Permitting Authorities / Village of Blissfield - Planning & Development
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Blissfield, MI?
Adopted code
Village of Blissfield - Planning & Development
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Blissfield, MI, issued by Village of Blissfield - Planning & Development. The Village of Blissfield publishes nothing specific to roof work. Its Planning & Development page states the general rule, "With two exceptions, all construction and renovation within the limits of the Village of Blissfield requires a building permit. Exceptions are painting and replacement windows (as long as the windows do not change the frame size of the window opening)." and its Building Permit Application and Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Rev. 05/2026) name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. The state's general permit rule also applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. To apply, the page says "Visit the Village Office at 130 S. Lane Street during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 8AM to 6PM, to complete the appropriate permit application(s)", and "To apply for a building permit, site plans must be submitted". The Building Permit Application asks for the project type (New Building, Addition, Alteration, Repair and others), a description and valuation of the proposed project, and the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER" and "WORKERS COMP INSURANCE CARRIER OR REASON FOR EXEMPTION", and says "SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERMITS". The fee schedule lists Building Permits (VO 191.000) "Based on Valuation .88%" with a $75.00 minimum and $5,000.00 maximum, a Zoning Permit at $75.00, Plan Review at $120.00 (initial) and $65.00 (subsequent), and a $100.00 violation fee for each day work continues without a permit. The page says the village takes payment by mail, in person and in a drop-off box at Village Hall, and credit and debit card payments carry a 3% processing fee. The Village Office is at 130 S. Lane Street, Blissfield, MI 49228, (517) 486-4347.
Roof code checklist: Blissfield, MI
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Jurisdiction
Village of Blissfield, Michigan
Address
130 S. Lane Street, Blissfield, MI 49228
Contact
- url: https://blissfieldmichigan.gov/planning-development/
- phone: 517-486-4347
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- state_level: Michigan licenses residential maintenance and alteration contractors under the Occupational Code, and that licence "includes the following crafts and trades" among which it names roofing (MCL 339.2404(3)); "A person shall not engage in or attempt to engage in the practice of an occupation regulated under this act" without the licence (MCL 339.601(1)). MCL 339.2403 lists who may work without one, including a project whose "aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00". This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside an exemption.
- city_level: The Village of Blissfield Compilation of Ordinances (codified through April 27, 2026) has no building-contractor registration section in Parts 172, 193 or 196, and the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Rev. 05/2026) lists none; the Building Permit Application asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER" and expiration date.
Permit process note
The Village of Blissfield publishes nothing specific to roof work. Its Planning & Development page states the general rule, "With two exceptions, all construction and renovation within the limits of the Village of Blissfield requires a building permit. Exceptions are painting and replacement windows (as long as the windows do not change the frame size of the window opening)." and its Building Permit Application and Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Rev. 05/2026) name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. The state's general permit rule also applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. To apply, the page says "Visit the Village Office at 130 S. Lane Street during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 8AM to 6PM, to complete the appropriate permit application(s)", and "To apply for a building permit, site plans must be submitted". The Building Permit Application asks for the project type (New Building, Addition, Alteration, Repair and others), a description and valuation of the proposed project, and the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER" and "WORKERS COMP INSURANCE CARRIER OR REASON FOR EXEMPTION", and says "SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERMITS". The fee schedule lists Building Permits (VO 191.000) "Based on Valuation .88%" with a $75.00 minimum and $5,000.00 maximum, a Zoning Permit at $75.00, Plan Review at $120.00 (initial) and $65.00 (subsequent), and a $100.00 violation fee for each day work continues without a permit. The page says the village takes payment by mail, in person and in a drop-off box at Village Hall, and credit and debit card payments carry a 3% processing fee. The Village Office is at 130 S. Lane Street, Blissfield, MI 49228, (517) 486-4347.
Adopted code
2015 Michigan Residential Code. This is state law and it is the same in every Michigan city, village, township and county: the state construction code act says "This act and the code apply throughout the state," and the Michigan Residential Code rule adopts "the international residential code, 2015 edition" with the state amendments in R 408.30500 to R 408.30547g. A 2021 edition was filed with the secretary of state in 2025 but has not taken effect. On July 7, 2025 the Michigan Court of Claims entered a stipulated order in Home Builders Assoc et al. v LARA et al., and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) says that while that order remains in place "the 2015 versions of the IRC and residential provisions of the IECC standards currently adopted, in part, by each rule set will remain valid and in effect." LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Village of Blissfield as its own building code enforcer. Locally, the village's Compilation of Ordinances (codified through the ordinance of April 27, 2026, Supp. No. 28), Part 172 (Buildings and Building Regulations, amended in its entirety by Ord. 2025-08c, adopted Aug. 25, 2025), says in its Residential Code article "Pursuant to the state residential code, in accordance with Public Act No. 230 of 1972 (MCL 125.1501 et seq.), the building inspector of the village is designated as the enforcing agency", and names no residential code edition. Section 172.302 says "Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code shall be enforced by the enforcing agency", and section 172.801 adopts "the 2021 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code" as the village's Property Maintenance Code, which is not a dwelling code edition. The Planning & Development page and the Building Permit Application name no code edition. No document read for this record names an older residential code edition, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Drip edge
Required — Required on asphalt shingle roofs by state law. Michigan makes no amendment to the drip edge rule of the 2015 International Residential Code, Section R905.2.8.5, which applies as published: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs." Segments overlap by at least 2 inches, the drip edge extends at least 1/4 inch below the roof sheathing and at least 2 inches back onto the deck, it is fastened at no more than 12 inches on center, and underlayment goes over it at the eaves and under it at the rakes. A reroof is held to the same rule, because "Materials and methods of application used for re-covering or replacing an existing roof covering shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 9" (R908.1). The Village of Blissfield Compilation of Ordinances, the Planning & Development page, the Building Permit Application and the fee schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.
