The Roofing Book

Permitting Authorities / Village of Dundee - Building Department

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

Adopted code

Village of Dundee - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Dundee, MI, issued by Village of Dundee - Building Department. In the Village of Dundee a building permit starts with a completed application packet. The FAQ lists the process as "A completed building permit application packet is submitted", plans reviewed by the building inspector, the permit issued "When / if no problems are discovered", then rough and final inspections; "Bond is refunded after final inspection has been approved." The village's Permit and Inspection Fee Schedule lists a $25.00 application fee, a plan review fee of $100.00/Hour, a $65.00 re-inspection fee, and permit fees by project valuation (for example "$1.00 - $1,000.00 = $39.91"), and the Fees page says "If the amount of construction exceeds the total amount on the attached permit and inspection fee schedule, please contact the Village of Dundee at 734-529-3430 ext.1042 for permit amount." The village offices at 350 W. Monroe Street are open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, phone 734-529-3430. The village page lists a "Building Department Online Payment Service". Section 14-5 of the Code of Ordinances provides that "the village council shall establish reasonable fees" by resolution and that the fee schedule "shall be posted and available for inspection" in the office of the building official.

Roof code checklist: Dundee, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesdundeevillage.net2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublisheddundeevillage.net2026-10-12
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 14-4ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-12
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-12

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
Village of Dundee, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
350 W. Monroe Street, Dundee, MI 48131
Contact
  • url: https://www.dundeevillage.net/139/Licenses-Permits
  • phone: 734-529-3430
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Michigan licenses residential maintenance and alteration contractors under the Occupational Code, and that licence "includes the following crafts and trades" among which it names roofing (MCL 339.2404(3)); "A person shall not engage in or attempt to engage in the practice of an occupation regulated under this act" without the licence (MCL 339.601(1)). MCL 339.2403 lists who may work without one, including a project whose "aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00". This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside an exemption.
  • city_level: The Village of Dundee requires its own annual contractor registration. Its Licenses & Permits page lists a "Contractor Registration Application - This is a required annual contractor application for the Village of Dundee", and the application says "an annual contractor registration in the amount of $25.00, per held license, is required with the Village of Dundee for each calendar year" and asks for a copy of the Michigan state license, a copy of a driver's license, a $25.00 check and, if applicable, a letter of authorization naming the persons permitted to apply, pick up, sign, pay for or request inspections under the license number.
Permit process note
In the Village of Dundee a building permit starts with a completed application packet. The FAQ lists the process as "A completed building permit application packet is submitted", plans reviewed by the building inspector, the permit issued "When / if no problems are discovered", then rough and final inspections; "Bond is refunded after final inspection has been approved." The village's Permit and Inspection Fee Schedule lists a $25.00 application fee, a plan review fee of $100.00/Hour, a $65.00 re-inspection fee, and permit fees by project valuation (for example "$1.00 - $1,000.00 = $39.91"), and the Fees page says "If the amount of construction exceeds the total amount on the attached permit and inspection fee schedule, please contact the Village of Dundee at 734-529-3430 ext.1042 for permit amount." The village offices at 350 W. Monroe Street are open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, phone 734-529-3430. The village page lists a "Building Department Online Payment Service". Section 14-5 of the Code of Ordinances provides that "the village council shall establish reasonable fees" by resolution and that the fee schedule "shall be posted and available for inspection" in the office of the building official.
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 Village of Dundee as its own building code enforcer. The village's Code of Ordinances, Section 14-4, provides that "the Building Official of Village of Dundee is hereby designated as the enforcing agency" and names no edition (the code is codified through Ordinance No. 02-2023). The village's Building Code Information page lists "2015 Michigan Residential Building Code", "2015 Michigan Building Code", "2015 Michigan Mechanical Code", "2015 Michigan Plumbing Code" and "2017 NEC Code". Section 14-71 adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, which is a property maintenance code.
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 Village of Dundee's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages, its building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances (read in full) 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). The Village of Dundee's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages, its building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances (read in full) 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." The Village of Dundee's building pages, building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances state no impact rule.
Repair permit threshold
The Village of Dundee Licenses & Permits page says "A building permit is needed for any project in which a building or structure is to be erected, altered, structurally repaired, moved, or converted to different usage", and its FAQ answers "Do I need a building permit?" with "More than likely, yes." The pages name no roof work, no reroof and no size or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit, and the Licenses & Permits page closes with "The permits above may or may not be needed for your project. To be 100% sure please contact the Village of Dundee at (734) 529-3430 ext. 1042". The village's building permit application asks for "ALTERATION" or "REPAIR" as the type of improvement and has no roofing box. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs. For a reroof or a small roof repair, call the village building department at 734-529-3430 ext. 1042 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 Village of Dundee Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency (Section 14-4), sets fees by resolution (Section 14-5), designates flood prone hazard areas, creates a construction board of appeals, covers dangerous buildings, vacant property and administrative search warrants, and adopts a property maintenance code; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The village's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages and building permit application state 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). The Village of Dundee's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages, its building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances (read in full) state nothing further on roof decks or 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." The same 6% applies throughout the Village of Dundee.

