North Branch Township

Lapeer County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

North Branch Township is a jurisdiction in Lapeer 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: 810.688.3031
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: northbranchtwp.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

North Branch Township Building Department
6771 Elm Street / PO Box 186
North Branch, MI 48461

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed LOCAL/LOCAL/LOCAL/LOCAL on the Michigan LARA Statewide Jurisdiction List. Building Official is Edward Koch (also Inspector/Plan Reviewer). General township phone is (810) 688-2785; the building/inspection scheduling line is (810) 688-3031. Generic contact emails clerk@nbranchtwp.com / office@nbranchtwp.com are listed on the township site, but no building-department-specific email was confirmed, so email is left null. This is a separate, distinct government from the Village of North Branch, which shares the same building department/staff per the village's own site.

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 — North Branch 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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