About drip edgeIce & water shield
Required — Required everywhere in Michigan by state law. Michigan fills in the climatic design table of the 2015 code once for the whole state (Rule 516, Table R301.2(1)), and its ice barrier underlayment column reads Yes. The state footnote calls for Yes "for areas where the average daily temperature in January is 25 degrees Fahrenheit" or less, or where ice damming has caused damage. The base code then requires an ice barrier "for asphalt shingles, metal roof shingles, mineral-surfaced roll roofing, slate and slate-type shingles, wood shingles and wood shakes," running "from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches (610 mm) inside the exterior wall line of the building" (R905.1.2). Detached accessory structures without conditioned floor area are exempt. On a tear-off, an existing ice barrier that is adhered to the deck may stay and be covered with an additional layer (R908.3, Exception). The Village of Blissfield Compilation of Ordinances, the Planning & Development page, the Building Permit Application and the fee schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — No impact-resistance requirement under state law. The 2015 Michigan Residential Code was searched in full and has no hail or impact rating rule for roof coverings: the words hail, impact and UL 2218 do not appear in it, and none of them appears in the roof assemblies chapter of the base 2015 International Residential Code either. Michigan applies one code statewide ("This act and the code apply throughout the state."), and the act gives the power to amend it to the state director, who adopts the model codes "with amendments, additions, or deletions as the director determines appropriate." The Village of Blissfield Compilation of Ordinances, the Planning & Development page, the Building Permit Application and the fee schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
The Village of Blissfield's Planning & Development page says "With two exceptions, all construction and renovation within the limits of the Village of Blissfield requires a building permit. Exceptions are painting and replacement windows (as long as the windows do not change the frame size of the window opening)." It names no roofing line or reroof exemption, and the Building Permit Application and the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Rev. 05/2026) have no roofing box, line or threshold: the fee is "Based on Valuation .88%", minimum $75.00 and maximum $5,000.00. The department states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs. The village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. Call the Village Office at (517) 486-4347 before a reroof or a small roof repair.
Roof layer limit / recover
Two layers at most, under state law. Michigan builds one- and two-family homes to the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which adopts the 2015 International Residential Code and makes no amendment to its reroofing section, Section R908; the Michigan rule set was searched in full and R908 does not appear in it. The base section therefore applies as the International Code Council publishes it. Section R908.3.1.1 lists the conditions under which a new roof may not be laid over an existing one, and the third is "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." One existing layer may be covered once; a roof that already carries two layers is torn off to the deck. The same section also bars covering a roof that is water soaked or too deteriorated to serve as a base, and covering "slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile." Locally, the village's Compilation of Ordinances (codified through April 27, 2026) was read for its building regulations: Part 172 (Buildings and Building Regulations) and Part 196 (Mechanical, Plumbing and Building Inspectors) were read in full, and Part 171 (Fire) and Part 193 (Mobile Homes) were searched for roofing text. Together they designate the enforcing agencies, set the inspection fee by council resolution, create the Construction Board of Appeals, designate flood hazard areas, adopt Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, and regulate dangerous buildings; they have no reroofing provision and amend nothing in Section R908. Parts 191 and 192 are reserved. The Planning & Development page, the permit application and the fee schedule state no layer rule.
Deck & sheathing requirements
State law, from the base code. Michigan makes no amendment to the roof sheathing section of the 2015 International Residential Code, Section R803, which does not appear in the Michigan rule set, so it applies as published. Lumber roof sheathing follows Table R803.1: over rafters or beams 24 inches apart it must be at least 5/8 inch net thick. Wood structural panels must be identified "for grade, bond classification and performance category by a grade mark or certificate of inspection issued by an approved agency," and their spans may not exceed "the values set forth in Table R503.2.1.1(1), or APA E30." For a shingle roof the base code adds that "Asphalt shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks" (R905.2.1), and on any reroof "The structural roof components shall be capable of supporting the roof covering system" (R908.2). The Village of Blissfield Compilation of Ordinances, the Planning & Development page, the Building Permit Application and the fee schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing.
Sales & use tax
6%, statewide, with no local add-on. This is state law: the General Sales Tax Act sets the tax "equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the business," the Use Tax Act sets "a total combined rate equal to 6%," and the Michigan Department of Treasury says "Michigan does not allow city or local units to impose sales tax." On a roofing job the roofer is the taxpayer on materials, because the Use Tax Act counts as a consumer "A person acquiring tangible personal property if engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, or improving the real estate of others." Nothing on the Blissfield Planning & Development page or in its fee schedule changes this.
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The Village of Blissfield's Planning & Development office at Village Hall, 130 S. Lane Street, issues building permits within the village limits, with a building inspector, an electrical inspector and a plumbing and mechanical inspector. Part 172 of the village's ordinances designates the building inspector as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and the State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Village as its own building code enforcer. Michigan's single state construction code applies, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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