Township of Olive - Building Department (Ottawa County)

Township of Olive, Michigan (Ottawa County)

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6480 136th Avenue, Holland, MI 49424

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Olive Township has published nothing that names roof work, so plan on a building permit for a reroof and ask first. The Township's Building page says "All applications are to be submitted to the township office", that "The Zoning Administrator looks over permit applications and sends them on to Professional Code Inspections in Jenison", and "You should hear from PCI in 7-10 business days". The Township's memo to building permit applicants says "There is a fee for zoning approval of $75" payable to P.C.I. and that the inspection company "will contact you by email with the building permit fees and further instructions"; the Township's fee schedule (effective April 1, 2022, amended 7-22-24) lists a Residential Building Zoning Permit at $50.00 under 1,000 square feet and $75.00 at 1,000 square feet and over, payable to P.C.I., and has no roofing line, and says "All mechanical, plumbing, electrical & building permits that are pulled after work has commenced may be subject to double permit fees". Sec. 6-20 of the Code of Ordinances has the township board set the building permit and inspection fees by resolution. The permit application, a Professional Code Inspections of Michigan form, has Alteration among its project types and asks for the contractor's builder's license number and a homeowner's affidavit for a homeowner doing the work in the single-family dwelling the owner lives in or is about to occupy. The Building page says "Various inspections are required at different times of a construction project. Verify when and what inspections are required for your project by contacting the inspectors." Olive Township Hall is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at 616-786-9996; Professional Code Inspections of Michigan is at 1913 Baldwin St., Jenison, MI 49428, 616-667-8803.

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 Olive, Ottawa County, as its own building code enforcer. Sec. 6-19 of the township's Code of Ordinances says "the township accepts responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the state construction codes" and names no code edition. The Building page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Michigan Building Code 2012 and the Michigan Residential Code 2015 regulates how buildings and structures are constructed."; that sentence's Michigan Building Code 2012 reference is a commercial-code edition, its text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.

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). Olive Township's Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), its building, permit and ordinance pages and its permit forms were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. About drip edge

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). Olive Township's Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), its building, permit and ordinance pages and its permit forms were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. About ice & water barrier

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." Olive Township's Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), its building, permit and ordinance pages and its permit forms were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.

Olive Township has published no size, cost or repair threshold for roof work, and no page, form or fee schedule that the Township publishes names roofing or reroofing. Its Building page says "Building permits are necessary for any new construction, including but not limited to, new housing, pole barns, sheds, lean-tos, garages, decks, and pools. Other improvements that require a building permit include alterations or additions. If you remain unsure about whether or not you need a permit, contact the building department." Its Residential Building Permit Affidavit says residential building permits "are issued for Single Family Homes, Accessory Buildings, Decks, Porches, remodels, additions, and pools". 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. Ask the Township office (616-786-9996) or Professional Code Inspections (616-667-8803) before starting a roof job.

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, Olive Township's own building chapter, Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of its Code of Ordinances (codified through Ordinance No. 2024-03, adopted October 17, 2024), was read in full: Article II accepts responsibility for the state construction codes, sets fees by resolution, designates flood hazard areas and sets penalties, and Article III is the dangerous buildings ordinance; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The ordinances the Township lists on its website add no other building instrument. The Building page and permit forms state no layer rule.

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). Olive Township's Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations), its building, permit and ordinance pages and its permit forms were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing.

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 Olive Township Building or permit pages changes this.