Village of Dansville
Ingham County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Dansville is a jurisdiction in Ingham 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
- (517) 623-6917
- Department Site
- Village of Dansville - Permits and Zoning (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
1360 Mason StreetPO Box 236
Dansville, MI 48819
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The village's official site states 'ALL building permits and ordinance questions MUST go through the Village of Dansville' — the village appears to handle its own permitting rather than delegating to a county department. Fax (517) 623-6991. Their Permits and Zoning page references Michigan LARA's state permit portal for certain permit categories/fee schedules. An email address is published on that page but could not be reliably extracted via automated fetch (rendered as a generic mailto placeholder); confirm the exact address directly on the page before publishing. Note: neighboring Ingham Township (assessor@inghamtownship.com, 517-623-0008) handles the village's property tax assessment only, not building permits.
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 — Village of Dansville'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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