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

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Township of Chikaming - Building and Zoning Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Chikaming, MI, issued by Township of Chikaming - Building and Zoning Department. In Chikaming Township a reroof needs a building permit: the township's Building Permit Requirements handout says "BUILDING PERMITS are required for all construction, demolition, alterations or change of use or occupancy. INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: demolitions, decks, screen porches, swimming pools, hot tubs, gazebos, roofs, doors & windows, etc." The township's fee schedule says "DO NOT INCLUDE ANY FEES WITH APPLICATION" and prints no separate fee line for roofing, so ask the department for the current building permit fee. Complete the township's Building Permit Application, which asks for the job address, the owner, the applicant or contractor with a residential builder's license number, and a description of the work. To schedule any inspection, call SafeBuilt at 269-757-7177 and leave a message with the address, the permit number and the means to gain access to the jobsite; the township building official can be reached through the township hall at 269-469-1676. The township's fee schedule says "Building permits are valid for 180 days." The township says working without a permit carries fines of $150 for a first occurrence, $250 for a second and $500 for a third or later violation, in effect since October 2020. A homeowner who pulls the permit as owner-builder takes on the responsibilities of the contractor under the township's Homeowner Building Permit Policy, and if the property is not the owner's principal residence the owner may obtain only a building permit while all other permits go to licensed contractors.

Roof code checklist: Township of Chikaming, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeschikamingtownship.org2026-10-15
Repair permit thresholdPublishedchikamingtownship.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 codePublishedSec. 602.10ars.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 Chikaming, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
13535 Red Arrow Highway, Harbert, MI 49115
Contact
  • url: https://www.chikamingtownship.org/building-zoning
  • phone: 269-469-1676
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
In Chikaming Township a reroof needs a building permit: the township's Building Permit Requirements handout says "BUILDING PERMITS are required for all construction, demolition, alterations or change of use or occupancy. INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: demolitions, decks, screen porches, swimming pools, hot tubs, gazebos, roofs, doors & windows, etc." The township's fee schedule says "DO NOT INCLUDE ANY FEES WITH APPLICATION" and prints no separate fee line for roofing, so ask the department for the current building permit fee. Complete the township's Building Permit Application, which asks for the job address, the owner, the applicant or contractor with a residential builder's license number, and a description of the work. To schedule any inspection, call SafeBuilt at 269-757-7177 and leave a message with the address, the permit number and the means to gain access to the jobsite; the township building official can be reached through the township hall at 269-469-1676. The township's fee schedule says "Building permits are valid for 180 days." The township says working without a permit carries fines of $150 for a first occurrence, $250 for a second and $500 for a third or later violation, in effect since October 2020. A homeowner who pulls the permit as owner-builder takes on the responsibilities of the contractor under the township's Homeowner Building Permit Policy, and if the property is not the owner's principal residence the owner may obtain only a building permit while all other permits go to licensed contractors.
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 Chikaming as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinance 129 (adopted February 12, 2009) designates the township's Building Officials as the enforcing agency and names "Michigan Residential Code" without an edition. The township's Building Permit Requirements handout, which the township posts on its Building and Zoning page (file created June 11, 2026), tells applicants to "Refer to section 602.10 and 106.1.3 in 2015 Michigan Residential Code." Locally, the township's ordinance list says Ordinance 26 (October 3, 1974), adopted "Pursuant to the State Construction Code the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition, together with the Accumulative supplement thereto 1973 edition"; the list does not say whether that ordinance is still in force; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands.
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 township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code). 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). The township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code). 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." The township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).
Repair permit threshold
Chikaming Township's Building Permit Requirements handout, on the Building and Zoning page, says: "BUILDING PERMITS are required for all construction, demolition, alterations or change of use or occupancy. INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: demolitions, decks, screen porches, swimming pools, hot tubs, gazebos, roofs, doors & windows, etc." Its building permit application has a "Type of Improvement" box set for "REPAIR" as well as "NEW", "ADDITION" and "ALTERATION". 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's own handout names roofs among the work that needs a permit.
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 Ordinance 129 and Ordinance 122 (the enforcing-agency ordinances) were read and have no reroofing provision, and the township's Building and Zoning page, Building Permit Requirements handout, building permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule. The township's ordinance list also names Ordinance 11 (1965 building code), Ordinance 20 (unsafe buildings), Ordinance 26 (BOCA basic building code 1970 edition) and Ordinance 78 (dangerous buildings), whose full texts were not read for this field. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).
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 township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).
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 Chikaming Township Building and Zoning page changes this.

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Chikaming Township's Building and Zoning Department, at the township hall at 13535 Red Arrow Highway in Harbert, issues building permits and zoning permits for the township, and building inspections are scheduled through SafeBuilt, the township's building inspection service. The township's Ordinance 129 designates the township's Building Officials as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, 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 Chikaming, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Chikaming, MI. Chikaming Township's Building Permit Requirements handout, on the Building and Zoning page, says: "BUILDING PERMITS are required for all construction, demolition, alterations or change of use or occupancy. INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: demolitions, decks, screen porches, swimming pools, hot tubs, gazebos, roofs, doors & windows, etc." Its building permit application has a "Type of Improvement" box set for "REPAIR" as well as "NEW", "ADDITION" and "ALTERATION". 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's own handout names roofs among the work that needs a permit.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Chikaming, 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). The township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).

Is drip edge required in Township of Chikaming, 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). The township's Building and Zoning page, its Building Permit Requirements handout, its building permit application, its Building, Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule and its ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Chikaming, 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 Ordinance 129 and Ordinance 122 (the enforcing-agency ordinances) were read and have no reroofing provision, and the township's Building and Zoning page, Building Permit Requirements handout, building permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule. The township's ordinance list also names Ordinance 11 (1965 building code), Ordinance 20 (unsafe buildings), Ordinance 26 (BOCA basic building code 1970 edition) and Ordinance 78 (dangerous buildings), whose full texts were not read for this field. The township's ordinance list shows Ordinance 26 adopting the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Building Permit Requirements handout cites; the 1970 BOCA text was not read for this field (see adopted_code).

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Chikaming, 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 Chikaming as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinance 129 (adopted February 12, 2009) designates the township's Building Officials as the enforcing agency and names "Michigan Residential Code" without an edition. The township's Building Permit Requirements handout, which the township posts on its Building and Zoning page (file created June 11, 2026), tells applicants to "Refer to section 602.10 and 106.1.3 in 2015 Michigan Residential Code." Locally, the township's ordinance list says Ordinance 26 (October 3, 1974), adopted "Pursuant to the State Construction Code the BOCA basic building code 1970 edition, together with the Accumulative supplement thereto 1973 edition"; the list does not say whether that ordinance is still in force; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands.