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

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Township of Manlius - Building Permits (Michigan Township Services)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Manlius, MI, issued by Township of Manlius - Building Permits (Michigan Township Services). Manlius Township publishes nothing specific to roof work. With the township 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 township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's Zoning Application says "Approved zoning applications can be taken to Michigan Township Services in Allegan, along with a second set of plans, for your building permit." Michigan Township Services is at 111 Grand Street, Allegan, 269-673-3239 or 1-800-626-5964, and its Building Permit Information Sheet (6-2024) lists "A complete Building Permit Application form" and, for Manlius Township, "Zoning Approval (Manlius Township" among what is required; the Manlius Township page also lists an Agent Authorization form. The township's zoning ordinance (adopted 1994, as amended) still refers to a building permit from "the Allegan County Building Administrator" and to the "Allegan County Building Inspector", so confirm with the township hall, 269-561-8855, whether a reroof needs zoning approval before it goes to Michigan Township Services. The township hall at 3134 57th Street, Fennville, lists office hours Monday and Wednesday, 9AM to 4PM. No building permit fee schedule is posted, so ask Michigan Township Services for the current fee.

Roof code checklist: Township of Manlius, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesmichigantownshipservices.org2026-10-13
Repair permit thresholdPublishedmichigantownshipservices.org2026-10-13
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 Manlius, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
3134 57th Street, Fennville, MI 49408
Contact
  • url: https://michigantownshipservices.org/manlius-township
  • phone: 269-561-8855
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: The Manlius Township website, its Forms page and its Zoning Ordinance articles read for this record state no contractor registration or licensing requirement of the township's own. The Michigan Township Services Building Permit Application asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER".
Permit process note
Manlius Township publishes nothing specific to roof work. With the township 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 township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's Zoning Application says "Approved zoning applications can be taken to Michigan Township Services in Allegan, along with a second set of plans, for your building permit." Michigan Township Services is at 111 Grand Street, Allegan, 269-673-3239 or 1-800-626-5964, and its Building Permit Information Sheet (6-2024) lists "A complete Building Permit Application form" and, for Manlius Township, "Zoning Approval (Manlius Township" among what is required; the Manlius Township page also lists an Agent Authorization form. The township's zoning ordinance (adopted 1994, as amended) still refers to a building permit from "the Allegan County Building Administrator" and to the "Allegan County Building Inspector", so confirm with the township hall, 269-561-8855, whether a reroof needs zoning approval before it goes to Michigan Township Services. The township hall at 3134 57th Street, Fennville, lists office hours Monday and Wednesday, 9AM to 4PM. No building permit fee schedule is posted, so ask Michigan Township Services for the current fee.
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." Locally, the township's Zoning Ordinance (adopted 1994, with amendments) refers to a "County Building Code", a "Township Building Code" and a dwelling that complies with the "Michigan State Construction Code as promulgated by the Michigan State Construction Code Commission under the provisions of 1972 PA 230 as amended", and names no edition; the township posts no building code ordinance, and the permit forms on the Michigan Township Services page name no code edition. LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Manlius as its own building code enforcer.
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 Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet 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 Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet 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." The Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet were read for a local rule and state no impact rule.
Repair permit threshold
Manlius Township has published nothing on reroofs. Its township website and Forms page post a zoning application and zoning ordinance articles but no building permit page, fee schedule or roofing line, and the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services, which the township's zoning application names for the building permit, lists a Building Permit Application whose "Type of Improvement" choices are New Building, Addition, Alteration/Repair and others, with no roofing line, plus a Building Permit Information Sheet (6-2024) and an application packet that name no roof work. The township states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no 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, and the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work.
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 code ordinance or ordinance list was found: the Forms page posts the zoning ordinance articles, three outdoor furnace and cemetery ordinances and no building code, so no local building ordinance was read and this record states no layer classification. The zoning ordinance articles on definitions, general provisions, dangerous or abandoned buildings, procedure and administration and enforcement were read for roof text and have no rule on roof coverings or layers, and the township's Zoning Application and the Michigan Township Services permit 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). The Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet 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 Manlius Township website or in the Michigan Township Services permit pages changes this.

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Manlius Township's hall, the New Richmond Hall at 3134 57th Street in Fennville, handles zoning applications, and the township's zoning application sends approved applicants to Michigan Township Services in Allegan for the building permit. 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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Roofing questions: Township of Manlius, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Manlius, MI. Manlius Township has published nothing on reroofs. Its township website and Forms page post a zoning application and zoning ordinance articles but no building permit page, fee schedule or roofing line, and the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services, which the township's zoning application names for the building permit, lists a Building Permit Application whose "Type of Improvement" choices are New Building, Addition, Alteration/Repair and others, with no roofing line, plus a Building Permit Information Sheet (6-2024) and an application packet that name no roof work. The township states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no 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, and the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Manlius, 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 Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Manlius, 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 Manlius Township website and Forms page, its Zoning Application, the Manlius Township page of Michigan Township Services and its Building Permit Information Sheet and Building Permit Application Packet were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Manlius, 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 code ordinance or ordinance list was found: the Forms page posts the zoning ordinance articles, three outdoor furnace and cemetery ordinances and no building code, so no local building ordinance was read and this record states no layer classification. The zoning ordinance articles on definitions, general provisions, dangerous or abandoned buildings, procedure and administration and enforcement were read for roof text and have no rule on roof coverings or layers, and the township's Zoning Application and the Michigan Township Services permit pages state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Manlius, 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." Locally, the township's Zoning Ordinance (adopted 1994, with amendments) refers to a "County Building Code", a "Township Building Code" and a dwelling that complies with the "Michigan State Construction Code as promulgated by the Michigan State Construction Code Commission under the provisions of 1972 PA 230 as amended", and names no edition; the township posts no building code ordinance, and the permit forms on the Michigan Township Services page name no code edition. LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Manlius as its own building code enforcer.