Permitting Authorities / Area Code Enforcement (A.C.E.) Building Inspections - City of Omer
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Omer, MI?
Adopted code
Area Code Enforcement (A.C.E.) Building Inspections - City of Omer
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Omer, MI, issued by Area Code Enforcement (A.C.E.) Building Inspections - City of Omer. The A.C.E. Building Inspections website covers "City of Omer and City of Standish" and asks homeowners to call first: "If you are thinking about doing anything to your home including building, adding, demolishing, rewiring, redoing the plumbing, fixing the septic system or installing a wood burning stove, please make a phone call to to the Area Code Enforcement Officer your first priority." It adds "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so." The office is at 4742 N M-13 in Pinconning, telephone 989-313-2168, building and office manager at extension 3. The building permit application lists footing, frame and final inspections and says "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement". No fee schedule is posted on the pages read. The City of Omer zoning ordinance provides that "All construction required herein shall be commenced only after a zoning permit and building permit have been obtained". The general state rule applies: a building permit is needed except for ordinary repairs (MCL 125.1510).
Roof code checklist: Omer, MI
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Jurisdiction
City of Omer, Arenac County, Michigan
Address
4742 North M-13, Pinconning, MI 48650
Contact
- url: https://areacodeenforcement.com/
- phone: 989-313-2168
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The A.C.E. Building Inspections website covers "City of Omer and City of Standish" and asks homeowners to call first: "If you are thinking about doing anything to your home including building, adding, demolishing, rewiring, redoing the plumbing, fixing the septic system or installing a wood burning stove, please make a phone call to to the Area Code Enforcement Officer your first priority." It adds "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so." The office is at 4742 N M-13 in Pinconning, telephone 989-313-2168, building and office manager at extension 3. The building permit application lists footing, frame and final inspections and says "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement". No fee schedule is posted on the pages read. The City of Omer zoning ordinance provides that "All construction required herein shall be commenced only after a zoning permit and building permit have been obtained". The general state rule applies: a building permit is needed except for ordinary repairs (MCL 125.1510).
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 City of Omer as its own building code enforcer. The A.C.E. website refers only to "Building Code" and names no edition, and the City of Omer zoning ordinance, adopted June 11, 2024 and amended March 25, 2025, refers to "the applicable building code" and "the state building code" without naming an edition. No separate building ordinance of the city was found online, so no local statement of an edition was read. 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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
Repair permit threshold
Area Code Enforcement publishes no roofing rule and no repair threshold. Its website says: "If you are thinking about doing anything to your home including building, adding, demolishing, rewiring, redoing the plumbing, fixing the septic system or installing a wood burning stove, please make a phone call to to the Area Code Enforcement Officer your first priority." Its one-page building permit application and permit forms page name no reroofing. 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 department only refers the reader to call, so confirm with Area Code Enforcement before a reroof.
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 A.C.E. website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance state no layer rule, and no building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online, so a local ordinance was not read for any amendment to Section R908.
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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website or the City of Omer pages read changes this.
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The City of Omer's building permits are handled by Area Code Enforcement (A.C.E.) Building Inspections of Pinconning, which lists the City of Omer among its coverage areas and describes its building inspector and assistants as "the enforcement authority for the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and a multitude of other regulations". The City's own departments page lists Area Code Enforcement as its zoning and code department. The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the City of Omer 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: Omer, MI
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Omer, MI?
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Omer, MI. Area Code Enforcement publishes no roofing rule and no repair threshold. Its website says: "If you are thinking about doing anything to your home including building, adding, demolishing, rewiring, redoing the plumbing, fixing the septic system or installing a wood burning stove, please make a phone call to to the Area Code Enforcement Officer your first priority." Its one-page building permit application and permit forms page name no reroofing. 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 department only refers the reader to call, so confirm with Area Code Enforcement before a reroof.
Is ice & water shield required in Omer, 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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
Is drip edge required in Omer, 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 A.C.E. Building Inspections website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. No separate building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online.
Can you roof over an existing roof in Omer, 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 A.C.E. website, its building permit application and the City of Omer zoning ordinance state no layer rule, and no building ordinance of the City of Omer was found online, so a local ordinance was not read for any amendment to Section R908.
Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Omer, MI?
Yes.
What building code does Omer, 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 City of Omer as its own building code enforcer. The A.C.E. website refers only to "Building Code" and names no edition, and the City of Omer zoning ordinance, adopted June 11, 2024 and amended March 25, 2025, refers to "the applicable building code" and "the state building code" without naming an edition. No separate building ordinance of the city was found online, so no local statement of an edition was read. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.