Boardman Township
Kalkaska County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Boardman Township is a jurisdiction in Kalkaska 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
- 231-369-2551
- Zoning@BoardmanTownshipMI.net
- Department Site
- Zoning Department (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
Boardman Township4855 Pine St., PO Box 88
South Boardman, MI 49680
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Official site boardmantownshipmi.net confirms a Zoning Department with 'Apply for a Zoning Permit' but the homepage fetch did not show a dedicated Building Department page distinct from Zoning, so it's unclear whether the township issues full construction-code building permits itself or defers to Kalkaska County — unconfirmed, treat permitDeptLabel as the zoning/permit-adjacent office rather than a confirmed full building department. General township email: info@BoardmanTownshipMI.net. A separate zoning office address of 6755 Butler Road SW, South Boardman, MI 49680 also appeared in a secondary (non-official) source alongside phone 231-369-2551 — consistent with the phone number confirmed via search results, but the street address is not independently verified on the official site.
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 — Boardman 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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