Kasson Township
Leelanau County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Kasson Township is a jurisdiction in Leelanau County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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
- 231-256-9806
- buildingsafety@leelanau.gov
- Department Site
- Leelanau County Department of Building Safety (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Leelanau County Department of Building Safety8527 E Government Center Drive, Suite 109
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Leelanau County operates a single countywide Department of Building Safety; various construction-requirements PDFs published on the county's revize.com-hosted site reference Kasson Township specifically, supporting that this county department covers Kasson Township's building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits, though the department's own index page does not explicitly enumerate served townships. A search snippet also lists a separate local zoning/land-use contact number, 231-360-2557, possibly the Kasson Township clerk or zoning administrator -- unconfirmed via an official source and included here only as a hedge; recommend confirming.
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 — Kasson 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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