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

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Township of Hope - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Hope, MI, issued by Township of Hope - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections). In Hope Township a reroof goes to PCI, not to the township hall: the township's Planning and Zoning FAQ says "Professional Code Inspections (PCI) handles all building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits for Hope Township." and gives PCI's Hastings office at 110 W. Center Street STE A, telephone (269) 948-4088, and PCI's own Hastings page lists Hope Township among the municipalities it serves. PCI's building permit application asks for the project description, the project valuation and the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." and has no roofing box. Neither the township nor PCI has published a statement on reroofs, so this record cannot say whether PCI would treat a given reroof as an ordinary repair; ask PCI before the job starts. PCI says it accepts building permit applications through its BS&A Online portal. The township's own zoning compliance permit is separate: its FAQ says it applies to work "where the exterior dimensions are affected", and its Zoning Ordinance says "Roofing, siding, insulation, etc. shall not be construed to be a change in the exterior dimension." The township's fee schedule (Resolution 2026-10, effective May 12, 2026) lists a $50 Zoning Compliance Permit and a $150 after-the-fact fee charged when construction is started before a zoning, land division, building or electrical permit is obtained; it has no roofing line and sets no building permit fee, so ask PCI for the current permit fee. The township hall at 5463 S M-43 Highway, Hastings, telephone 269-948-2464, lists office hours of Wednesday 9am-Noon and 1:15pm-3pm.

Roof code checklist: Township of Hope, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesPlanning-and-Zoning-FAQ.pdf2026-10-13
Repair permit thresholdPublishedPlanning-and-Zoning-FAQ.pdf2026-10-13
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13

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 Hope, Barry County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
5463 S M-43 Highway, Hastings, MI 49058
Contact
  • url: https://www.hopetwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Planning-and-Zoning-FAQ.pdf
  • phone: 269-948-4088
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: Hope Township publishes no contractor registration or licence of its own: the PCI building permit application used for its permits asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." and expiration date, and the township's FAQ, Zoning Ordinance and fee schedule name no township registration.
Permit process note
In Hope Township a reroof goes to PCI, not to the township hall: the township's Planning and Zoning FAQ says "Professional Code Inspections (PCI) handles all building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits for Hope Township." and gives PCI's Hastings office at 110 W. Center Street STE A, telephone (269) 948-4088, and PCI's own Hastings page lists Hope Township among the municipalities it serves. PCI's building permit application asks for the project description, the project valuation and the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO." and has no roofing box. Neither the township nor PCI has published a statement on reroofs, so this record cannot say whether PCI would treat a given reroof as an ordinary repair; ask PCI before the job starts. PCI says it accepts building permit applications through its BS&A Online portal. The township's own zoning compliance permit is separate: its FAQ says it applies to work "where the exterior dimensions are affected", and its Zoning Ordinance says "Roofing, siding, insulation, etc. shall not be construed to be a change in the exterior dimension." The township's fee schedule (Resolution 2026-10, effective May 12, 2026) lists a $50 Zoning Compliance Permit and a $150 after-the-fact fee charged when construction is started before a zoning, land division, building or electrical permit is obtained; it has no roofing line and sets no building permit fee, so ask PCI for the current permit fee. The township hall at 5463 S M-43 Highway, Hastings, telephone 269-948-2464, lists office hours of Wednesday 9am-Noon and 1:15pm-3pm.
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 Hope, Barry County, as a local building code enforcer for building and electrical, and lists a different Township of Hope, in Midland County, separately. The township's Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024) refers to "the Michigan Building Code" and to "building codes" and names no residential code edition, and the PCI building permit application used for its permits says work is installed "in accordance with the building code adopted by The Municipality" and names no edition. The township's ordinance list names no building ordinance, so no codified building text 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). Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, 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). Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, were read for a local rule and state 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." Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Hope Township has published nothing that applies a permit exemption to a reroof, so the general state rule supplies the requirement. Its Planning and Zoning FAQ says "Professional Code Inspections (PCI) handles all building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits for Hope Township." and the PCI building permit application it points to has no roofing or reroof box, and names no size or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. The township's zoning rules speak only to its zoning compliance permit: its Zoning Ordinance defines alteration as work that changes the exterior dimension and says "Roofing, siding, insulation, etc. shall not be construed to be a change in the exterior dimension", and Section 30.4 exempts "alterations and ordinary maintenance repairs made on any building or structure that does not affect the external dimension of the building or structure" from the zoning compliance permit. Neither statement mentions a building permit. 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.
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, no township building ordinance is listed on the township's Zoning Administrator page, which lists its zoning, noise, dismantled car and marihuana establishments ordinances and two adoption notices, so no local building ordinance was read and no layer classification is declared here. Neither the township nor PCI states a layer limit.
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). Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, 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 in Hope Township's FAQ, fee schedule or permit application changes this.

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Hope Township, in Barry County, has its building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits handled by Professional Code Inspections (PCI), whose Hastings office is at 110 W. Center Street, while the township hall at 5463 S M-43 Highway in Hastings takes zoning compliance applications. The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Township of Hope, Barry County, as its own building code enforcer. This record is not Hope Township in Midland County. Michigan's single state construction code applies, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.

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Roofing questions: Township of Hope, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Hope, MI. Hope Township has published nothing that applies a permit exemption to a reroof, so the general state rule supplies the requirement. Its Planning and Zoning FAQ says "Professional Code Inspections (PCI) handles all building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits for Hope Township." and the PCI building permit application it points to has no roofing or reroof box, and names no size or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. The township's zoning rules speak only to its zoning compliance permit: its Zoning Ordinance defines alteration as work that changes the exterior dimension and says "Roofing, siding, insulation, etc. shall not be construed to be a change in the exterior dimension", and Section 30.4 exempts "alterations and ordinary maintenance repairs made on any building or structure that does not affect the external dimension of the building or structure" from the zoning compliance permit. Neither statement mentions a building permit. 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.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Hope, 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). Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Hope, 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). Hope Township's Planning and Zoning FAQ, its Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024), its zoning compliance application and fee schedule, and the building permit application of Professional Code Inspections, the firm that issues its building permits, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Hope, 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, no township building ordinance is listed on the township's Zoning Administrator page, which lists its zoning, noise, dismantled car and marihuana establishments ordinances and two adoption notices, so no local building ordinance was read and no layer classification is declared here. Neither the township nor PCI states a layer limit.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Hope, 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 Hope, Barry County, as a local building code enforcer for building and electrical, and lists a different Township of Hope, in Midland County, separately. The township's Zoning Ordinance (amended through November 2024) refers to "the Michigan Building Code" and to "building codes" and names no residential code edition, and the PCI building permit application used for its permits says work is installed "in accordance with the building code adopted by The Municipality" and names no edition. The township's ordinance list names no building ordinance, so no codified building text was read.