Nester Township
Roscommon County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Nester 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
- Phone
- 989-389-1199
- Department Site
- Zoning/Building Inspector (Justin Schneider) (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
Nester Township7855 Maple Valley Road
St. Helen, MI 48656
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Nester Township does not appear to have its own independent official township website (only a Facebook page was found); the officials/contact list used here is hosted on Roscommon County's own government website (roscommoncounty.net), which lists Justin Schneider as Zoning/Building Inspector (phone 989-429-9296, unconfirmed for permit-specific use) alongside the general township office line 989-389-1199. Roscommon County's 'Houghton Lake Building Agency' is documented (via Denton/Roscommon Township official sites) as handling permits for five specific townships — Backus, Denton, Lake, Markey, and Roscommon — which does NOT include Nester Township, suggesting Nester Township likely administers its own permits via its township-appointed inspector, but this delegation/non-delegation status was not directly confirmed on an official Nester Township source. Treat inspector name/phone as an unconfirmed lead.
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 — Nester 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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