Franklin Township
Lenawee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Franklin Township is a jurisdiction in Lenawee 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
- (517) 431-2320
- bruce@cambridgetownshipmi.gov
- Department Site
- Franklin Township Building Department (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
Franklin Township3922 Monroe Rd, P.O. Box 101
Tipton, MI 49287
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is Franklin Township in LENAWEE County -- a distinct, unrelated government from the Franklin Townships in Clare County and Houghton County, and from the Village of Franklin in Oakland County, all separate entries in this batch; do not merge. Franklin Township administers its own building department directly via its official site franklintownship.net. Building Official & Zoning Administrator Bruce Nickel (email domain is notably 'cambridgetownshipmi.gov' rather than franklintownship.net -- he appears to serve multiple townships in the area as a shared/contracted official; this is a hedge, not independently confirmed), cell (517) 902-8131; Electrical Inspector Brian Lewis, (517) 902-3852; Mechanical Inspector James Wiech, (517) 937-2813; Plumbing Inspector Thomas Trudeau, (517) 206-9005. Main office phone (517) 431-2320, fax (517) 431-2720.
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 — Franklin 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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