Osceola Township

Osceola County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Osceola Township is a jurisdiction in Osceola 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
231-832-6117
Email
building@osceolacountymi.gov
Department Site
Osceola County Building Department (county-administered; township has no countywide zoning of its own building dept, though it does maintain its own zoning ordinance) (opens in a new tab)

Source: osceola-county.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

Osceola County Building Department
22054 Professional Drive, Suite A
Reed City, MI 49677

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

Additional Notes

This township shares its name with its own county (Osceola Township, Osceola County) — a coincidence, not an error — and is a distinct government from the Osceola Township in Houghton County above. Confirmed on the official osceola-county.org site: Osceola County Building Department handles building permits; Osceola Township additionally maintains its own zoning ordinance (administered locally). Township Supervisor: Tim Ladd, (231) 510-3476, osceolasupervisor@yahoo.com, 10414 7 Mile Road, Evart, MI 49631; Township Hall: 732 W. 7th Street, Evart, MI 49631 (PO Box 1239). Whether the township has a separate zoning-permit contact beyond the Supervisor was not confirmed; the Building Department listed here handles the construction/trade permit side per the county 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 — Osceola 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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