Salem Township

Washtenaw County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Salem 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: 248-349-1690
Email: aalexander@salem-mi.org
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: salem-mi.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

Salem Township Building Department
P.O. Box 75002
Salem, MI 48175

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

Additional Notes

Building Coordinator is Anne E. Alexander (aalexander@salem-mi.org). The main township phone shown on the homepage is 248-349-1690, but a separate fetch of the Building Department page itself returned 248-912-6720 as 'the' Building Department number attributed to Anne Alexander — this is an unresolved discrepancy between two live pages on the same official site, so both numbers are flagged; verify which is current before publishing. Street address is 9600 Six Mile Rd., Salem, MI 48175 (P.O. Box 75002 is the mailing address). This is a distinct, separate government from Salem Township, Allegan County.

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 — Salem 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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