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

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Charter Township of Sandstone - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Charter Township of Sandstone, MI, issued by Charter Township of Sandstone - Building Department. In Sandstone Charter Township a reroof is permit work on the township's own application: its building permit application, which the Building page links as the "Building Permit Application Packet", lists "REPLACE ROOF" as a type of improvement next to "ALTERATION" and "REPAIR". The state's general rule is the same: "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 township's pages do not apply that relief to roofs. The Building page says "If using a contractor, a photocopy of their builder's license with number is required." and directs questions to the Zoning Coordinator / Building Inspector at (517) 937-8205. The application asks for a description of the work and an estimated construction cost, carries a line "FEE ENCLOSED $" and prints "NO OCCUPANCY PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED OR PERSONS ALLOWED TO MOVE ON THE PREMISES UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ALL BUILDING, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND/OR ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED ON THE PREMISIS". No building permit fee schedule is posted on the Building page, so ask the township for the current fee. The township office, at 7940 County Farm Rd, Parma, MI 49269, is "Open Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm" and its number is (517) 784-4712.

Roof code checklist: Charter Township of Sandstone, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYessandstonetownship.org2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedsandstonetownship.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
Charter Township of Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
7940 County Farm Road, Parma, MI 49269
Contact
  • url: https://sandstonetownship.org/building-forms/
  • phone: 517-937-8205
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.
  • local_level: The township's Building page says "If using a contractor, a photocopy of their builder's license with number is required." and its building permit application asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NUMBER" and expiration date. The Building page names no township contractor registration, fee or bond.
Permit process note
In Sandstone Charter Township a reroof is permit work on the township's own application: its building permit application, which the Building page links as the "Building Permit Application Packet", lists "REPLACE ROOF" as a type of improvement next to "ALTERATION" and "REPAIR". The state's general rule is the same: "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 township's pages do not apply that relief to roofs. The Building page says "If using a contractor, a photocopy of their builder's license with number is required." and directs questions to the Zoning Coordinator / Building Inspector at (517) 937-8205. The application asks for a description of the work and an estimated construction cost, carries a line "FEE ENCLOSED $" and prints "NO OCCUPANCY PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED OR PERSONS ALLOWED TO MOVE ON THE PREMISES UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ALL BUILDING, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND/OR ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED ON THE PREMISIS". No building permit fee schedule is posted on the Building page, so ask the township for the current fee. The township office, at 7940 County Farm Rd, Parma, MI 49269, is "Open Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm" and its number is (517) 784-4712.
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 Sandstone in Jackson County as its own building code enforcer. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987), an amendment to Ordinance No. 4, adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. The township's Ordinance No. 2021-1, "STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE ORDINANCE" (the posted copy is dated 2021 and prints no adoption day), adopts by reference the State Construction Code Act "and the building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes promulgated thereunder, as amended to the date of the enactment of this article, as well as all future amendments and revisions to said Act and the Codes promulgated thereunder when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect", and designates the Charter Township of Sandstone Building Department as the enforcing agency.
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). Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code). 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). Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code). 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." Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in them.
Repair permit threshold
Sandstone Charter Township's building permit application has a dedicated roofing box: under "III.TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND PLAN REVIEW" its list of improvements reads "NEW BUILDING", "ADDITION", "ALTERATION", "REPAIR", "WRECKING", "REPLACE ROOF" and "REPLACE WINDOWS". The township's Building page lists "Remodel / Addition (permit and inspections; as required by plan)" among its required permits and inspections and names no size, square or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. 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; the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work.
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 building ordinances on the township's Non-Zoning Ordinances page were read: Ordinance No. 4 (designating the enforcing agency), Ordinance No. 4A and Ordinance No. 21 (penalties), Ordinance No. 29 (state building code enforcement) and Ordinance No. 2021-1 (State Construction Code Ordinance); they set the enforcing agency, an appeals board and penalties, and contain no reroofing provision. The township's Zoning Ordinance was searched and regulates no roof covering. The link to the Flood Plain Ordinance No. 50-2011 on that page returns a not-found error, so that ordinance was not read, and the 1987 BOCA basic building code adopted by Ordinance No. 4A was not read. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code).
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). Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code).
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 Sandstone Charter Township Building page or in its building permit application changes this.

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Roofing questions: Charter Township of Sandstone, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Charter Township of Sandstone, MI. Sandstone Charter Township's building permit application has a dedicated roofing box: under "III.TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND PLAN REVIEW" its list of improvements reads "NEW BUILDING", "ADDITION", "ALTERATION", "REPAIR", "WRECKING", "REPLACE ROOF" and "REPLACE WINDOWS". The township's Building page lists "Remodel / Addition (permit and inspections; as required by plan)" among its required permits and inspections and names no size, square or dollar point below which a reroof needs no permit. 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; the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work.

Is ice & water shield required in Charter Township of Sandstone, 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). Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code).

Is drip edge required in Charter Township of Sandstone, 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). Ordinance Nos. 4, 4A, 21, 29 and 2021-1, the Building page and the building permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code).

Can you roof over an existing roof in Charter Township of Sandstone, 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 building ordinances on the township's Non-Zoning Ordinances page were read: Ordinance No. 4 (designating the enforcing agency), Ordinance No. 4A and Ordinance No. 21 (penalties), Ordinance No. 29 (state building code enforcement) and Ordinance No. 2021-1 (State Construction Code Ordinance); they set the enforcing agency, an appeals board and penalties, and contain no reroofing provision. The township's Zoning Ordinance was searched and regulates no roof covering. The link to the Flood Plain Ordinance No. 50-2011 on that page returns a not-found error, so that ordinance was not read, and the 1987 BOCA basic building code adopted by Ordinance No. 4A was not read. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987) adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and which the township's Ordinance No. 2021-1 adopts by reference together with the codes promulgated under the state act "when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect"; the 1987 BOCA basic building code text was not read (see adopted_code).

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

Yes.

What building code does Charter Township of Sandstone, 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 Sandstone in Jackson County as its own building code enforcer. Sandstone Charter Township's codified Ordinance No. 4A (adopted December 14, 1987), an amendment to Ordinance No. 4, adopts by reference "the Building Officials and Code Administration basic building code, commonly known as BOCA, the 1987 Edition"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. The township's Ordinance No. 2021-1, "STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE ORDINANCE" (the posted copy is dated 2021 and prints no adoption day), adopts by reference the State Construction Code Act "and the building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes promulgated thereunder, as amended to the date of the enactment of this article, as well as all future amendments and revisions to said Act and the Codes promulgated thereunder when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and take effect", and designates the Charter Township of Sandstone Building Department as the enforcing agency.