Sherman Township

St. Joseph County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Sherman Township is a jurisdiction in St. Joseph 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: 1-888-249-7077
Department Site: S.C.M.C.C.I. (South Central Michigan Construction Code Inspections) (opens in a new tab)

Source: shermantwp.net (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

S.C.M.C.C.I.
103 S. Capitol Ave, PO Box 509
Athens, MI 49011

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via Sherman Township's own official site (shermantwp.net), which names SCMCCI as its Inspection Services / Permit Applications provider on the Applications-Permits page and lists the same address/phone on the Contact Us page. Township Hall (administrative, not permits): 64962 Balk Road, P.O. Box 798, Sturgis, MI 49091; phone (269) 651-8620; Supervisor Steve Wolf; general email webmaster@shermantwp.net. Demolition permits are obtained via the Residential Building Permit process (see Step 10 per the township site) and also require contacting the Branch/Hillsdale/St. Joseph Health Department. This is a distinct, unrelated 'Sherman Township' from the other eight in this batch -- note the earlier web-search AI summary incorrectly attributed the Iosco County Sherman Township's address (2510 Rhodes Rd, Turner, MI) to this St. Joseph County township; that was a search-engine mixup and has been corrected here using the township's own 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 — Sherman 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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