Mount Forest Township
Bay County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Mount Forest Township is a jurisdiction in Bay 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Township Code EnforcementPO Box 58
Pinconning, MI 48650
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Mount Forest Township does not appear to have its own website. Pinconning Township's official site (pinconningtownship.com) explicitly states 'All permits in Pinconning Township & Mt. Forest Township must go through TCE (Township Code Enforcement)' — TCE address PO Box 58 / 1751 E. Cody Estey Rd, Pinconning, MI 48650, phone 989-879-4018 (this TCE phone differs from the township hall phone below; both are included as leads). Mount Forest Township Hall itself is at 1705 West Cody Estey Road, Pinconning, MI 48650; the phone (989) 879-7575 is sourced from Bay County's official site (baycountymi.gov) listing of city/township officials. A third-party (non-official) source separately listed (989) 879-2000 for the township hall — not used as the primary number due to sourcing rules, but flagged here since numbers conflict and should be double-checked.
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 — Mount Forest 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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