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

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Heath Township - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections of Michigan)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Heath, MI, issued by Heath Township - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections of Michigan). Heath Township has published nothing specific to roof work. Its Planning, Building and Zoning page says "Permits are required on all new structures." and refers the reader to Professional Code Inspections: "Contact Professional Code Inspections in regard to these regulations." With no township statement on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "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 neither the township nor Professional Code Inspections has published anything applying that relief to roof work. Professional Code Inspections' building permit requirements sheet lists the items "REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS", among them "A COMPLETED BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION" and "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS"; its application asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." and a "PROJECT VALUATION". The office says building permit applications can be submitted online through its BS&A portal and inspections scheduled there. No fee schedule is posted on the township or Professional Code Inspections pages read, so ask for the current fee. Professional Code Inspections is at 1575 142nd Ave., Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000 (1-800-628-3335); the Heath Township Hall, at 3440 M-40, Hamilton, MI 49419, is open "Tuesday & Thursday" from "9:00AM - 3:00PM", phone 269-751-2403.

Roof code checklist: Township of Heath, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesheathtownship.net2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedheathtownship.net2026-10-12
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 Heath, Allegan County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1575 142nd Ave., Dorr, MI 49323
Contact
  • url: https://heathtownship.net/planning-building-zoning/
  • phone: 616-877-2000
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.
  • local_level: The Professional Code Inspections building permit application, which the township's pages direct applicants to, asks the contractor for a "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." with its expiration date, 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
Heath Township has published nothing specific to roof work. Its Planning, Building and Zoning page says "Permits are required on all new structures." and refers the reader to Professional Code Inspections: "Contact Professional Code Inspections in regard to these regulations." With no township statement on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "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 neither the township nor Professional Code Inspections has published anything applying that relief to roof work. Professional Code Inspections' building permit requirements sheet lists the items "REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS", among them "A COMPLETED BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION" and "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS"; its application asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." and a "PROJECT VALUATION". The office says building permit applications can be submitted online through its BS&A portal and inspections scheduled there. No fee schedule is posted on the township or Professional Code Inspections pages read, so ask for the current fee. Professional Code Inspections is at 1575 142nd Ave., Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000 (1-800-628-3335); the Heath Township Hall, at 3440 M-40, Hamilton, MI 49419, is open "Tuesday & Thursday" from "9:00AM - 3:00PM", phone 269-751-2403.
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 Heath in Allegan County as its own building code enforcer. Locally, the township's Planning, Building and Zoning page directs building permits to Professional Code Inspections and names no code edition, and the Professional Code Inspections building permit requirements sheet refers to a "2015 ENERGY CODE" and names no residential code edition. The township's Zoning Ordinance refers to "the adopted Township Building Code" without naming an edition or a year, and its Ordinances and Resolutions page lists no building code ordinance, so no local code adoption was read.
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 Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on drip edge; they state nothing further. 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 Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on ice barrier; they state nothing further. 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." The Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on impact resistance; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in them.
Repair permit threshold
Heath Township publishes no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit. Its Planning, Building and Zoning page says "Permits are required on all new structures." and "Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical permits may be obtained by contacting Professional Code Inspectors."; its Forms page says "All Building, Mechanical and Electrical permits are through Professional Code Inspections(PCI) of MI". The Professional Code Inspections building permit application, which the Dorr office page lists for Heath Township, lists "NEW BUILDING", "ADDITION", "ALTERATION", "DEMOLITION" and "RELOCATION of BUILDING" and has no roofing box, and its building permit requirements sheet names no roofing. 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 reroof or a small roof repair, call Professional Code Inspections at 616-877-2000 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 township's Ordinances and Resolutions page lists zoning chapters, a land division ordinance and other ordinances and no building code ordinance; the Zoning Ordinance was searched and regulates no roof covering, and no codified building chapter was found, so no local building ordinance was read for Section R908.
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 Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on roof sheathing; they state nothing further.
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 Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page or the Professional Code Inspections pages changes this.

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Roofing questions: Township of Heath, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Heath, MI. Heath Township publishes no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit. Its Planning, Building and Zoning page says "Permits are required on all new structures." and "Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical permits may be obtained by contacting Professional Code Inspectors."; its Forms page says "All Building, Mechanical and Electrical permits are through Professional Code Inspections(PCI) of MI". The Professional Code Inspections building permit application, which the Dorr office page lists for Heath Township, lists "NEW BUILDING", "ADDITION", "ALTERATION", "DEMOLITION" and "RELOCATION of BUILDING" and has no roofing box, and its building permit requirements sheet names no roofing. 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 reroof or a small roof repair, call Professional Code Inspections at 616-877-2000 before starting.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Heath, 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 Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on ice barrier; they state nothing further.

Is drip edge required in Township of Heath, 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). The Heath Township Planning, Building and Zoning page, Forms page, Ordinances and Resolutions page and Zoning Ordinance, and the Professional Code Inspections Dorr office page, building permit application and building permit requirements sheet, were read for a local rule on drip edge; they state nothing further.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Heath, 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 Ordinances and Resolutions page lists zoning chapters, a land division ordinance and other ordinances and no building code ordinance; the Zoning Ordinance was searched and regulates no roof covering, and no codified building chapter was found, so no local building ordinance was read for Section R908.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Heath, 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 Heath in Allegan County as its own building code enforcer. Locally, the township's Planning, Building and Zoning page directs building permits to Professional Code Inspections and names no code edition, and the Professional Code Inspections building permit requirements sheet refers to a "2015 ENERGY CODE" and names no residential code edition. The township's Zoning Ordinance refers to "the adopted Township Building Code" without naming an edition or a year, and its Ordinances and Resolutions page lists no building code ordinance, so no local code adoption was read.