Asphalt Paving in Comstock Park, MI

Asphalt paving in Comstock Park starts with a question about the map. Comstock Park is not a city; it is an unincorporated census-designated place split between Alpine Township on the west and Plainfield Township on the east, with Walker to the south and the Grand River just east. Which side of the line your property is on decides which township's rules apply.

Alpine side

The Alpine Township Building Department lists sidewalks and driveways among projects that typically need no building permit, and requires any contractor doing work over $600 to hold a Michigan state license. That makes many Alpine-side driveway replacements simple from a permit standpoint, though work in a county road right-of-way still needs a Kent County Road Commission permit.

Plainfield side

Plainfield Charter Township contracts building permits and inspections to Cascade Township and handles zoning through its own Community Development Department. The township has also asked residents to sweep driveways instead of hosing them off during summer water demand. We follow that when cleaning a driveway before sealcoating.

Many rentals

Only about 49 percent of Comstock Park housing units are owner-occupied. Rental properties and small apartment buildings have lots and shared drives that take steady traffic and get little attention until something breaks. For owners and managers, we offer patching, crack sealing, sealcoating and restriping that keep a lot usable and looking cared for.

Busy area

The 2020 census counted 10,500 residents on about 3.9 square miles. LMCU Ballpark, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps, is on West River Drive, and the White Pine Trail runs through town. We schedule around game days on nearby streets when we can.

Driveway replacement for homeowners

For owner-occupied homes, the typical Comstock Park job is a driveway built decades ago that has reached the end of its life. We remove it, check and rebuild the base, and pave it to a thickness written in the quote. If the drive meets a county road, the Kent County Road Commission requires a permit for work in its right-of-way.

Near the Grand River

The eastern edge of Comstock Park runs close to the Grand River, and the county requires a soil erosion permit for activity within 500 feet of a lake or stream. We check that for any job that disturbs soil near the water.

Costs

National guides put sealcoating at about $1 to $2 per square foot for driveways and $0.15 to $0.30 per square foot for parking lots, and pothole repairs at about $100 to $400 each. The written estimate sets the price.

Scheduling and timing

We pave from late spring through early fall, when the ground is firm and warm enough for hot mix to compact. Late summer and fall are when crack sealing does the most good. For rental lots, we plan around tenants' parking needs and post notice before work starts.

What a rental lot inspection covers

We walk the lot, map potholes, cracks, failed patches and faded lines, check drainage at catch basins, and give you a prioritized list so you can spread costs over more than one season if needed.

Call (616) 984-1897 for a free Comstock Park estimate.