City of Au Gres
Arenac County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Au Gres is a jurisdiction in Arenac 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
- 989-846-9791
- permits@arenaccountymi.gov
- Department Site
- Arenac County Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
City of Au Gres | BS&A Online (assessing/tax/utility records, not permits) (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Arenac County Building Department120 N. Grove Street, P.O. Box 724
Standish, MI 48658
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via Arenac County's own official jurisdiction list PDF (arenaccountymi.gov/Docs/building/JURISDICTION%20LIST.pdf), which explicitly lists 'CITY OF AUGRES' as a municipality the County Building Department issues building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits for (note: the same list explicitly excludes Au Gres TOWNSHIP - see separate entry). City Hall itself (124 W. Huron Rd / PO Box 121, Au Gres, MI 48703, phone 989-876-8811, cityofaugresmi.com) handles zoning administration (contact: City Manager Dale Wiltse, citymanager@cityofaugresmi.com) separately from the county's building permit issuance. Unconfirmed/hedged: it is possible the city also uses a private inspection contractor for some trades; only the county delegation is confirmed on an official source.
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 — City of Au Gres'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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