Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Coopersville, MI?

Roofing questions: Coopersville, MI

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Coopersville, MI?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Coopersville, MI. The City of Coopersville has published nothing on reroofs or on what counts as an ordinary repair. Its Building Department page says "The Building Department is responsible for enforcing the State Building Codes as well as Building Ordinances of the City of Coopersville" and "The Building Department is also responsible for Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing permits.", and it sends readers to Professional Code Inspectors of MI (PCI): "For permits and questions please contact Professional Code Inspectors of MI at 616-667-8803." The city's Building Permit application and the PCI requirements sheet for Coopersville name no roofing work and give no dollar or size point below which a permit is not needed. 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.

Is ice & water shield required in Coopersville, 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). Part Fourteen of the City of Coopersville's Codified Ordinances and the Building Department's permit page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. Coopersville's codified Sec. 1420.01 adopts the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state; Coopersville has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996 text was not read (see adopted_code).

Is drip edge required in Coopersville, 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). Part Fourteen of the City of Coopersville's Codified Ordinances and the Building Department's permit page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Coopersville's codified Sec. 1420.01 adopts the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state; Coopersville has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996 text was not read (see adopted_code).

Can you roof over an existing roof in Coopersville, 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, Part Fourteen of the City of Coopersville's Codified Ordinances (Building and Housing Code), Chapters 1420 through 1467, was read in full through Municode on October 12, 2026: it adopts the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996, sets fees by council resolution, and adopts a property maintenance code, a flood plain chapter and chapters on fences, pools, satellite dishes and wind turbines; the words roof and shingle do not appear in it, and it amends nothing in Section R908. The Building Department page and the city's Building Permit application state no layer rule. Coopersville's codified Sec. 1420.01 adopts the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state; Coopersville has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; the B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996 text was not read (see adopted_code).

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Coopersville, MI?

Yes.

What building code does Coopersville, 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." Locally, Coopersville's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Building Department is responsible for enforcing the State Building Codes as well as Building Ordinances of the City of Coopersville." Coopersville's codified Part Fourteen, Chapter 1420, Sec. 1420.01 (Ord. 182, passed 12-12-88; Ord. 196, passed 5-14-90; Ord. 255, passed 6-12-95; Ord. 269, passed 7-22-96) adopts "B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996"; 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. Coopersville has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Building Department is responsible for enforcing the State Building Codes as well as Building Ordinances of the City of Coopersville." The codified chapter's editor's note says "A motion passed on June 25, 2001, adopted the Michigan Building Code" and that the sections on the B.O.C.A. National Building Code were maintained because no specific repealer was adopted.