City of Rogers City
Presque Isle County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Rogers City is a jurisdiction in Presque Isle 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
- 989-734-2915
- pibuild@picounty.org
- Department Site
- Presque Isle County Building & Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Presque Isle County Building & Zoning Department106 E. Huron Avenue, Suite B
Rogers City, MI 49779
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed directly on the City of Rogers City's own official site (Rogers City Development Guide, rogerscity.com): 'Presque Isle County is the body that issues building permits in the City,' with the same county contact info as above. Separately, the City of Rogers City's own former Building Authority (a bonding entity tied to the Rogers City Marina) has been disbanded per rogerscity.com/building-authority.html; this is unrelated to current building-permit issuance, which runs through the county. Rogers City Hall itself: 193 E. Michigan Avenue, Rogers City, MI 49779, (989) 734-2191.
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 — City of Rogers City'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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