Star Township
Antrim County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Star Township is a jurisdiction in Antrim 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
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Antrim County Construction Code DepartmentP.O. Box 188
Bellaire, MI 49615
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Star Township's own official website (startownship.com; township hall 6775 Alba Highway, Elmira, MI 49730, 231-584-3308) does not mention a building department, so building/construction-code permitting for the township is presumed handled by the countywide Antrim County Construction Code Department (confirmed official antrimcountymi.gov page), consistent with how the county page frames its services countywide; explicit mention of Star Township by name was not found, so this coverage is a reasonable but not fully document-confirmed inference. The BS&A Online portal is referenced for plumbing/electrical/mechanical applications; building permits themselves appear to require in-person/paper application.
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 — Star 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.
More in Antrim County
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- Banks Township
- Village of Bellaire
- Village of Central Lake
- Central Lake Township
- Chestonia Township
- Custer Township
- Echo Township
- Village of Elk Rapids
- Elk Rapids Township
- Village of Ellsworth
- Forest Home Township
- Helena Township
- Jordan Township
- Kearney Township
- Village of Mancelona
- Mancelona Township
- Milton Township
- Torch Lake Township
- Warner Township