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

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Frenchtown Charter Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Charter Township of Frenchtown, MI, issued by Frenchtown Charter Township - Building Department. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Frenchtown Township. The Building Department does not address roofing separately; its general rule is "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded", delivered to the Township Hall Building Department with drawings, and "No work shall be started in the Township until the application has been approved". The state rule supplies the requirement: "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 building fee schedule prices permits by job value, starting at $60.00 for work up to $1,500. To schedule inspections call 734-242-5900. The Building Department is at 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162, open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Roof code checklist: Charter Township of Frenchtown, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesfrenchtownmi.gov2026-10-03
Repair permit thresholdPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-03
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-03
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-03
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-03
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-03
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-03
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-03
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-03
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-03

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
Charter Township of Frenchtown, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
2744 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162
Contact
  • url: https://www.frenchtownmi.gov/170/Building
  • phone: 734-242-5900
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: Frenchtown charges contractors a $75.00 administrative fee on its Contractor Administrative Form, which it says "WILL EXPIRE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE EXPIRATION DAY ON THE LICENSE-ATTACH COPY OF LICENSES".
Permit process note
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Frenchtown Township. The Building Department does not address roofing separately; its general rule is "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded", delivered to the Township Hall Building Department with drawings, and "No work shall be started in the Township until the application has been approved". The state rule supplies the requirement: "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 building fee schedule prices permits by job value, starting at $60.00 for work up to $1,500. To schedule inspections call 734-242-5900. The Building Department is at 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162, open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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 Charter Township of Frenchtown as its own building code enforcer. The township's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, adopted September 11, 2018) "confirms that it assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said Act and the Codes promulgated under that Act", without naming an 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). Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states 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). Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states 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." Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states nothing further on roof coverings; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in it.
Repair permit threshold
Frenchtown publishes no size or dollar line below which roof work needs no permit, and no statement that a reroof is exempt. State law requires that "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" (MCL 125.1510(1)), defines construction to mean "the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, demolition, repair, moving, or equipping of buildings or structures" (MCL 125.1502a(n)), and says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510(7)) without defining ordinary repairs; the permit exemptions in the Michigan Residential Code name no roofing. The Building Department says "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded" and "If you have questions please feel free to contact the Building Department at 734-242-5900." Plan on a permit for a reroof in Frenchtown and confirm with the department.
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." Frenchtown's own building ordinances were read in full: the Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228) assumes enforcement of the state codes and designates the building official, and the Floodplain Management Provisions ordinance (Ordinance 218) addresses flood hazard areas only; neither touches the reroofing section, so the state limit applies unchanged.
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). Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states 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." Frenchtown Township adds no sales tax of its own, so 6% is the whole rate on a job there.

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The Frenchtown Charter Township Building Department, at the Township Hall, 2744 Vivian Road in Monroe, issues building and trade permits and inspects construction in the township. It publishes no separate statement on reroofs; its general rule is that any construction or renovation needs a permit first. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, so the roofing rules below are state law that the township enforces.

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Roofing questions: Charter Township of Frenchtown, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Charter Township of Frenchtown, MI. Frenchtown publishes no size or dollar line below which roof work needs no permit, and no statement that a reroof is exempt. State law requires that "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" (MCL 125.1510(1)), defines construction to mean "the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, demolition, repair, moving, or equipping of buildings or structures" (MCL 125.1502a(n)), and says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510(7)) without defining ordinary repairs; the permit exemptions in the Michigan Residential Code name no roofing. The Building Department says "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded" and "If you have questions please feel free to contact the Building Department at 734-242-5900." Plan on a permit for a reroof in Frenchtown and confirm with the department.

Is ice & water shield required in Charter Township of Frenchtown, 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). Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Charter Township of Frenchtown, 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). Frenchtown's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, read in full) states nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Charter Township of Frenchtown, 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." Frenchtown's own building ordinances were read in full: the Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228) assumes enforcement of the state codes and designates the building official, and the Floodplain Management Provisions ordinance (Ordinance 218) addresses flood hazard areas only; neither touches the reroofing section, so the state limit applies unchanged.

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

Yes.

What building code does Charter Township of Frenchtown, 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 Charter Township of Frenchtown as its own building code enforcer. The township's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, adopted September 11, 2018) "confirms that it assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said Act and the Codes promulgated under that Act", without naming an edition.