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

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Groveland Township - Planning and Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Groveland, MI, issued by Groveland Township - Planning and Building Department. Groveland Township's Planning and Building Department has published nothing that names roof work, so the general permit rule supplies the requirement and the department's own invitation to call is the referral. Its Building Permit application is the township's form for new construction, additions, alterations and repairs and asks the contractor for a licence copy ("Groveland Twp Copy of Contractor's License and driver's license if applicable."), two sets of plans for all projects and a plot plan. The Applications page says "The Groveland Township Building Department is also online with BSA. Call 248.634.4152 EXT 103 to get your Web Pin#." and "If you have any questions regarding the Building Department, please call 248.634.4152 EXT 104". The Building Info page says "Please allow up to 10 days for Building Department plan review" for residential applications and that "All buildings and structures shall be constructed in accordance with the Michigan Residential Code or Michigan Building Code." Section 10-22 of the township's code says "The township shall issue all building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits." The township's Ordinance Fee Schedule (Section 18-3 of the code) lists no building permit fee, and the application's fee block is filled in by the department, so ask the department for the current fee. The office is at 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, and the line is 248-634-4152.

Roof code checklist: Township of Groveland, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesgrovelandmi.gov2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedgrovelandmi.gov2026-10-12
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. 10-19ars.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 Groveland, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI 48442
Contact
  • url: https://grovelandmi.gov/board-commissions/
  • phone: 248-634-4152
Permit portal
Permit portal
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: Groveland Township publishes a "NEW CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION $15.00" form that asks for the company and contact names, the state licence number and expiration, a federal employer ID number or reason for exemption, an insurance carrier or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier or reason for exemption and an MESC employer number or reason for exemption, with copies of the contractor licence and a driver's license. The pages read for this record do not say who must file it or whether it is required before a permit issues. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process note
Groveland Township's Planning and Building Department has published nothing that names roof work, so the general permit rule supplies the requirement and the department's own invitation to call is the referral. Its Building Permit application is the township's form for new construction, additions, alterations and repairs and asks the contractor for a licence copy ("Groveland Twp Copy of Contractor's License and driver's license if applicable."), two sets of plans for all projects and a plot plan. The Applications page says "The Groveland Township Building Department is also online with BSA. Call 248.634.4152 EXT 103 to get your Web Pin#." and "If you have any questions regarding the Building Department, please call 248.634.4152 EXT 104". The Building Info page says "Please allow up to 10 days for Building Department plan review" for residential applications and that "All buildings and structures shall be constructed in accordance with the Michigan Residential Code or Michigan Building Code." Section 10-22 of the township's code says "The township shall issue all building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits." The township's Ordinance Fee Schedule (Section 18-3 of the code) lists no building permit fee, and the application's fee block is filled in by the department, so ask the department for the current fee. The office is at 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, and the line is 248-634-4152.
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 Groveland as its own building code enforcer. Section 10-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances designates the building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act and names no edition, and the Building Info page says "All buildings and structures shall be constructed in accordance with the Michigan Residential Code or Michigan Building Code." without naming an edition. No township page names a residential code older than 2015, so 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). Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances and the Planning and Building Department's pages and permit application were read for a local rule and 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 Planning and Building Department's Building Info page lists "Failure to install ice and water shield." and "Failure to provide roof underlayment on all roof systems regardless of slope, see code for required material." among the most common code violations found in residential construction inspections. Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances 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." Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances and the Planning and Building Department's pages and permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
No size or cost threshold is published for roof work. Groveland Township's Planning and Building Department pages, its Building Permit application and Chapter 10 of its Code of Ordinances name no roofing or reroofing permit rule and no exemption for ordinary repairs. The Building Permit application asks for the "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND PLAN REVIEW" with "REPAIR" and "ALTERATION" among the choices, and the Building Info page says "Please feel free to use the Planning and Building Department as a resource to help answer your questions about building codes and land use regulations in Groveland." Section 10-22 of the code says "The township shall issue all building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits." 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. Ask the department (248-634-4152) before starting a roof job.
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 own building ordinance, Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), Sections 10-1 to 10-88 as posted on Municode, was read in full: it designates the building official as the enforcing agency, sets the construction board of appeals, designates flood hazard areas and enforces Appendix G, says the township issues all permits, and sets dangerous-building and private-street procedures; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Planning and Building Department's pages 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). Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances and the Planning and Building Department's pages and permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing; the Building Info page lists missing roof sheathing clips or blocking "as required by lumber grade" among the common violations found on new residential construction.
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 Groveland Township Planning and Building Department pages or in Chapter 10 of its Code of Ordinances changes this.

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Roofing questions: Township of Groveland, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Groveland, MI. No size or cost threshold is published for roof work. Groveland Township's Planning and Building Department pages, its Building Permit application and Chapter 10 of its Code of Ordinances name no roofing or reroofing permit rule and no exemption for ordinary repairs. The Building Permit application asks for the "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND PLAN REVIEW" with "REPAIR" and "ALTERATION" among the choices, and the Building Info page says "Please feel free to use the Planning and Building Department as a resource to help answer your questions about building codes and land use regulations in Groveland." Section 10-22 of the code says "The township shall issue all building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits." 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. Ask the department (248-634-4152) before starting a roof job.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Groveland, 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 Planning and Building Department's Building Info page lists "Failure to install ice and water shield." and "Failure to provide roof underlayment on all roof systems regardless of slope, see code for required material." among the most common code violations found in residential construction inspections. Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances states nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Groveland, 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). Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances and the Planning and Building Department's pages and permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Groveland, 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 own building ordinance, Chapter 10 of the Groveland Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations), Sections 10-1 to 10-88 as posted on Municode, was read in full: it designates the building official as the enforcing agency, sets the construction board of appeals, designates flood hazard areas and enforces Appendix G, says the township issues all permits, and sets dangerous-building and private-street procedures; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Planning and Building Department's pages state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Groveland, 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 Groveland as its own building code enforcer. Section 10-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances designates the building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act and names no edition, and the Building Info page says "All buildings and structures shall be constructed in accordance with the Michigan Residential Code or Michigan Building Code." without naming an edition. No township page names a residential code older than 2015, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.