Permitting Authorities / Village of New Lothrop - Building Official
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in New Lothrop, MI?
Adopted code
Village of New Lothrop - Building Official
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in New Lothrop, MI, issued by Village of New Lothrop - Building Official. In the Village of New Lothrop the Building Official issues the permit: the village page lists a Building Official with a phone number of (517) 898-1209 and says to call that number for a building permit form, and the application says "For inspections please call" the same number. The posted Building/Zoning Permit Application prices roofing work on its own line: "Replacement Windows, Roofing, Siding, Misc." is $50.00, with "$7 per each add" for each additional $1,000 of value. Other lines on the same fee list are a $50.00 non-refundable application fee, a $75.00 zoning review, $70.00 for each rough inspection, final inspection and re-inspection, and a $50.00 occupancy permit. The form has a SIDING/ROOFING section with boxes for the material and a total fee "calculated by staff". It says a permit "remains valid up to one year as work is progressing and inspections are requested and conducted". The heading above the fee list on the posted form reads "The City of Corunna Ordains: FEES", and the village page posts no separate fee resolution. The form is marked "Sample only". The village office is open Thursday mornings, and the page says to call (810) 638-5496.
Roof code checklist: New Lothrop, MI
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Jurisdiction
Village of New Lothrop, Michigan
Address
9435 Beech Street, New Lothrop, MI 48460
Contact
- url: https://www.newlothrop.org/village/
- phone: 810-638-5600
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
In the Village of New Lothrop the Building Official issues the permit: the village page lists a Building Official with a phone number of (517) 898-1209 and says to call that number for a building permit form, and the application says "For inspections please call" the same number. The posted Building/Zoning Permit Application prices roofing work on its own line: "Replacement Windows, Roofing, Siding, Misc." is $50.00, with "$7 per each add" for each additional $1,000 of value. Other lines on the same fee list are a $50.00 non-refundable application fee, a $75.00 zoning review, $70.00 for each rough inspection, final inspection and re-inspection, and a $50.00 occupancy permit. The form has a SIDING/ROOFING section with boxes for the material and a total fee "calculated by staff". It says a permit "remains valid up to one year as work is progressing and inspections are requested and conducted". The heading above the fee list on the posted form reads "The City of Corunna Ordains: FEES", and the village page posts no separate fee resolution. The form is marked "Sample only". The village office is open Thursday mornings, and the page says to call (810) 638-5496.
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." The village's own page links its ordinances as nine scanned documents (Documents 1 to 9) and lists a Building Official. Only the first page of Document 1, a dangerous-building ordinance, was opened for this record, and the other documents and the rest of Document 1 were not read. The village's posted permit application says work is installed "in accordance with the Michigan State Building Code" and names no edition, and no New Lothrop page read for this record names a residential code edition, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
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 New Lothrop village page and its permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge; the village's ordinance documents were not read in full.
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). The New Lothrop village page and its permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier; the village's ordinance documents were not read in full.
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." The New Lothrop village page and its permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance; the village's ordinance documents were not read in full.
Repair permit threshold
New Lothrop publishes no size or cost threshold for roof work. Its Building/Zoning Permit Application, which the village page posts as a "Building Permit Sample", says "Work started without a permit is a violation of city ordinance" and that failure to obtain a permit "will result in double permit fees being charged as per state law", and it carries a fee line for "Replacement Windows, Roofing, Siding, Misc." The form adds "A plan and zoning review may be required before work is started." 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. The village states no test for when a roof repair is ordinary, so ask the Building Official before starting a small repair.
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 village's ordinance documents are scanned images, only the first page of Document 1 was opened and the rest were not read, so this record does not say that the village's ordinances leave Section R908 unamended. The village page and its 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). The New Lothrop village page and its permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing; the village's ordinance documents were not read in full.
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 New Lothrop village page or its permit application changes this.
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The Village of New Lothrop's village office, at 9435 Beech Street in New Lothrop, is open on Thursday mornings, and the village's own page lists a Building Official who takes permit and inspection calls at (517) 898-1209 and issues a combined Building/Zoning Permit Application. The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Village 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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