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

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Raisinville Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Raisinville, MI, issued by Raisinville Township - Building Department. Raisinville Township's Building Department has published nothing that applies a permit rule to residential roof work, so the general permit rule supplies the requirement and the department's instruction to call is the referral. The page says "Please call during office hours to schedule building inspections", gives office hours of "Monday thru Friday 8am - 10am (office hours)" with "Inspections are made after 10:00am", and says "All permits must be mailed or dropped off at:" the Raisinville Township Building Department, 96 Ida-Maybee Road, Monroe, MI 48161, with "***Each permit will require a separate check for payment***" and "FAXES & EMAILS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!". The Building Permit Application says "(The first $100.00 of an application is non-refundable)" and "(Includes $50.00 Certificate of Occupancy Fee)" and asks for a set of construction documents "unless waived by the building official when code compliance can be determined based on the description in the application". No fee schedule is posted for roof work, so ask the department for the current fee. Electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections are made with those inspectors, "not through the Township".

Roof code checklist: Township of Raisinville, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesraisinville.org2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedraisinville.org2026-10-12
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-12
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-12
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-12
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-12

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 Raisinville, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
96 Ida-Maybee Road, Monroe, MI 48161
Contact
  • url: https://www.raisinville.org/building_dept/
  • phone: 734-269-3114
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: The Building Permit Application asks the contractor for a builders license number and expiration date, a federal employer ID number or the reason for exemption, a workers compensation insurance carrier or the reason for exemption and an unemployment insurance agency employer account number or the reason for exemption. The township's Building Department page and application name no separate township contractor registration. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process note
Raisinville Township's Building Department has published nothing that applies a permit rule to residential roof work, so the general permit rule supplies the requirement and the department's instruction to call is the referral. The page says "Please call during office hours to schedule building inspections", gives office hours of "Monday thru Friday 8am - 10am (office hours)" with "Inspections are made after 10:00am", and says "All permits must be mailed or dropped off at:" the Raisinville Township Building Department, 96 Ida-Maybee Road, Monroe, MI 48161, with "***Each permit will require a separate check for payment***" and "FAXES & EMAILS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!". The Building Permit Application says "(The first $100.00 of an application is non-refundable)" and "(Includes $50.00 Certificate of Occupancy Fee)" and asks for a set of construction documents "unless waived by the building official when code compliance can be determined based on the description in the application". No fee schedule is posted for roof work, so ask the department for the current fee. Electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections are made with those inspectors, "not through the Township".
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 Raisinville as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Permit Application sorts residential work as "Buildings Regulated by the Michigan Residential Code" and names no edition, and the Zoning Ordinance refers to a "Township Building Code" and a "Building Code and Blight Ordinance" without naming an edition. The text of those building ordinances is not posted on the township's website, and no township document read names a residential code older than 2015, 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). The Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website. 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). The Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website. 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." The Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website.
Repair permit threshold
No size or cost threshold is published for roof work. Raisinville Township's Building Department page and Building Permit Application name no residential reroofing permit rule and no exemption for ordinary repairs. The application lists "REPAIR" and "ALTERATION" among the types of improvement and, in its instruction for alterations, repairs and additions, gives "20,000 square foot school roof covering" as an example of work to be described, and the township's Zoning Ordinance says "All structures and improvements to be constructed or made under the Township Building Code shall have a building permit issued therefore by the Building Official." 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. Call the Building Department (734-269-3114) 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." The township's website posts no building code ordinance, and its Zoning Ordinance, which refers to a "Township Building Code", was searched for roofing text and has no reroofing or layer provision, so this record states the state rule and does not classify the township's own text. The Building Department page and the Building 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). The Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website.
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 Raisinville Township Building Department page or application changes this.

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Raisinville Township's Building Department, at the township offices at 96 Ida-Maybee Road in Monroe, takes building permit applications by mail or drop-off and has its own building official and inspectors. The State of Michigan's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Raisinville 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: Township of Raisinville, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Raisinville, MI. No size or cost threshold is published for roof work. Raisinville Township's Building Department page and Building Permit Application name no residential reroofing permit rule and no exemption for ordinary repairs. The application lists "REPAIR" and "ALTERATION" among the types of improvement and, in its instruction for alterations, repairs and additions, gives "20,000 square foot school roof covering" as an example of work to be described, and the township's Zoning Ordinance says "All structures and improvements to be constructed or made under the Township Building Code shall have a building permit issued therefore by the Building Official." 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. Call the Building Department (734-269-3114) before starting a roof job.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Raisinville, 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 Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website.

Is drip edge required in Township of Raisinville, 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 Building Department page, the Building Permit Application and the township's Zoning Ordinance were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. The township's building code ordinance text was not found on its website.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Raisinville, 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." The township's website posts no building code ordinance, and its Zoning Ordinance, which refers to a "Township Building Code", was searched for roofing text and has no reroofing or layer provision, so this record states the state rule and does not classify the township's own text. The Building Department page and the Building Permit Application state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Raisinville, 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 Raisinville as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Permit Application sorts residential work as "Buildings Regulated by the Michigan Residential Code" and names no edition, and the Zoning Ordinance refers to a "Township Building Code" and a "Building Code and Blight Ordinance" without naming an edition. The text of those building ordinances is not posted on the township's website, and no township document read names a residential code older than 2015, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.