Permitting Authorities / Township of Fruitland - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Fruitland, MI?
Adopted code
Township of Fruitland - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Fruitland, MI, issued by Township of Fruitland - Building Department. Fruitland Township prices roofing as its own permit item: Resolution 2026-21, its Fee, Permit, Escrow Schedule, lists "Roofing" at $75.00 under "OTHER ESTABLISHED SET FEES" (the same list prices siding and windows, structural alterations, pools, decks and fences), and says "An Investigative Fee may be assessed if work is started prior to getting a permit." (also $75.00). Its permit sequence is zoning first: the New Construction Requirements sheet says "Must have an approved ZONING PERMIT before applying for BUILDING PERMIT", and it lists "General exceptions are roofing, siding, decks, etc." in the Remodeling, Repair, Addition section, in the line about how many sets of prints a job needs ("In most cases, one set of prints for construction."). The building permit application says "Contractors must have current registration with Township" and "Separate applications must be made to the approprate division for Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Work Permits." For inspections the sheet says to call the Building Official, "Allow 24 to 48 hours after calling for the inspection", and "Work must not proceed before the job is inspected and approved to continue." The Building Department page gives the Building Official's appointment line as 231-638-0529. Building permit hours on the sheet are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the township hall, 4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall, MI 49461, 231-766-3208. The township has no online permit portal on its Building Department page.
Roof code checklist: Township of Fruitland, MI
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Jurisdiction
Township of Fruitland, Michigan
Address
4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall, MI 49461
Contact
- url: https://fruitlandmi.gov/building-department/
- phone: 231-766-3208
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- city_level: Fruitland Township requires contractors to register with it before they pull permits: its building permit application says "Contractors must have current registration with Township", and its Contractor Registration Application takes a copy of the current licence and a certificate of liability insurance, charges $10.00 for each contractor type (building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, sign, alarm) and says "All Registration's are renewed at the time of State License Expiration".
Permit process note
Fruitland Township prices roofing as its own permit item: Resolution 2026-21, its Fee, Permit, Escrow Schedule, lists "Roofing" at $75.00 under "OTHER ESTABLISHED SET FEES" (the same list prices siding and windows, structural alterations, pools, decks and fences), and says "An Investigative Fee may be assessed if work is started prior to getting a permit." (also $75.00). Its permit sequence is zoning first: the New Construction Requirements sheet says "Must have an approved ZONING PERMIT before applying for BUILDING PERMIT", and it lists "General exceptions are roofing, siding, decks, etc." in the Remodeling, Repair, Addition section, in the line about how many sets of prints a job needs ("In most cases, one set of prints for construction."). The building permit application says "Contractors must have current registration with Township" and "Separate applications must be made to the approprate division for Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Work Permits." For inspections the sheet says to call the Building Official, "Allow 24 to 48 hours after calling for the inspection", and "Work must not proceed before the job is inspected and approved to continue." The Building Department page gives the Building Official's appointment line as 231-638-0529. Building permit hours on the sheet are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the township hall, 4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall, MI 49461, 231-766-3208. The township has no online permit portal on its Building Department page.
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 Fruitland as its own building code enforcer. Article R 40 of the township's regulatory ordinances (adopted July 16, 2001) confirms that the township "will administer and enforce all of the construction codes adopted by the State of Michigan", and repeals the 1997 Uniform Building Code, the 1996 National Electrical Code, the 1997 International Plumbing Code and the 1996 International Mechanical Code, whose texts were not read; it adopts no older residential code. The township's New Construction Requirements sheet says "Fruitland Township has adopted the Michigan Residential Code 2015".
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). Articles R 40, R 41 and R 54, the three regulatory ordinances the Building Department page lists, and the township's New Construction Requirements sheet and building permit application 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). Articles R 40, R 41 and R 54, the three regulatory ordinances the Building Department page lists, and the township's New Construction Requirements sheet and building permit application 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." Articles R 40, R 41 and R 54, the three regulatory ordinances the Building Department page lists, and the township's New Construction Requirements sheet and building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Fruitland Township's fee schedule, Resolution 2026-21, lists "Roofing" among its "OTHER ESTABLISHED SET FEES" at $75.00, so roof work is permit work there. Its building department ordinance, Article R 41, does relieve small jobs: Section R 41.03 requires a permit for anyone who wishes to "erect, alter or change in any way any building or other structure within the township, except for construction involving only minor repairs and alterations of a total appraised value not to exceed six hundred ($600)", and Section R 41.05 says "Repairs the appraised value of which shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) to lawful buildings or structures may be made without obtaining a work permit or paying any fee therefor". The ordinance states both limits and does not say which applies to roof work; an ordinary reroof costs more than either. 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. For a small repair, call the township at 231-766-3208 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, the three regulatory ordinances the township's Building Department page lists were read in full: Article R 40 (adoption of building codes), Article R 41 (building department, permits, fees and penalties) and Article R 54 (dangerous building demolition); none has a reroofing provision and none amends anything in Section R908. The township's New Construction Requirements sheet 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). Articles R 40, R 41 and R 54, the three regulatory ordinances the Building Department page lists, and the township's New Construction Requirements sheet and building permit application 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 Fruitland Township Building Department page or in its fee schedule changes this.
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The Township of Fruitland Building Department, at the township hall at 4545 Nestrom Road in Whitehall, issues building permits under Article R 41 of the township's regulatory ordinances, after a zoning compliance approval, with a Building Official and separate electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspectors. Its fee schedule lists roofing as a $75.00 permit item, and its New Construction Requirements sheet states that the township has adopted the 2015 Michigan Residential Code. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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