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

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Township of Park (St. Joseph County) - Township Hall

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Park, MI, issued by Township of Park (St. Joseph County) - Township Hall. Park Township has published nothing that names roof work. Its Construction Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-01 (adopted March 8, 2006, effective April 16, 2006), says "the Township of Park has assumed responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State Construction Code" and sets municipal civil infraction fines of $125.00 to $500.00 for a first offense. The township's Permits folder, read October 15, 2026, holds only a mechanical, an electrical and a plumbing permit application; the mechanical and plumbing applications name the township's inspectors by title and give the inspector line (269) 651-4567, and the electrical application names the Electrical Inspector. No building permit application, fee schedule or roofing form is posted on the pages read, so ask the township for the current fee. The Zoning Ordinance defines "Building Inspector" as "The officer charged with the administration and enforcement of the building code, or his/her duly authorized representative." The township hall is at 53640 Parkville Rd, Three Rivers, MI 49093, phone (269) 496-4515, which is the hall's line and not a building office line; the township's pages give no office hours. Park Township's pages name no code edition.

Roof code checklist: Township of Park, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYespark-township.org2026-10-15
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpark-township.org2026-10-15
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 Park, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
53640 Parkville Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093
Contact
  • url: https://park-township.org/government/
  • phone: 269-496-4515
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.
  • city_level: Park Township publishes no contractor registration of its own. Its mechanical and plumbing permit applications ask the applicant to say whether a contractor or homeowner is applying and to give a license number and expiration date, and the pages read name no separate township registration for building contractors.
Permit process note
Park Township has published nothing that names roof work. Its Construction Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-01 (adopted March 8, 2006, effective April 16, 2006), says "the Township of Park has assumed responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State Construction Code" and sets municipal civil infraction fines of $125.00 to $500.00 for a first offense. The township's Permits folder, read October 15, 2026, holds only a mechanical, an electrical and a plumbing permit application; the mechanical and plumbing applications name the township's inspectors by title and give the inspector line (269) 651-4567, and the electrical application names the Electrical Inspector. No building permit application, fee schedule or roofing form is posted on the pages read, so ask the township for the current fee. The Zoning Ordinance defines "Building Inspector" as "The officer charged with the administration and enforcement of the building code, or his/her duly authorized representative." The township hall is at 53640 Parkville Rd, Three Rivers, MI 49093, phone (269) 496-4515, which is the hall's line and not a building office line; the township's pages give no office hours. Park Township's pages name no code edition.
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 Park in St. Joseph County as its own building code enforcer. The township's Construction Ordinance, No. 06-01, designates violations of "the State Construction Code and the various nationally recognized codes adopted pursuant thereto as adopted and enforced by Park Township" as municipal civil infractions and names no 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). Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages 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). Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages 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." Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages were read for a local rule and state no impact rule.
Repair permit threshold
Park Township publishes no size, area or cost threshold for roof work and nothing that names reroofing. Its Permits folder holds a mechanical, an electrical and a plumbing permit application and no building permit application, and its Zoning Ordinance (amended through Ordinance No. 17-03, December 13, 2017), in its Building Permit Required - Conformance to Zoning provision, says "No building shall hereafter except as otherwise provided by other Township codes and ordinances be erected, relocated or altered in its exterior or interior dimension or use, and no excavation for any building shall be begun until a building permit has been issued." without naming roof work. The township has published nothing applying the state's ordinary-repairs relief to a reroof, so the state's general permit rule supplies the requirement: "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 zoning provision is a zoning-conformance rule that exempts no work, and it is quoted here as published. 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 (269-496-4515) before starting a roof job.
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 Construction Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-01 (three pages), was read in full: it designates violations of the state construction code as municipal civil infractions and sets penalties, and it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The township's other posted ordinances (burn, eviction, litter, noxious weeds and vehicle) are not building instruments, and the Zoning Ordinance (amended through Ordinance No. 17-03) was searched for roofing and reroofing provisions and has none; its roof references define accessory buildings, building height and signs. The township's pages and permit forms 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). Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages 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 Park Township pages changes this.

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Park Township, in St. Joseph County, is served from its township hall at 53640 Parkville Road in Three Rivers, and its Construction Ordinance (Ordinance No. 06-01) says the township "has assumed responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State Construction Code". The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Township of Park in St. Joseph County as its own building code enforcer; Park Township in Ottawa County is a different unit. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, and for houses that is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.

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Roofing questions: Township of Park, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Park, MI. Park Township publishes no size, area or cost threshold for roof work and nothing that names reroofing. Its Permits folder holds a mechanical, an electrical and a plumbing permit application and no building permit application, and its Zoning Ordinance (amended through Ordinance No. 17-03, December 13, 2017), in its Building Permit Required - Conformance to Zoning provision, says "No building shall hereafter except as otherwise provided by other Township codes and ordinances be erected, relocated or altered in its exterior or interior dimension or use, and no excavation for any building shall be begun until a building permit has been issued." without naming roof work. The township has published nothing applying the state's ordinary-repairs relief to a reroof, so the state's general permit rule supplies the requirement: "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 zoning provision is a zoning-conformance rule that exempts no work, and it is quoted here as published. 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 (269-496-4515) before starting a roof job.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Park, 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). Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Park, 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). Park Township's Construction Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Permits folder and township pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Park, 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 Construction Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-01 (three pages), was read in full: it designates violations of the state construction code as municipal civil infractions and sets penalties, and it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The township's other posted ordinances (burn, eviction, litter, noxious weeds and vehicle) are not building instruments, and the Zoning Ordinance (amended through Ordinance No. 17-03) was searched for roofing and reroofing provisions and has none; its roof references define accessory buildings, building height and signs. The township's pages and permit forms state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Park, 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 Park in St. Joseph County as its own building code enforcer. The township's Construction Ordinance, No. 06-01, designates violations of "the State Construction Code and the various nationally recognized codes adopted pursuant thereto as adopted and enforced by Park Township" as municipal civil infractions and names no code edition.