Permitting Authorities / Village of Schoolcraft - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Schoolcraft, MI?
Adopted code
Village of Schoolcraft - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Schoolcraft, MI, issued by Village of Schoolcraft - Building Department. In the Village of Schoolcraft the building permit application lists "Re-Roofing" as a project type and asks for roof drawings under "Roof Repair", with covering materials, number of layers, decking, venting and flashing (quoted above). The residential checklist asks for "3 Full Sets of Plans (plus 1 Digital Set)", "Proof of Ownership" and "Zoning Approval", and the Village's Forms & Permits page lists separate Zoning Permit, Demolition Permit, Fence Permit, Maintenance Permit and residential electrical, mechanical and plumbing forms. The application gives the Building Department's address as 8721 Gull Road, Suite B, Richland, MI 49083 and its telephone number as 269-629-0600, and the Forms & Permits page directs questions about the forms and permits to "Associated Government Services at 1-800-627-2801". The Village has posted no building permit fee schedule; Sec. 18-40 of its Code of Ordinances gives the council authority to set the fee schedule by resolution, so ask the department for the current fee. The Village office is at 442 N. Grand St., Schoolcraft, MI 49087, open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, telephone 269-679-4304.
Roof code checklist: Schoolcraft, MI
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Jurisdiction
Village of Schoolcraft, Michigan
Address
442 N. Grand St., Schoolcraft, MI 49087
Contact
- url: https://villageofschoolcraft.com/forms-and-permits/
- phone: 269-629-0600
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
In the Village of Schoolcraft the building permit application lists "Re-Roofing" as a project type and asks for roof drawings under "Roof Repair", with covering materials, number of layers, decking, venting and flashing (quoted above). The residential checklist asks for "3 Full Sets of Plans (plus 1 Digital Set)", "Proof of Ownership" and "Zoning Approval", and the Village's Forms & Permits page lists separate Zoning Permit, Demolition Permit, Fence Permit, Maintenance Permit and residential electrical, mechanical and plumbing forms. The application gives the Building Department's address as 8721 Gull Road, Suite B, Richland, MI 49083 and its telephone number as 269-629-0600, and the Forms & Permits page directs questions about the forms and permits to "Associated Government Services at 1-800-627-2801". The Village has posted no building permit fee schedule; Sec. 18-40 of its Code of Ordinances gives the council authority to set the fee schedule by resolution, so ask the department for the current fee. The Village office is at 442 N. Grand St., Schoolcraft, MI 49087, open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, telephone 269-679-4304.
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 Schoolcraft as its own building code enforcer. The Village's Code of Ordinances Chapter 18, Buildings and Building Regulations (Municode, Supplement 6), was read in full: Sec. 18-38 says the "village assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the act within its political boundaries and adopts by reference the state construction code" and names no edition, and the chapter adopts no older dwelling code and refers to the Michigan Residential Code without an 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). Chapter 18 of the Village of Schoolcraft Code of Ordinances and the Village's Forms & Permits page 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 18 of the Village of Schoolcraft Code of Ordinances and the Village's Forms & Permits page 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 18 of the Village of Schoolcraft Code of Ordinances and the Village's Forms & Permits page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
The Village of Schoolcraft's building permit application lists "Re-Roofing" among its project types, beside Siding, New Building and Alteration, and its submittal checklist has a "Roof Repair" item that asks for "Drawings of Work to be Performed that includes but not limited to: Roof covering materials, Number of layers, Decking, Roof venting, Flashing, other structural / construction, ETC." The Village's Forms & Permits page also lists a Maintenance Permit form and does not say whether a reroof uses it. Under state law, "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without a definition of ordinary repairs, and the Village has published no statement applying that relief to roof work. For a small roof repair, ask the Building Department (269-629-0600) before starting.
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 18 of the Village of Schoolcraft Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full: it assumes enforcement of the state construction code, creates a board of appeals, and covers swimming pools, dangerous buildings and a housing code whose roof clause (Sec. 18-211) requires roof sheathing to be "structurally sound, in good repair and free from deterioration" and roofing, flashing and capping to be "free of leaks"; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Village's building permit application asks for the "Number of layers" on a roof repair but states no layer limit.
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 18 of the Village of Schoolcraft Code of Ordinances and the Village's Forms & Permits page were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing beyond the Sec. 18-211 requirement that roof sheathing be structurally sound.
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 Village's Forms & Permits page changes this.
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The Village of Schoolcraft's Forms & Permits page, at the Village office at 442 N. Grand St. in Schoolcraft, carries the building permit application, which gives the Building Department's address as 8721 Gull Road, Suite B, Richland, and sends permit questions to Associated Government Services. Chapter 18 of the Village's Code of Ordinances says the Village assumes responsibility for enforcing the state construction code, and 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. This record covers the Village of Schoolcraft in Kalamazoo County, not Schoolcraft Township.
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