Permitting Authorities / Township of Oregon - Building & Zoning Department (Construction Code Authority)
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Oregon, MI?
Adopted code
Township of Oregon - Building & Zoning Department (Construction Code Authority)
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Oregon, MI, issued by Township of Oregon - Building & Zoning Department (Construction Code Authority). The Construction Code Authority publishes nothing specific to roof work: its building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and residential fee schedule name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption, and the township's Building & Zoning Department page names none either. With the Authority 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 Authority has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's page adds that "Section 3.02 of the Township Zoning Ordinance requires Township residents to obtain a zoning permit before constructing any structure within the Township." The Authority's fee schedule lists "Construction Started Without Permit - job red-tagged - ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CHARGED" and a 3.5% credit card surcharge. To schedule or cancel an inspection with a clerk, call 810-667-0420; the Authority's 24-hour scheduling hotline is 810-664-0981. The office, at 1075 Suncrest Dr Ste A, Lapeer, MI 48446, is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Tuesday and Friday from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The township hall, at 2525 Marathon Road, Lapeer, MI 48446, takes calls at 810-664-5971.
Roof code checklist: Township of Oregon, MI
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 Oregon, Lapeer County, Michigan
Address
1075 Suncrest Drive, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
Contact
- url: https://www.constructioncodeauthority.com/
- phone: 810-667-0420
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The Construction Code Authority publishes nothing specific to roof work: its building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and residential fee schedule name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption, and the township's Building & Zoning Department page names none either. With the Authority 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 Authority has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's page adds that "Section 3.02 of the Township Zoning Ordinance requires Township residents to obtain a zoning permit before constructing any structure within the Township." The Authority's fee schedule lists "Construction Started Without Permit - job red-tagged - ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CHARGED" and a 3.5% credit card surcharge. To schedule or cancel an inspection with a clerk, call 810-667-0420; the Authority's 24-hour scheduling hotline is 810-664-0981. The office, at 1075 Suncrest Dr Ste A, Lapeer, MI 48446, is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Tuesday and Friday from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The township hall, at 2525 Marathon Road, Lapeer, MI 48446, takes calls at 810-664-5971.
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 Oregon as its own building code enforcer, and the Construction Code Authority's jurisdiction list names Oregon Township for "Building, Zoning, Address, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical." The Authority's pages and forms name no code edition, but its building permit guideline sheet asks for construction drawings "pursuant to Section R106 of the MRC". The township's Zoning Ordinance (adopted 2023) requires that each dwelling "comply with Building Code requirements in effect at the time the dwelling is constructed or moved within the Township" and, for new modular homes, verification of construction "in compliance with the BOCA Code or the Michigan Construction Code"; neither passage names an edition, the text of the BOCA Code was not read, and the township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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 Construction Code Authority's building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and fee schedule, and the township's Zoning Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.
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 Construction Code Authority's building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and fee schedule, and the township's Zoning Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.
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 Construction Code Authority's building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and fee schedule, and the township's Zoning Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
The Construction Code Authority, which issues building permits for the Township of Oregon, publishes no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit and has no reroofing line: its building permit guideline sheet (revised 04/02/2026), building permit application and residential building fee schedule say nothing about reroofs, and its fee schedule prices a "REMODELING HOME PERMIT FEE" at $162 plus a $42 zoning fee without saying whether a reroof falls under it. The fee schedule prints "Revised/Effective 2/1/2012", so confirm the current fee with the office. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs. For a small repair, ask the Authority at 810-667-0420 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 Construction Code Authority's building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule. The township's Building & Zoning Department page lists a Zoning Ordinance, a Medical Marijuana Caregiver Ordinance, an Excess of 200 Amp Electrical Service Ordinance and a setbacks sheet, and no building ordinance: the Zoning Ordinance (adopted 2023) was searched in full and has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908, its roof provisions being a minimum pitch for dwellings and rules for solar roof products, and the electrical service ordinance regulates only electrical service over 200 amperes.
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 Construction Code Authority's building permit guideline sheet, building permit application and fee schedule, and the township's Zoning Ordinance, 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 Oregon Township Building & Zoning Department page or in the Construction Code Authority's fee schedule changes this.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby: Lapeer County
Related guides
Building permits for the Township of Oregon in Lapeer County are issued by the Construction Code Authority, a governmental entity that Lapeer County municipalities formed in 1980 under an inter-local agreement, at 1075 Suncrest Drive, Suite A in Lapeer; the township's Building & Zoning Department page says building and zoning permits "are handled by" the Construction Code Authority, and the Authority's jurisdiction list names Oregon Township for building, zoning, address, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work. The township hall is at 2525 Marathon Road in Lapeer. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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