City of Davison

Genesee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Davison is a jurisdiction in Genesee 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
(810) 653-2191
Email
bholm@cityofdavisonmi.gov
Department Site
City of Davison Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofdavisonmi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

200 E. Flint Street #2
Davison, MI 48423

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

Additional Notes

The City of Davison is a separate, distinct government from Davison Township (which has its own building department, BS&A portal at uid=210, and address 1280 N. Irish Road) — do not conflate the two. Completed permits may be placed in a drop box on-site or emailed to the building department address above.

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 — City of Davison'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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