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

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Charter Township of Holland - Building

No, Charter Township of Holland, MI does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Charter Township of Holland - Building). In Holland Charter Township the Building department draws its line at the structure: it lists "replacement of roof shingles ONLY (no structural work)" among "items that may not require a permit," a list it says is "not limited to" those items. That is the department's stated practice: no enacted text names roof work either way, state law requires a permit "before construction of a building or structure" and says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" without defining them, and this record does not decide whether the department's line is its reading of that relief. Roof work that reaches the structure is outside the department's statement; call (616) 395-0196 before starting. Where a permit is needed, the township fee sheet sets a $50 base fee for the first $1,000 of estimated construction cost and $4.50 for "Each additional $1,000 of estimated construction cost, or fraction thereof," and charges an "Administrative/Investigation Fee" of $75 an hour, one hour minimum, when work is started before a permit is issued. A contractor registration form is among the department's forms. Building is at the Holland Charter Township Offices, 353 North 120th Avenue, Holland; call (616) 395-0196, which is also the number to schedule an inspection.

Roof code checklist: Charter Township of Holland, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNohct.holland.mi.us2026-10-03
Repair permit thresholdPublishedR105.2hct.holland.mi.us2026-10-03
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-02
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-02
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-02
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-02
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-02
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 6-29ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-02
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-02
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-02

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 Holland, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
353 North 120th Avenue, Holland, MI 49424
Contact
  • url: https://hct.holland.mi.us/department-of-building-safety/
  • phone: 616-395-0196
Roofing permit required
Not 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: Holland Charter Township sets no roofing contractor licence of its own; its Building forms include a contractor registration form. Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full) sets no roofing contractor licence.
Permit process note
In Holland Charter Township the Building department draws its line at the structure: it lists "replacement of roof shingles ONLY (no structural work)" among "items that may not require a permit," a list it says is "not limited to" those items. That is the department's stated practice: no enacted text names roof work either way, state law requires a permit "before construction of a building or structure" and says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" without defining them, and this record does not decide whether the department's line is its reading of that relief. Roof work that reaches the structure is outside the department's statement; call (616) 395-0196 before starting. Where a permit is needed, the township fee sheet sets a $50 base fee for the first $1,000 of estimated construction cost and $4.50 for "Each additional $1,000 of estimated construction cost, or fraction thereof," and charges an "Administrative/Investigation Fee" of $75 an hour, one hour minimum, when work is started before a permit is issued. A contractor registration form is among the department's forms. Building is at the Holland Charter Township Offices, 353 North 120th Avenue, Holland; call (616) 395-0196, which is also the number to schedule an inspection.
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 Holland as its own building code enforcer, and Section 6-29 of the township code designates the building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code, "including the Michigan building code and the Michigan residential code," without naming an edition. Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full and adopts no residential code text of its own.
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). Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (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). Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (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." Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full), adds no roof-covering rule; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in it.
Repair permit threshold
A shingle replacement with no structural work may need no permit, in the department's own words. Its Building page says "Some items that may not require a permit include, but are not limited to: fences complying with zoning requirements and are six feet in height or less, new siding on a residential structure, replacement of same size windows, and replacement of roof shingles ONLY (no structural work)." The same page says "Building permits and inspections are required in the Township by the Michigan Building and Residential Codes for residential and non-residential buildings" and gives the department's number, (616) 395-0196. No enacted text names roof work either way. 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," and also says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" without defining ordinary repairs or capping them by size or cost. Michigan's list of work exempt from permit (Section R105.2 of the residential code, as Michigan amends it) names no roof work. The township adds no permit rule of its own: its building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full), adopts the state construction code act and sets permit fees by board resolution, and its permit fee sheet (effective February 1, 2018) and residential building permit application have no roofing line or category. The no-permit line is the department's stated practice; this record does not decide whether it is the department's reading of the ordinary-repairs clause.
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." Holland Charter Township's own building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), was read in full: it adopts the state construction code act, sets fees by resolution, designates the enforcing agency and covers dangerous buildings and emergency access lock boxes, and it touches nothing in 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). Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (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." The Charter Township of Holland adds no sales tax of its own, so 6% is the whole rate on a job there.

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Holland Charter Township's Building department, at the township offices at 353 North 120th Avenue, issues building permits in the township and inspects the work. It lists "replacement of roof shingles ONLY (no structural work)" among items that may not require a permit. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, so the roofing rules below are state law; the township enforces them and sets its own permit fees.

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Roofing questions: Charter Township of Holland, MI

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

No, Charter Township of Holland, MI does not require a permit to replace a roof. A shingle replacement with no structural work may need no permit, in the department's own words. Its Building page says "Some items that may not require a permit include, but are not limited to: fences complying with zoning requirements and are six feet in height or less, new siding on a residential structure, replacement of same size windows, and replacement of roof shingles ONLY (no structural work)." The same page says "Building permits and inspections are required in the Township by the Michigan Building and Residential Codes for residential and non-residential buildings" and gives the department's number, (616) 395-0196. No enacted text names roof work either way. 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," and also says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" without defining ordinary repairs or capping them by size or cost. Michigan's list of work exempt from permit (Section R105.2 of the residential code, as Michigan amends it) names no roof work. The township adds no permit rule of its own: its building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full), adopts the state construction code act and sets permit fees by board resolution, and its permit fee sheet (effective February 1, 2018) and residential building permit application have no roofing line or category. The no-permit line is the department's stated practice; this record does not decide whether it is the department's reading of the ordinary-repairs clause.

Is ice & water shield required in Charter Township of Holland, 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). Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full), states nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Charter Township of Holland, 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). Holland Charter Township's building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (read in full), states nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Charter Township of Holland, 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." Holland Charter Township's own building ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), was read in full: it adopts the state construction code act, sets fees by resolution, designates the enforcing agency and covers dangerous buildings and emergency access lock boxes, and it touches nothing in the reroofing section, so the state limit applies unchanged.

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

Yes.

What building code does Charter Township of Holland, 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 Holland as its own building code enforcer, and Section 6-29 of the township code designates the building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code, "including the Michigan building code and the Michigan residential code," without naming an edition. Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full and adopts no residential code text of its own.