Riga Township

Lenawee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Riga Township is a jurisdiction in Lenawee 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: 517-937-9050
Department Site: Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator (Todd Roach) (opens in a new tab)

Source: rigatownship.com (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

Todd Roach - Building Inspector
17866 Lulu Rd
Petersburg, MI 49270

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Township's official site (rigatownship.com) instructs applicants to mail applications directly to the individual trade inspector; separate electrical (John Lucht, jlucht86@gmail.com) and mechanical/plumbing (Donald Olszewski) inspectors also listed. Township Clerk Natalie Thompson can be reached at rigaclerk@gmail.com / 419-260-6203 for general inquiries; general Town Hall line separately reported as (517) 486-4260, 7817 Riga Hwy, Riga, MI 49276, but this was not independently re-verified on the same page as the inspector contacts, so it is included here only as a hedge, not in the structured phone field.

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 — Riga 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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