Permitting Authorities / Village of Paw Paw - Community Development and Code Enforcement
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Paw Paw, MI?
Adopted code
Village of Paw Paw - Community Development and Code Enforcement
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Paw Paw, MI, issued by Village of Paw Paw - Community Development and Code Enforcement. In the Village of Paw Paw a reroof is permit work on the building permit application: the Building Permit & Plans Examination Application lists "Metal Roofing Only", "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as their own types of improvement. The Forms page says "For building, plumbing, and electrical permits, please contact:" SAFEbuilt, 107 S Capital Ave, PO Box 190, Athens, MI 49011, and the application prints SAFEbuilt's office line as 269-729-9244 and "INSPECTION SCHEDULING: 877-721-9266". The application says "ISSUED PERMITS EXPIRE 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUED DATE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EXPIRED PERMITS.", "AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $75.00 AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION FEE AND COST OF PLAN REVIEW (IF APPLICABLE) WILL BE RETAINED FOR CANCELLED/TERMINATED PERMITS OR APPLICATIONS." and "REINSPECTIONS OF DOCUMENTED CODE VIOLATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A $100.00 REINSPECTION FEE", and it asks for the contractor's "Builders License #". Section 8-32 of the Village Code says "Permit fees for the enforcement of the single state construction code shall be adopted by resolution of the village council from time to time", and no fee schedule is posted on the village's pages, so ask for the current fee for roof work. The Community Development page says the department assists "by assisting with planning and zoning inquiries" and acts "as a liaison with our contract building department services"; the village's Zoning Permit Application is separate, lists no roofing reason, and carries a $50 fee. Village Hall is at 111 E. Michigan Ave., Paw Paw, MI 49079, (269) 657-3148.
Roof code checklist: Paw Paw, MI
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Jurisdiction
Village of Paw Paw, Michigan
Address
111 E. Michigan Avenue, Paw Paw, MI 49079
Contact
- url: https://www.pawpaw.net/village-departments/community-development-and-codes
- phone: 269-729-9244
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.
Permit process note
In the Village of Paw Paw a reroof is permit work on the building permit application: the Building Permit & Plans Examination Application lists "Metal Roofing Only", "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as their own types of improvement. The Forms page says "For building, plumbing, and electrical permits, please contact:" SAFEbuilt, 107 S Capital Ave, PO Box 190, Athens, MI 49011, and the application prints SAFEbuilt's office line as 269-729-9244 and "INSPECTION SCHEDULING: 877-721-9266". The application says "ISSUED PERMITS EXPIRE 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUED DATE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EXPIRED PERMITS.", "AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $75.00 AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION FEE AND COST OF PLAN REVIEW (IF APPLICABLE) WILL BE RETAINED FOR CANCELLED/TERMINATED PERMITS OR APPLICATIONS." and "REINSPECTIONS OF DOCUMENTED CODE VIOLATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A $100.00 REINSPECTION FEE", and it asks for the contractor's "Builders License #". Section 8-32 of the Village Code says "Permit fees for the enforcement of the single state construction code shall be adopted by resolution of the village council from time to time", and no fee schedule is posted on the village's pages, so ask for the current fee for roof work. The Community Development page says the department assists "by assisting with planning and zoning inquiries" and acts "as a liaison with our contract building department services"; the village's Zoning Permit Application is separate, lists no roofing reason, and carries a $50 fee. Village Hall is at 111 E. Michigan Ave., Paw Paw, MI 49079, (269) 657-3148.
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 Village of Paw Paw as its own building code enforcer. Locally, Section 8-31 of the Village Code (codified through Ordinance No. 481, adopted June 22, 2020) says "the building official of the village is designated as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the village under such act", the state construction code act, and Article III adopts Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code for flood hazard areas. Article IV adopts "The International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition", a property maintenance code rather than a dwelling code. No document read for this record names an older 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). Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application 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). Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application 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." Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
The Village of Paw Paw's Building Permit & Plans Examination Application, posted on the village's Forms page and issued through its contract building department, SAFEbuilt, asks the applicant to check the type of improvement and lists "Metal Roofing Only", "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as their own boxes beside New, Addition, Siding Only, Interior Alteration/Remodel and Exterior Alteration/Remodel. The application states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit, so it leaves open whether a small roof repair needs one, and it says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE CALCULATED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR." The village's Community Development page says its department acts "as a liaison with our contract building department services" and says nothing on reroofs. 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. The village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. Call SAFEbuilt at 269-729-9244 before a small roof 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, Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations, codified through Ordinance No. 481, adopted June 22, 2020), the village's building ordinance, was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency, sets fees by resolution, creates a construction board of appeals, adopts Appendix G for flood hazard areas, adopts the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code with amendments that do not concern roofs, and regulates dangerous buildings and rental property registration; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Community Development page and the 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). Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application 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 Paw Paw Community Development page or in its permit application changes this.
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The Village of Paw Paw's Community Development and Code Enforcement department, at Village Hall, 111 E. Michigan Ave., acts as liaison with the contract building department, SAFEbuilt, which handles the village's building, plumbing and electrical permits; Section 8-31 of the Village Code designates the village's building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act. 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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Roofing questions: Paw Paw, MI
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Paw Paw, MI?
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Paw Paw, MI. The Village of Paw Paw's Building Permit & Plans Examination Application, posted on the village's Forms page and issued through its contract building department, SAFEbuilt, asks the applicant to check the type of improvement and lists "Metal Roofing Only", "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as their own boxes beside New, Addition, Siding Only, Interior Alteration/Remodel and Exterior Alteration/Remodel. The application states no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no permit, so it leaves open whether a small roof repair needs one, and it says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE CALCULATED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR." The village's Community Development page says its department acts "as a liaison with our contract building department services" and says nothing on reroofs. 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. The village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. Call SAFEbuilt at 269-729-9244 before a small roof repair.
Is ice & water shield required in Paw Paw, 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). Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.
Is drip edge required in Paw Paw, 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). Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances, the Community Development page and the permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.
Can you roof over an existing roof in Paw Paw, 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, Chapter 8 of the Village of Paw Paw Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations, codified through Ordinance No. 481, adopted June 22, 2020), the village's building ordinance, was read in full: it designates the enforcing agency, sets fees by resolution, creates a construction board of appeals, adopts Appendix G for flood hazard areas, adopts the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code with amendments that do not concern roofs, and regulates dangerous buildings and rental property registration; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Community Development page and the permit application state no layer rule.
Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Paw Paw, MI?
Yes.
What building code does Paw Paw, 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 Village of Paw Paw as its own building code enforcer. Locally, Section 8-31 of the Village Code (codified through Ordinance No. 481, adopted June 22, 2020) says "the building official of the village is designated as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the village under such act", the state construction code act, and Article III adopts Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code for flood hazard areas. Article IV adopts "The International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition", a property maintenance code rather than a dwelling code. No document read for this record names an older residential code edition, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.