Alpine Township
Kent County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Alpine Township is a jurisdiction in Kent 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
- Phone
- 616-784-9090
- b.griswold@alpinetwp.gov
- Department Site
- Building and Property Maintenance Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Alpine Township Hall5255 Alpine Avenue NW
Comstock Park, MI 49321
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building Official Gary Campbell (616-784-9090 opt 2, g.campbell@alpinetwp.gov); Building Clerk Barb Griswold (616-784-9090, b.griswold@alpinetwp.gov). Note: the Township's own building-department page lists Griswold's email once as @alpinetwp.gov and once as @alpinetwp.org elsewhere on the same page -- likely a typo on the township's own site; the .gov version matches the official domain (alpinetwp.gov) and is used here, but this discrepancy should be verified directly if precision matters.
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 — Alpine 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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