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Blue Lake Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Blue Lake, MI, issued by Blue Lake Township - Building Department. Blue Lake Township's Building page says "The Building department issues permits and arranges to inspect work and materials to ensure that all activity conforms to the ordinances and codes of our Township." It posts applications titled for a new home, a residential pole building, a garage, a deck, "Siding/Windows/Roof", and electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning permits. The general Building Permit Application (a scanned form) lists a class of work and says separate permits are required for electrical, plumbing, heating and ventilating work. The Township Hall, 1491 Owasippe Road, Twin Lake, is open Monday 2 to 5 pm and Tuesday through Thursday 9 am to noon, and closed Friday and holidays; the phone is (231) 894-6335. The township's staff page lists a zoning administrator and building, electrical, and mechanical and plumbing inspectors.

Roof code checklist: Township of Blue Lake, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesbluelaketownship.org2026-10-15
Repair permit thresholdPublishedbluelaketownship.org2026-10-15
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
Township of Blue Lake, Muskegon County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1491 Owasippe Road, Twin Lake, MI 49457
Contact
  • url: https://www.bluelaketownship.org/building/
  • phone: 231-894-6335
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Blue Lake Township's Building page says "The Building department issues permits and arranges to inspect work and materials to ensure that all activity conforms to the ordinances and codes of our Township." It posts applications titled for a new home, a residential pole building, a garage, a deck, "Siding/Windows/Roof", and electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning permits. The general Building Permit Application (a scanned form) lists a class of work and says separate permits are required for electrical, plumbing, heating and ventilating work. The Township Hall, 1491 Owasippe Road, Twin Lake, is open Monday 2 to 5 pm and Tuesday through Thursday 9 am to noon, and closed Friday and holidays; the phone is (231) 894-6335. The township's staff page lists a zoning administrator and building, electrical, and mechanical and plumbing inspectors.
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 Township of Blue Lake, Muskegon County, as its own building code enforcer. Chapter 155 of the township's Code of Ordinances (Ordinance No. 75, adopted February 10, 2020, Building Standards, adopted 7-13-1998 by Ord. No. 44) says the township "assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code" and names no residential code edition, and the Building page and the Building Permit Application name none either.
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). Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. About drip edge
Ice & 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). Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. About ice & water barrier
Impact-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." Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Blue Lake Township's Building page says "Blue Lake Township requires that a building permit be obtained before proceeding with any construction, alteration, addition or demolition of any building or accessory structure." and lists a separate permit application whose title includes "Siding/Windows/Roof" beside the applications for a new home, pole building, garage and deck. The page does not say what work that application covers or whether any roof work is exempt, and the posted file is the township's general Building Permit Application, whose class-of-work boxes (New, Addition, Alteration, Repair and others) do not name roofing. No enacted text singles out an ordinary reroof either way: Chapter 155 of the township's Code of Ordinances (Ordinance No. 75) says the township "assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code" and sets fees by board resolution; and under state law "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510), without a definition of ordinary repairs. The township has published no statement of what it treats as an ordinary repair, so a roofer should ask the Building department whether a given reroof needs the application before starting.
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 township's own ordinance, the Code of Ordinances adopted as Ordinance No. 75 on February 10, 2020 (its Chapter 155, Construction Standards, and Chapter 116, Dangerous Buildings, read; the full text searched for roof, shingle, layer and reroof), has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908; the township's other listed ordinances (Nos. 76 to 78) are a zoning text amendment, an ORV ordinance and a debris ordinance. The Building page states 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). Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page 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 Blue Lake Township Building page or in Chapter 155 of its Code of Ordinances changes this.

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Blue Lake Township, in northern Muskegon County, runs its own Building department from the Township Hall at 1491 Owasippe Road in Twin Lake. The department issues building permits and arranges inspections, with building, electrical, and mechanical and plumbing inspectors listed on the township's staff page, and the State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the township 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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Roofing questions: Township of Blue Lake, MI

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Blue Lake, MI?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Blue Lake, MI. Blue Lake Township's Building page says "Blue Lake Township requires that a building permit be obtained before proceeding with any construction, alteration, addition or demolition of any building or accessory structure." and lists a separate permit application whose title includes "Siding/Windows/Roof" beside the applications for a new home, pole building, garage and deck. The page does not say what work that application covers or whether any roof work is exempt, and the posted file is the township's general Building Permit Application, whose class-of-work boxes (New, Addition, Alteration, Repair and others) do not name roofing. No enacted text singles out an ordinary reroof either way: Chapter 155 of the township's Code of Ordinances (Ordinance No. 75) says the township "assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code" and sets fees by board resolution; and under state law "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510), without a definition of ordinary repairs. The township has published no statement of what it treats as an ordinary repair, so a roofer should ask the Building department whether a given reroof needs the application before starting.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Blue Lake, MI?

Yes. 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). Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Blue Lake, MI?

Yes. 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). Chapter 155 of the Blue Lake Township Code of Ordinances and the Building page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Blue Lake, MI?

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 township's own ordinance, the Code of Ordinances adopted as Ordinance No. 75 on February 10, 2020 (its Chapter 155, Construction Standards, and Chapter 116, Dangerous Buildings, read; the full text searched for roof, shingle, layer and reroof), has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908; the township's other listed ordinances (Nos. 76 to 78) are a zoning text amendment, an ORV ordinance and a debris ordinance. The Building page states no layer rule.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Township of Blue Lake, MI?

Yes.

What building code does Township of Blue Lake, MI use?

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 Blue Lake, Muskegon County, as its own building code enforcer. Chapter 155 of the township's Code of Ordinances (Ordinance No. 75, adopted February 10, 2020, Building Standards, adopted 7-13-1998 by Ord. No. 44) says the township "assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code" and names no residential code edition, and the Building page and the Building Permit Application name none either.