Royal Oak Charter Township

Oakland County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Royal Oak Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Oakland 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: 248-547-9800
Email: bldgadmin@royaloaktwp.com
Department Site: Royal Oak Charter Township Planning & Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: royaloaktwp.com (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

Royal Oak Charter Township Planning & Building Department
21131 Gardenlane, 2nd Floor (Grant School)
Ferndale, MI 48220

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

Additional Notes

The township's official homepage (royaloaktwp.com) lists 248-547-9800 for Planning & Building; a separate page/search result on the same official domain instead lists 248-965-3582 with email bldgadmin@royaloaktwp.com for a 'Building Clerk' in Room 211 of Grant School -- both appear on the official domain but may reflect different staff lines or an outdated page, so the phone number should be re-verified before publishing. This is Royal Oak CHARTER Township, a separate government from the City of Royal Oak listed elsewhere in this batch, though both are in Oakland 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 — Royal Oak Charter 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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