Au Gres Township
Arenac County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Au Gres Township 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Au Gres TownshipPO Box 783, 1865 Swenson Road
Au Gres, MI 48703-0783
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Separate, distinct government from the City of Au Gres despite the shared base name. The township's own official website (augrestownship.com) confirms building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing inspection duties are delegated to Area Code Enforcement (A.C.E.) - Building Inspector Gary Johnson, Mechanical/Plumbing Barry Bullock, Electrical Shannon Robinson, all reachable at 989-313-2168. This is also consistent with Arenac County's own jurisdiction list, which explicitly excludes 'AuGres' Township from county building-permit coverage. Individual staff emails were shown as spam-protected links on the township site and could not be confirmed exactly, so left null (hedge: likely firstname.lastname@ or similar at the township or A.C.E. domain, unconfirmed). A.C.E.'s own site (areacodeenforcement.com, phone 989-313-2168, address 4742 N M-13, Pinconning, MI 48650, email areacode1980@hotmail.com) is a private contractor, not a .gov/.us site, so not used as the primary source of truth - only used to corroborate the township's own page. Township main line 989-876-7293 / email augrestownship@centurytel.net (per township directory) for general (non-permit) inquiries.
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 Gres 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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