Permitting Authorities / Township of Carrollton - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Carrollton, MI?
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Township of Carrollton - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Carrollton, MI, issued by Township of Carrollton - Building Department. In Carrollton Township a residential reroof takes its own permit: the Building & Zoning page lists "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)" among the permits required, the township's Residential Roof Permit Application is a separate form from its building permit, and its fee schedule (amended 09/28/26) charges $75.00 for "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)", with "$100 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR WORK STARTED WITHOUT A PERMIT". The application's job types are "COMPLETE TEAR OFF", "SHINGLE OVER (REQUIRES A SITE VISIT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT)", "METAL STANDING SEAM", "METAL SHEET (SCREW DOWN)" and "MEMBRANE (INSPECTION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FROM SUPPLIER PRIOR TO FINAL)", priced at "SINGLE FAMILY $75.00" or "MULTI FAMILY(DUPLEX) $75.00", with the project cost and the number of squares entered on the form. The township inspects roofs by photograph: "pictures will need to be taken and submitted by texting them to the building inspector for approval before proceeding with the job", and "Failure to do so can result in removal of shingles for inspection purposes." The pictures are of the roof deck after removal of old shingles, any sheathing replaced, the ice and water shield, valleys with ice and water shield, flashings around chimneys and alongside walls, ridge vent openings and the completed project, and the form says to text them "before installing shingles not at completion of job!" The form is a fillable PDF, and the township says "permits may be applied for online by both Residents and Contractors" through its BS&A Online page. A property in the 100-year floodplain must also complete a Substantial Improvement Calculation Form with its permit. Township office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 989-754-4611; the Building Inspector's line is 989-280-8456.
Roof code checklist: Township of Carrollton, MI
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Jurisdiction
Township of Carrollton, Michigan
Address
1645 Mapleridge Road, Saginaw, MI 48604
Contact
- url: https://carrolltontwp.com/nav/new_page/building___zoning/index.php
- phone: 989-280-8456
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
In Carrollton Township a residential reroof takes its own permit: the Building & Zoning page lists "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)" among the permits required, the township's Residential Roof Permit Application is a separate form from its building permit, and its fee schedule (amended 09/28/26) charges $75.00 for "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)", with "$100 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR WORK STARTED WITHOUT A PERMIT". The application's job types are "COMPLETE TEAR OFF", "SHINGLE OVER (REQUIRES A SITE VISIT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT)", "METAL STANDING SEAM", "METAL SHEET (SCREW DOWN)" and "MEMBRANE (INSPECTION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FROM SUPPLIER PRIOR TO FINAL)", priced at "SINGLE FAMILY $75.00" or "MULTI FAMILY(DUPLEX) $75.00", with the project cost and the number of squares entered on the form. The township inspects roofs by photograph: "pictures will need to be taken and submitted by texting them to the building inspector for approval before proceeding with the job", and "Failure to do so can result in removal of shingles for inspection purposes." The pictures are of the roof deck after removal of old shingles, any sheathing replaced, the ice and water shield, valleys with ice and water shield, flashings around chimneys and alongside walls, ridge vent openings and the completed project, and the form says to text them "before installing shingles not at completion of job!" The form is a fillable PDF, and the township says "permits may be applied for online by both Residents and Contractors" through its BS&A Online page. A property in the 100-year floodplain must also complete a Substantial Improvement Calculation Form with its permit. Township office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 989-754-4611; the Building Inspector's line is 989-280-8456.
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 Carrollton as its own building code enforcer. Section 14-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances designates the township's building official as the enforcing agency to "enforce the state construction code" and names no residential code edition; the township's Residential Roof Permit Application cites "Authority: R105.1". Chapter 14 adopts "the 2024 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code" as the township property maintenance code, which is not a residential building code edition.
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 14 of the Carrollton Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), the Building & Zoning page, the Residential Roof 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 township's Residential Roof Permit Application requires photographs of "the ice and water shield" and of "Valleys with ice and water shield" before shingles go on. Chapter 14 of the Carrollton Township Code of Ordinances was read for a local rule and has no roofing provision.
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." Chapter 14 of the Carrollton Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), the Building & Zoning page, the Residential Roof Permit Application and the fee schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Carrollton Township treats a residential reroof as permit work and states no size or dollar point below which it needs none. Its Building & Zoning page lists "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)" under "Building Permits Required for", names only "Siding of house or garage" and "Storage Buildings (Under 120 sq ft)" under "NO Building Permits Required for", and offers a "Roof Permit" among its fillable permit forms; the township's fee schedule has a "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)" line and its Residential Roof Permit Application says "This permit application is for single or multi- family homes only". 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, and the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. For a small repair, call the Building Inspector at 989-280-8456 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, Chapter 14 of the Carrollton Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), the township's only building chapter, was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency, sets fees by resolution, adopts a property maintenance code with a few inserted dates and lengths, and regulates building relocation, non-owner occupied housing licensing, demolition and dangerous buildings; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Residential Roof Permit Application lists "SHINGLE OVER (REQUIRES A SITE VISIT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT)" and states no layer count.
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 14 of the Carrollton Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), the Building & Zoning page, the Residential Roof 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 Carrollton Township Building & Zoning page or in its fee schedule changes this.
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The Township of Carrollton Building Department, at the township offices at 1645 Mapleridge Road in Saginaw, issues building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fence, zoning and residential roof permits, with a Building Inspector, Electrical Inspector and Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector listed on its Building & Zoning page. The township has its own Residential Roof Permit Application and a "Re-Roof Permit (Residential)" line in its fee schedule, and permits can be applied for online through BS&A. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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