Local roofing hub

Roofing in Dundee, MichiganCity hub

More roof permit pages in Michigan

East Lansing, MIRoof permit Eastpointe, MIRoof permit Eaton County - Department of Construction CodesRoof permit Eaton Rapids, MIRoof permit Ecorse, MIRoof permit Roofing in MichiganState hub

Related guides

Denver-Metro Roofing Permits Filing a Hail Insurance Claim Colorado Hail Season Prep Hiring a Contractor

The Village of Dundee's Building Department, at the village offices at 350 W. Monroe Street in Dundee, issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits, posts a permit and inspection fee schedule, and requires contractors to register with the village each year. Section 14-4 of the village's Code of Ordinances designates the village's building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and the State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Village as its own building code enforcer. This is the Village of Dundee, not Dundee Township. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, so for houses the rules below are state law.

Working an insurance claim in Dundee, MI? Everything on this page (drip edge, ice & water shield, inspections, Class 4 rules) formatted as a claim-ready evidence pack: verbatim ordinance quotes, code section cites, verification dates, and official source links, ready to attach to a supplement. See a real sample pack (PDF, 4 pages, free).

Code items like drip edge and ice & water shield are what adjusters ask you to document.

Buy this jurisdiction's pack: $12 Delivered by email within minutes. Digital download: all sales are final once delivered, except for a failed delivery, a defective file, a duplicate purchase, or a pack materially different from its description. See Section 6 of our Terms of Use.

Questions about the Dundee, MI pack?

Not ready to buy, or need a different jurisdiction? Tell us and we’ll reply directly.

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Sources

Roofing questions: Dundee, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Dundee, MI. The Village of Dundee Licenses & Permits page says "A building permit is needed for any project in which a building or structure is to be erected, altered, structurally repaired, moved, or converted to different usage", and its FAQ answers "Do I need a building permit?" with "More than likely, yes." The pages name no roof work, no reroof and no size or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit, and the Licenses & Permits page closes with "The permits above may or may not be needed for your project. To be 100% sure please contact the Village of Dundee at (734) 529-3430 ext. 1042". The village's building permit application asks for "ALTERATION" or "REPAIR" as the type of improvement and has no roofing box. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs. For a reroof or a small roof repair, call the village building department at 734-529-3430 ext. 1042 before starting.

Is ice & water shield required in Dundee, 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 Village of Dundee's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages, its building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances (read in full) state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Dundee, 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 Village of Dundee's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages, its building permit application and Chapter 14 of its Code of Ordinances (read in full) state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Dundee, 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, Chapter 14 of the Village of Dundee Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency (Section 14-4), sets fees by resolution (Section 14-5), designates flood prone hazard areas, creates a construction board of appeals, covers dangerous buildings, vacant property and administrative search warrants, and adopts a property maintenance code; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The village's Building Code Information, Licenses & Permits and Fees pages and building permit application state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Dundee, 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 Village of Dundee as its own building code enforcer. The village's Code of Ordinances, Section 14-4, provides that "the Building Official of Village of Dundee is hereby designated as the enforcing agency" and names no edition (the code is codified through Ordinance No. 02-2023). The village's Building Code Information page lists "2015 Michigan Residential Building Code", "2015 Michigan Building Code", "2015 Michigan Mechanical Code", "2015 Michigan Plumbing Code" and "2017 NEC Code". Section 14-71 adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, which is a property maintenance code.