Permitting Authorities / Village of Franklin - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Franklin, MI?
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Village of Franklin - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Franklin, MI, issued by Village of Franklin - Building Department. A reroof in the Village of Franklin goes through the roof-only building permit application: the Building Department says the Village "has a part-time Building Official who is responsible for issuing building permits, inspections and enforcing the building, zoning, Code of Ordinances and historic district requirements." The roof form opens "The undersigned hereby applies for a permit pertaining to roof only (describe project):", asks whether the roof pitch will be altered and whether gutters are included, and lists the fees "$100 APPLICATION FEE DUE UPON SUBMISSION" and "PLUS $25 LICENSE REGISTRATION FEE IF REQUIRED". Its roofing permit checklist asks for a signed application, "Proof of ownership (ie: copy of title insurance policy)", the current market value and square footage of the work, "Copy of contract / work agreement", and asks "Is project located in the Historic District?" with "yes - submit to Historic District Commission for review". The Master Fee Schedule posted on the same page sets the building permit fee at "(a) $8 per $1000 Estimated Total Market Value of Construction" with a "(c) Minimum Permit Fee" of "$100.00", and says the application fee "shall be credited to the approved permit fee". The form's footer says that, unless otherwise stated, open-roof inspections are not required. The Building Official's office hours are Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 9 am to 11 am; inquiries for any of the inspectors "can be left at the Village Offices with the Building Clerk" at (248) 626-9666, extension 102, and the roof form lists 248-626-1601 for inspections. The Village Offices are at 32325 Franklin Road, Franklin, Michigan 48025.
Roof code checklist: Franklin, MI
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Jurisdiction
Village of Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan
Address
32325 Franklin Road, Franklin, MI 48025
Contact
- url: https://franklin.mi.us/departments/building/
- phone: 248-626-9666
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 Franklin's roof-only permit application prints "PLUS $25 LICENSE REGISTRATION FEE IF REQUIRED", its permit checklist asks for a "Builder's Registration" with a copy of the builder's license and "$25 if Registration required", and its Master Fee Schedule lists "CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION Annual fee" at $25.
Permit process note
A reroof in the Village of Franklin goes through the roof-only building permit application: the Building Department says the Village "has a part-time Building Official who is responsible for issuing building permits, inspections and enforcing the building, zoning, Code of Ordinances and historic district requirements." The roof form opens "The undersigned hereby applies for a permit pertaining to roof only (describe project):", asks whether the roof pitch will be altered and whether gutters are included, and lists the fees "$100 APPLICATION FEE DUE UPON SUBMISSION" and "PLUS $25 LICENSE REGISTRATION FEE IF REQUIRED". Its roofing permit checklist asks for a signed application, "Proof of ownership (ie: copy of title insurance policy)", the current market value and square footage of the work, "Copy of contract / work agreement", and asks "Is project located in the Historic District?" with "yes - submit to Historic District Commission for review". The Master Fee Schedule posted on the same page sets the building permit fee at "(a) $8 per $1000 Estimated Total Market Value of Construction" with a "(c) Minimum Permit Fee" of "$100.00", and says the application fee "shall be credited to the approved permit fee". The form's footer says that, unless otherwise stated, open-roof inspections are not required. The Building Official's office hours are Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 9 am to 11 am; inquiries for any of the inspectors "can be left at the Village Offices with the Building Clerk" at (248) 626-9666, extension 102, and the roof form lists 248-626-1601 for inspections. The Village Offices are at 32325 Franklin Road, Franklin, Michigan 48025.
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 Franklin in Oakland County as its own building code enforcer. The Building Department's pages, its building and roof-only permit applications and its Master Fee Schedule name no code edition. The Village's Municipal Code is published on American Legal, and that site did not open for this record, so the Code's building provisions were not read; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
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 Franklin Building Department pages, its roof-only permit application and its Master 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 Village of Franklin Building Department pages, its roof-only permit application and its Master Fee Schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.
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." The Village of Franklin Building Department pages, its roof-only permit application and its Master Fee Schedule were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
The Village of Franklin posts a dedicated roof permit form. The Permits/Applications page of its Building Department lists a "Building Application Roof Only" form, headed "ROOF ONLY", that begins "The undersigned hereby applies for a permit pertaining to roof only (describe project):", asks for the "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT (ie: re-roof, repair, etc)" and the material, and prints "$100 APPLICATION FEE DUE UPON SUBMISSION". The form states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit, and the Village has published nothing applying the state relief for ordinary repairs to roof work. 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. Call the Building Department at (248) 626-9666, extension 102, before a small roof repair.
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 Village's Municipal Code is published on American Legal, and that site did not open for this record, so no Franklin building ordinance was read for a local reroofing rule; the Building Department's pages, its roof-only permit application and its Master Fee Schedule 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 Franklin Building Department pages, its roof-only permit application and its Master 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 Village of Franklin Building Department pages, its permit applications or its Master Fee Schedule changes this.
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The Village of Franklin's Building Department, at the Village Offices at 32325 Franklin Road, issues building permits through a part-time Building Official and posts a roof-only building permit application. The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Village 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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