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

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Township of Rollin - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Rollin, MI, issued by Township of Rollin - Building Department. In Rollin Township a reroof is permit work: the township's building permit fee schedule, effective April 1, 2026, lists "Replacement Roofing/Siding" at one inspection and "$90 ea.", with the inspection described as "Mtg. on site to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance", and says "PERMIT FEES ARE BASED ON A NINETY ($90.00) DOLLAR PER INSPECTION FEE. ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CHARGED OVER AND ABOVE THE INITIAL PERMIT FEE." An "Administrative Fee(added to all permits)" of 70 applies as well. The township's building permit application asks the applicant to check "Re-Roof" among the items that apply, and to give the contractor's licence type, "Residential Builder" or "Maintenance & Alteration", number and expiration, with insurance details. The township's general instruction packet says an "appropriately licensed Residential Builder or Residential Maintenance & Alteration Contractor must be used on all projects when the overall material and labor costs are greater than $600", and that a contractor pulling a permit must include a copy of the current licence. The department's page says it handles "the review of construction plans and documents, the issuance of building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits and the inspection of new and renovated structures". The building official and inspector keeps office hours Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am, Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (seasonal and by appointment only); the township hall is at 730 Manitou Road, telephone 517-547-7786.

Roof code checklist: Township of Rollin, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesRollin Building Permit Fees 2026.pdf2026-10-13
Repair permit thresholdPublishedRollin Building Permit Fees 2026.pdf2026-10-13
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13

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 Rollin, Lenawee County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
730 Manitou Road, Manitou Beach, MI 49253
Contact
  • url: https://rollintownship.org/departments/building_and_zoning/building.php
  • phone: 517-547-7786
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: Rollin Township publishes no contractor licence or registration of its own. Its building permit application asks the contractor for a licence type ("Residential Builder" or "Maintenance & Alteration"), licence number and expiration, and its general instruction packet requires a copy of the current state licence when a contractor pulls a permit.
Permit process note
In Rollin Township a reroof is permit work: the township's building permit fee schedule, effective April 1, 2026, lists "Replacement Roofing/Siding" at one inspection and "$90 ea.", with the inspection described as "Mtg. on site to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance", and says "PERMIT FEES ARE BASED ON A NINETY ($90.00) DOLLAR PER INSPECTION FEE. ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CHARGED OVER AND ABOVE THE INITIAL PERMIT FEE." An "Administrative Fee(added to all permits)" of 70 applies as well. The township's building permit application asks the applicant to check "Re-Roof" among the items that apply, and to give the contractor's licence type, "Residential Builder" or "Maintenance & Alteration", number and expiration, with insurance details. The township's general instruction packet says an "appropriately licensed Residential Builder or Residential Maintenance & Alteration Contractor must be used on all projects when the overall material and labor costs are greater than $600", and that a contractor pulling a permit must include a copy of the current licence. The department's page says it handles "the review of construction plans and documents, the issuance of building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits and the inspection of new and renovated structures". The building official and inspector keeps office hours Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am, Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (seasonal and by appointment only); the township hall is at 730 Manitou Road, telephone 517-547-7786.
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 Rollin as a local building code enforcer. The township's own "Codes in Effect" sheet, posted April 1, 2025, lists "Building - 2015 Michigan Residential Code (MRC) (effective February 8, 2016)" for residential projects and "2021 Michigan Building Code (MBC) (effective April 19, 2025)" for commercial projects, and its building permit application, dated 4/1/2025, says "Codes in Effect: 2015 MRC & 2021 MBC". The township's State Construction Code Ordinance, Ordinance No. 42 adopted May 10, 2017, assumes enforcement of the Michigan Building Code, the Michigan Residential Code and the other state codes and names no edition. The township's 1986 Recodification Ordinance, Ordinance No. 9, repealed its 1974 Building Code Ordinance, and no older local building code appears on the township's ordinance list.
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). Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code Ordinance, 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). Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code Ordinance, 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." Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Rollin Township's own fee schedule, adopted at its March 19, 2026 budget meeting and effective April 1, 2026, has a dedicated line for reroofing: "Replacement Roofing/Siding", one inspection, "$90 ea.", described as "Mtg. on site to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance", on top of an administrative fee that "is added to all permits". Its building permit application, dated 4/1/2025, lists "Re-Roof" among the items the applicant checks for the construction. Neither document states a size, area or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit, and neither names an ordinary-repairs exemption. 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.
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 own building instruments on its ordinance list were read in full: Ordinance No. 42 (State Construction Code), Ordinance No. 12 (Dangerous Buildings), Ordinance No. 24 (Building Numbering) and Ordinance No. 9 (Recodification, which repealed the 1974 Building Code Ordinance). They assume enforcement of the state construction code, set fees by board resolution, regulate dangerous buildings and building numbers, and renumber the township's ordinances; none has a reroofing provision, and none amends anything in Section R908. The township's other listed ordinances cover utilities, franchises, nuisances, civil enforcement, land splits and similar subjects. The township's permit application and fee schedule 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). Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code 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 Rollin Township Building Department page, building permit application or fee schedule changes this.

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Rollin Township's Building Department, at the township hall at 730 Manitou Road in Manitou Beach, issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits and inspects new and renovated structures through a building official and trade inspectors. The township's Ordinance No. 42 assumes enforcement of the state construction code, and the State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Township 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 Rollin, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Rollin, MI. Rollin Township's own fee schedule, adopted at its March 19, 2026 budget meeting and effective April 1, 2026, has a dedicated line for reroofing: "Replacement Roofing/Siding", one inspection, "$90 ea.", described as "Mtg. on site to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance", on top of an administrative fee that "is added to all permits". Its building permit application, dated 4/1/2025, lists "Re-Roof" among the items the applicant checks for the construction. Neither document states a size, area or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit, and neither names an ordinary-repairs exemption. 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.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Rollin, 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). Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Rollin, 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). Rollin Township's Building Department page, building permit application, fee schedule and general instruction packet, and its State Construction Code Ordinance, were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Rollin, 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 own building instruments on its ordinance list were read in full: Ordinance No. 42 (State Construction Code), Ordinance No. 12 (Dangerous Buildings), Ordinance No. 24 (Building Numbering) and Ordinance No. 9 (Recodification, which repealed the 1974 Building Code Ordinance). They assume enforcement of the state construction code, set fees by board resolution, regulate dangerous buildings and building numbers, and renumber the township's ordinances; none has a reroofing provision, and none amends anything in Section R908. The township's other listed ordinances cover utilities, franchises, nuisances, civil enforcement, land splits and similar subjects. The township's permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Rollin, 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 Rollin as a local building code enforcer. The township's own "Codes in Effect" sheet, posted April 1, 2025, lists "Building - 2015 Michigan Residential Code (MRC) (effective February 8, 2016)" for residential projects and "2021 Michigan Building Code (MBC) (effective April 19, 2025)" for commercial projects, and its building permit application, dated 4/1/2025, says "Codes in Effect: 2015 MRC & 2021 MBC". The township's State Construction Code Ordinance, Ordinance No. 42 adopted May 10, 2017, assumes enforcement of the Michigan Building Code, the Michigan Residential Code and the other state codes and names no edition. The township's 1986 Recodification Ordinance, Ordinance No. 9, repealed its 1974 Building Code Ordinance, and no older local building code appears on the township's ordinance list.