, MI 49617
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No dedicated official Blaine Township website was found. The Benzie County Building Department's official page confirms jurisdiction over 'Benzie County' broadly (plus Springdale Township in Manistee County) but does not explicitly name Blaine Township; since Blaine Township is an unincorporated township within Benzie County, county-level building permitting likely applies by default, but this is not verbatim-confirmed. Third-party directory leads (unconfirmed) list a Blaine Township office at 4760 Herring Grove Road, Arcadia, MI 49613 (mailing: 6352 Putney Road, Arcadia, MI 49613) and a Zoning Administrator Dan Rineer at 231.352.4977 — flagged here as hedged, unverified-on-an-official-source leads rather than confirmed facts.
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 — Blaine 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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