Au Sable Township
Roscommon County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Au Sable Township is a jurisdiction in Roscommon 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Au Sable TownshipUse this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is Au Sable Township in Roscommon County (pop. 236, ZIP 48653/48656) - a different, unrelated government from 'Au Sable Charter Township' in Iosco County (see separate entry) despite the very similar name. The township's own website (ausabletownshipmi.com) names Zoning Administrator Tina Carpenter (989-245-4489) and Building Inspector Todd Elsie (989-773-3129) as township officials, indicating the township handles its own zoning/building administration rather than delegating to Roscommon County or the Houghton Lake Building Agency (which instead serves Denton, Lake, Markey, Backus, and Roscommon townships - not Au Sable). The site states 'regular office hours are not kept,' so no confirmed physical mailing address for the building office was found on an official source; contact is by direct phone/email to officials. No dedicated permit-department email confirmed.
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 — Au Sable 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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