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

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Township of Martin - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Martin, MI, issued by Township of Martin - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections). Martin Township's building permits are handled by Professional Code Inspections (PCI): PCI's Dorr page lists Martin Township among its Allegan County communities, and its Zoning Approval list gives Professional Code Inspections, 616.877.2000, for Martin Township. PCI's Dorr office is at 1575 142nd Avenue, Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000, and the township offices are at 998 Templeton St, Martin, MI 49070, phone (269) 672-5027. PCI's Building Permit Requirements sheet says "PERMIT APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED OFF OUR WEBSITE AT www.pcimi.com" and asks for "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS: ALSO SEND PDF OF PLANS", a site diagram with the parcel number, and a legal description of the property. The application says "Applicant is responsible for the payment of all fees and charges applicable to this application", and no fee schedule is posted on PCI's Dorr forms page, so ask PCI for the current fee. Read October 15, 2026.

Roof code checklist: Township of Martin, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYespcimi.com2026-10-15
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpcimi.com2026-10-15
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15

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 Martin, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1575 142nd Avenue, Dorr, MI 49323
Contact
  • url: https://www.pcimi.com/dorr/
  • phone: 616-877-2000
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.
Permit process note
Martin Township's building permits are handled by Professional Code Inspections (PCI): PCI's Dorr page lists Martin Township among its Allegan County communities, and its Zoning Approval list gives Professional Code Inspections, 616.877.2000, for Martin Township. PCI's Dorr office is at 1575 142nd Avenue, Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000, and the township offices are at 998 Templeton St, Martin, MI 49070, phone (269) 672-5027. PCI's Building Permit Requirements sheet says "PERMIT APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED OFF OUR WEBSITE AT www.pcimi.com" and asks for "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS: ALSO SEND PDF OF PLANS", a site diagram with the parcel number, and a legal description of the property. The application says "Applicant is responsible for the payment of all fees and charges applicable to this application", and no fee schedule is posted on PCI's Dorr forms page, so ask PCI for the current fee. Read October 15, 2026.
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 Martin as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinance No. 103 (adopted August 10, 2011) designates violations of the State Construction Code, and of any code "adopted by the State of Michigan via administrative rule", as municipal civil infractions and names no edition, and neither the township's website nor PCI's building permit application and requirements sheet names a residential code edition.
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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Martin Township has published nothing on whether roof work needs a permit, and its township website carries no building permit page. PCI, which lists Martin Township among the communities it serves, publishes no roof-specific statement either. PCI's Building Permit Application lists new building, addition, alteration, demolition and relocation among the types of work, with no roof type, and asks for a "PROJECT VALUATION"; its requirements sheet asks that "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS" come with "A COMPLETED BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION" and plans. Under state law, "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 "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," (MCL 125.1510), without a definition of ordinary repairs, and neither the township nor PCI has published anything applying that relief to roof work. For a small patch, ask PCI (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 directory of ordinances lists a building code ordinance (No. 5, December 18, 1974), State Construction Code ordinances for building and electrical (No. 45, June 14, 1993) and a designation of code enforcer (No. 74); the township posts its Ordinances 1 through 20 and 100 through 109, searched here for roofing provisions with none found, and Ordinance No. 45 and No. 74 are not posted, so the township's building ordinance was not read in full and no classification is declared here. Ordinance No. 103 and PCI's application and requirements sheet 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet changes this.

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Martin Township, in Allegan County, has township offices at 998 Templeton St in Martin, and its Ordinance No. 103 refers to the State Construction Code "as administered and enforced by Martin Township". Professional Code Inspections (PCI), 1575 142nd Avenue in Dorr, lists Martin Township among the Allegan County communities it serves, 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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Roofing questions: Township of Martin, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Martin, MI. Martin Township has published nothing on whether roof work needs a permit, and its township website carries no building permit page. PCI, which lists Martin Township among the communities it serves, publishes no roof-specific statement either. PCI's Building Permit Application lists new building, addition, alteration, demolition and relocation among the types of work, with no roof type, and asks for a "PROJECT VALUATION"; its requirements sheet asks that "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS" come with "A COMPLETED BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION" and plans. Under state law, "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 "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," (MCL 125.1510), without a definition of ordinary repairs, and neither the township nor PCI has published anything applying that relief to roof work. For a small patch, ask PCI (616-877-2000) before starting.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Martin, 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Martin, 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 Martin Township website and ordinances, and Professional Code Inspections' building permit application and requirements sheet were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Martin, 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 directory of ordinances lists a building code ordinance (No. 5, December 18, 1974), State Construction Code ordinances for building and electrical (No. 45, June 14, 1993) and a designation of code enforcer (No. 74); the township posts its Ordinances 1 through 20 and 100 through 109, searched here for roofing provisions with none found, and Ordinance No. 45 and No. 74 are not posted, so the township's building ordinance was not read in full and no classification is declared here. Ordinance No. 103 and PCI's application and requirements sheet state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Martin, 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 Martin as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinance No. 103 (adopted August 10, 2011) designates violations of the State Construction Code, and of any code "adopted by the State of Michigan via administrative rule", as municipal civil infractions and names no edition, and neither the township's website nor PCI's building permit application and requirements sheet names a residential code edition.