Permitting Authorities / Township of Leroy (Calhoun County) - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Leroy, MI?
Adopted code
Township of Leroy (Calhoun County) - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Leroy, MI, issued by Township of Leroy (Calhoun County) - Building Department. The Leroy Township Building Department publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Forms page and its Building Permit & Site Plan Review Application name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the department silent 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 the department has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township posts printable and fillable building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit applications, and the Forms page says they are also "available in the office lobby Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am – 4:30 pm". The Forms page lists the inspections "that can be required" for a building permit as a footing, rough-in and final inspection and an occupancy permit, and the application states "THE PERMIT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO CALL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO COVERING CONSTRUCTION WORK." The application's validation block lists an "ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (Min. $50)", an "INSPECTION/INVESTIGATION FEE" and a "PLAN REVIEW FEE" and a "WORK BEFORE APPLYING FEE ($150 min.)"; no fee schedule is posted, so ask the department what a reroof permit costs. A permit "WILL BE CLOSED WHEN NO INSPECTIONS ARE REQUESTED OR CONDUCTED WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS" and "THE CHARGE TO RE-OPEN A CLOSED PERMIT IS $75." The township office, at 8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the Building Department's number is (269) 979-9421 ext. 116.
Roof code checklist: Township of Leroy, MI
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Jurisdiction
Township of Leroy, Calhoun County, Michigan
Address
8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051
Contact
- url: https://leroytwp-calhounmi.gov/forms/
- phone: 269-979-9421
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The Leroy Township Building Department publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Forms page and its Building Permit & Site Plan Review Application name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the department silent 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 the department has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township posts printable and fillable building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit applications, and the Forms page says they are also "available in the office lobby Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am – 4:30 pm". The Forms page lists the inspections "that can be required" for a building permit as a footing, rough-in and final inspection and an occupancy permit, and the application states "THE PERMIT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO CALL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO COVERING CONSTRUCTION WORK." The application's validation block lists an "ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (Min. $50)", an "INSPECTION/INVESTIGATION FEE" and a "PLAN REVIEW FEE" and a "WORK BEFORE APPLYING FEE ($150 min.)"; no fee schedule is posted, so ask the department what a reroof permit costs. A permit "WILL BE CLOSED WHEN NO INSPECTIONS ARE REQUESTED OR CONDUCTED WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS" and "THE CHARGE TO RE-OPEN A CLOSED PERMIT IS $75." The township office, at 8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the Building Department's number is (269) 979-9421 ext. 116.
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 Leroy in Calhoun County as its own building code enforcer. Locally, Section 8-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances (codified through Resolution No. 2024-03-06, enacted March 21, 2024) designates "the building official or other board designee of the township" as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and Section 8-20 provides that "appendix G of the state construction code shall be enforced by the enforcing agency within the township"; neither names an edition. The only editions the chapter names are Section 8-201's "International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition", a property maintenance code, and the Housing Law of Michigan, 1917 PA 167, a state statute. The township's building permit application refers to "the Michigan Residential Code" without a year.
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 8 of the Leroy Township Code of Ordinances, the Forms page and the 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). Chapter 8 of the Leroy Township Code of Ordinances, the Forms page and the 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." Chapter 8 of the Leroy Township Code of Ordinances, the Forms page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Leroy Township's Building Department publishes no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit. Its Forms page says "The Township cannot issue a building permit until the above permits are issued from the State/County & Township when applicable." and "Allow up to 7 days for zoning and permit review."; its Building Permit & Site Plan Review Application (revised August 21, 2025) offers "Alteration", "Repair" and "Addition" among its types of improvement and names no roofing; and the Forms page posts no fee schedule. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs. For a reroof or a small roof repair, call the Building Department at (269) 979-9421 ext. 116 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, Chapter 8 of the Leroy Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations, codified through Resolution No. 2024-03-06), the township's building ordinance, was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency, designates flood hazard areas, creates a construction board of appeals, adopts the Housing Law of Michigan and adopts the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code with local changes; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Forms page 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). Chapter 8 of the Leroy Township Code of Ordinances, the Forms page and the 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 Leroy Township Forms page or in its building permit application changes this.
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Leroy Township's Building Department, at the township office at 8156 4 Mile Road in East Leroy, issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits, and the township lists its own building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspectors. Section 8-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances designates the township's enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and the State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Township as its own building code enforcer. Michigan's single state construction code applies, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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