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

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Exeter Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Exeter, MI, issued by Exeter Township - Building Department. A reroof in Exeter Township is permit work with its own flat fee: the Building Department's Permit Fee Schedule lists "$190------------------------------Roof" under "Flat Rate Fees are created based on: Application Fee and Number of Inspections." The state's general rule is the same: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the township's pages do not apply that relief to roofs. The Fee Schedule says "Building permit fees are based on project value." and prices a project from "$0 to $1,900" at "$75 (one inspection only; additional inspections $50 each)". The Building Department Hours sheet says "ALL APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS MUST BE APPLIED FOR AND ISSUED DURING THESE HOURS" (Tuesday 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) and "The Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Inspectors do not hold office hours. Please call the inspector to schedule your inspections"; inspections run "Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm". The Building Inspector's office line on that sheet is 734-587-2100. The township hall is at 6158 Scofield Road, Maybee, MI 48159.

Roof code checklist: Township of Exeter, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesexetertwp.com2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedexetertwp.com2026-10-12
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 codePublishedars.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
Township of Exeter, Monroe County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
6158 Scofield Road, Maybee, MI 48159
Contact
  • url: https://exetertwp.com/building-department/
  • phone: 734-587-2100
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.
  • local_level: The township's building permit application asks the contractor for a "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER" and for a "FEDERAL EMPLOYER ID NUMBER (or reason for exemption)" and "WORKERS COMP INSURANCE CARRIER (or reason for exemption)". The township's pages name no township contractor registration or bond.
Permit process note
A reroof in Exeter Township is permit work with its own flat fee: the Building Department's Permit Fee Schedule lists "$190------------------------------Roof" under "Flat Rate Fees are created based on: Application Fee and Number of Inspections." The state's general rule is the same: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the township's pages do not apply that relief to roofs. The Fee Schedule says "Building permit fees are based on project value." and prices a project from "$0 to $1,900" at "$75 (one inspection only; additional inspections $50 each)". The Building Department Hours sheet says "ALL APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS MUST BE APPLIED FOR AND ISSUED DURING THESE HOURS" (Tuesday 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) and "The Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Inspectors do not hold office hours. Please call the inspector to schedule your inspections"; inspections run "Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm". The Building Inspector's office line on that sheet is 734-587-2100. The township hall is at 6158 Scofield Road, Maybee, MI 48159.
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 Exeter in Monroe County as its own building code enforcer. Exeter Township's Ordinance #50 designates "the BUILDING OFFICIAL of the Township of Exeter" as "the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the Township of Exeter under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972" pursuant to "the Michigan Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes", with no edition year, and Ordinance 59-2014 adopts Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code and refers to Table R301.2(1) of the Michigan Residential Code, also with no edition. The township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; it concerns the Michigan Building Code and the 2000 edition text was not read. 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. The township's Building Department pages, permit application and fee schedule name no residential 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). Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read. 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). Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read. 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." Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in them.
Repair permit threshold
Exeter Township's Building Department Permit Fee Schedule prices roofing as its own permit type: under "Flat Rate Fees are created based on: Application Fee and Number of Inspections." it lists "$190------------------------------Roof". The township publishes no size, square or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. 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 nothing applying that relief to roof work.
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 freestanding building ordinances were read in full: Ordinance #50 (enforcing agency designated), Ordinance #51 (notice of adoption of the state codes), Ordinance 59-2014 (floodplain provisions of the state construction code) and Ordinance No. 22 (dangerous buildings code); they designate the enforcing agency, adopt the state codes and flood maps and provide for abatement of dangerous buildings, and they contain no reroofing provision and amend nothing in Section R908. The township's Zoning Ordinance was searched for a roof covering rule and sets only a dwelling appearance standard for roofs, with no layer limit. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read.
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). Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read.
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 Exeter Township Building Department pages or fee schedule changes this.

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Exeter Township's Building Department, at the township hall at 6158 Scofield Road in Maybee, issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits through its Building Official and inspectors, 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 Exeter, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Exeter, MI. Exeter Township's Building Department Permit Fee Schedule prices roofing as its own permit type: under "Flat Rate Fees are created based on: Application Fee and Number of Inspections." it lists "$190------------------------------Roof". The township publishes no size, square or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. 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 nothing applying that relief to roof work.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Exeter, 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). Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read.

Is drip edge required in Township of Exeter, 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). Ordinances #50, #51, 59-2014 and No. 22, the Zoning Ordinance and the Building Department pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Exeter, 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 freestanding building ordinances were read in full: Ordinance #50 (enforcing agency designated), Ordinance #51 (notice of adoption of the state codes), Ordinance 59-2014 (floodplain provisions of the state construction code) and Ordinance No. 22 (dangerous buildings code); they designate the enforcing agency, adopt the state codes and flood maps and provide for abatement of dangerous buildings, and they contain no reroofing provision and amend nothing in Section R908. The township's Zoning Ordinance was searched for a roof covering rule and sets only a dwelling appearance standard for roofs, with no layer limit. Exeter Township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (see adopted_code), and the 2000 edition text was not read.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Exeter, 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 Exeter in Monroe County as its own building code enforcer. Exeter Township's Ordinance #50 designates "the BUILDING OFFICIAL of the Township of Exeter" as "the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the Township of Exeter under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972" pursuant to "the Michigan Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes", with no edition year, and Ordinance 59-2014 adopts Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code and refers to Table R301.2(1) of the Michigan Residential Code, also with no edition. The township's posted Ordinance #51 file is a township notice headed "NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE 2000 MICHIGAN BUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODES", dated 2001, with a May 15, 2001 board motion "to administer and enforce the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code and the Michigan Plumbing Code"; it concerns the Michigan Building Code and the 2000 edition text was not read. 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. The township's Building Department pages, permit application and fee schedule name no residential code edition.