Saline Township

Washtenaw County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Saline Township is a jurisdiction in Washtenaw 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: 734-323-2110
Department Site: Zoning Permits (Zoning Administrator) (opens in a new tab)

Source: salinetownship.org (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

Saline Township
4254 Arkona Road
Saline, MI 48176

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed contact is for Zoning Permits specifically (Tom Hammond, 734-323-2110) — required for 'all buildings and decks, regardless of use and number of acres owned' per the township's own site. It is UNCONFIRMED who performs actual building-code inspection/permitting (a separate function from zoning approval) — possibilities include Washtenaw County Building Inspection Department or a contracted provider, but no official source confirming this arrangement was found; this should be verified directly with the township. The township does operate a BS&A Online presence (bsaonline.com/?uid=695) but it is limited to tax/assessing records, not building permits. This is a distinct, separate government from the City of Saline.

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 — Saline 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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