Charter Township of Bloomfield - Building Division

Charter Township of Bloomfield, Michigan (Oakland County)

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4200 Telegraph Road (mailing: P.O. Box 489), Bloomfield Township, MI 48303

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Plan on a building permit for a re-roof in Bloomfield Township: the Building Division's Permit Information page lists "Roofs" among the jobs that need one. Roofing is one of the Minor Home Projects that can be applied for online through BS&A: "These projects include items such as window replacements, siding, roofing, and basement water management system." For an online application "The proposed plans must be attached with the application for permit," and "Any exterior changes must include a site plan and if there is an active association please provide their comments." Other applications "can be submitted in person or mailed" to the Building Division at Township Hall, and "Application fees are due at the time of submittal for all permit applications." The page says "Plan review is taking approximately 10 business days." Inspections are scheduled online through BS&A; on inspection day, "Contact the Building Division between 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. the morning of the scheduled inspection to get a time frame from the inspector." The township's building permit fee schedule (effective July 1, 2021) has no separate roofing line. The Building Division is at 4200 Telegraph Road (mailing: P.O. Box 489), Bloomfield Township, MI 48303-0489, phone 248-433-7715; township offices are open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

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 Township of Bloomfield in Oakland County as its own building code enforcer. Code of Ordinances Section 10-19 says "the Michigan State Construction Code is hereby adopted by reference" without naming an edition, and Section 10-21 says the township "assumes and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing" the state construction code act and code.

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). Bloomfield Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 (read in full), states nothing further on drip edge. About drip edge

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). Bloomfield Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 (read in full), states nothing further on ice barrier. About ice & water barrier

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." Bloomfield Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 (read in full), adopts the state codes and adds no roof-covering rule; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in it.

Bloomfield Township names roof work as permit work and publishes no size line below which a roof job needs no permit. Its Permit Information page says "Permits are required for many types of jobs, including, but not limited to, the following:" and the list includes "Roofs", and its FAQ answers "When must I apply for a Building permit?" with "New residential and commercial construction, demolition, accessory structures, any interior renovations which involve the removal/addition of walls, gypsum board, kitchen remodel, and any construction to structures greater than a $50 value require a building permit." State law requires that "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" (MCL 125.1510(1)), defines construction to mean "the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, demolition, repair, moving, or equipping of buildings or structures" (MCL 125.1502a(n)), and says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510(7)) without defining ordinary repairs; the permit exemptions in the Michigan Residential Code name no roofing. Chapter 10 of the township code adopts the state construction code by reference and adds no definition of ordinary repairs.

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." Bloomfield Township's own building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 (Buildings and Building Regulations), was read in full: Article II adopts the state construction code by reference and names the township building department as the enforcing agency, the other articles cover floodplains, electrical work, property maintenance, moving and razing, dangerous buildings, pools and marihuana establishments, and no part of the chapter touches the reroofing section, so the state limit applies unchanged.

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). Bloomfield Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 (read in full), states nothing further on roof sheathing.

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." The Charter Township of Bloomfield adds no sales tax of its own, so 6% is the whole rate on a job there.