City of Harrison
Clare County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Harrison is a jurisdiction in Clare 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.
Contact
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Additional Notes
The city's own official site describes its own zoning/site-plan process handled by Code Enforcement Officer Mike Freeman (ext. 208), submitted via email, in person, or the city's iWorQ portal (harrisonmi.portal.iworq.net); online payment is not yet available there. Separately, Clare County Community Development (225 W Main St, Harrison, MI 48625, (989) 539-2761) is described in third-party/county sources as processing building-trade permit applications forwarded from Clare City Hall — it is UNCONFIRMED from the city's own site whether the county issues the final building permit or the city does; treat as a hedge. A mailing address for city hall (2105 Sullivan Drive, Harrison, MI 48625) appeared only in an aggregator summary, not confirmed on the official .gov page, so it is omitted from the cert-holder fields as an unconfirmed lead.
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 Harrison'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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