Portage Township
Mackinac County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Portage Township is a jurisdiction in Mackinac 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) 586-9522
- portageclerk@att.net
- Department Site
- Portage Township (Building/Zoning Permits) (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
Portage TownshipW17361 Davis St, PO Box 70
Curtis, MI 49820
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The township's own site (portagetwp.org) returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches, so these details come from search-engine snippets of that official domain rather than a direct read - flagged per hedging policy. The email listed is the township clerk's address (portageclerk@att.net), not confirmed as permit-department-specific. The Forms & Documents page reportedly references the Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes in connection with building permits, suggesting the township may rely on the state BCC program rather than its own certified building official; unconfirmed. Main phone/fax and hall address are consistent across multiple snippets of the official site. Not to be confused with Portage Charter Township (Houghton County) or the City of Portage (Kalamazoo County).
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 — Portage 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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