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

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Sherman Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Sherman, MI, issued by Sherman Township - Building Department. Sherman Township has published nothing that names roof work, so the state's general permit rule, quoted at the end of this note, supplies the requirement for a reroof. Its Representatives page lists a Zoning Administrator and a Building Inspector as appointed positions, and its Zoning Ordinance, posted on the Ordinances and Services page as "Sherman Township z ord and index up to date 2026", says in Section 20.03(1) that "No person shall commence any construction of any building or structure or structural changes to any existing structures without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector" and in Section 20.03(2) that a zoning permit comes first. The township's Application for Zoning Compliance Permit offers boxes for zoning "to construct new building", "to add to existing building" and "to alter existing building" and has no roofing box. The Building Inspector is a person appointed by the township board, and the township home page says "No regular business hours, so please contact the required department to schedule an appointment." The township hall is at 2168 South Wisner Avenue, Fremont, MI 49412, and its line is 231-924-7164. The state's general permit rule says "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.".

Roof code checklist: Township of Sherman, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesshermantownship.org2026-10-15
Repair permit thresholdPublishedshermantownship.org2026-10-15
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-15
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-15
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-15

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 Sherman, Newaygo County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
2168 South Wisner Avenue, Fremont, MI 49412
Contact
  • url: https://shermantownship.org/ordinances-and-services
  • phone: 231-924-7164
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
Sherman Township has published nothing that names roof work, so the state's general permit rule, quoted at the end of this note, supplies the requirement for a reroof. Its Representatives page lists a Zoning Administrator and a Building Inspector as appointed positions, and its Zoning Ordinance, posted on the Ordinances and Services page as "Sherman Township z ord and index up to date 2026", says in Section 20.03(1) that "No person shall commence any construction of any building or structure or structural changes to any existing structures without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector" and in Section 20.03(2) that a zoning permit comes first. The township's Application for Zoning Compliance Permit offers boxes for zoning "to construct new building", "to add to existing building" and "to alter existing building" and has no roofing box. The Building Inspector is a person appointed by the township board, and the township home page says "No regular business hours, so please contact the required department to schedule an appointment." The township hall is at 2168 South Wisner Avenue, Fremont, MI 49412, and its line is 231-924-7164. The state's general permit rule says "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."
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 Sherman as its own building code enforcer, and Newaygo County's list of units it serves leaves Sherman Township out. The township's website pages and zoning permit application name no residential code edition. Its Zoning Ordinance defines the Building Inspector as the person "appointed by the Sherman Township Board to administer the building code adopted by Sherman Township" without naming that code or its edition. The township's Stand Alone Ordinances file is 83 pages: its last nine pages, a 2025 Large Events Ordinance, were read, and its first 74 pages are scanned images with no text layer (the first page viewed is a Land Division Ordinance) and were not read, so this directory has read no building code ordinance of the township. 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 Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application 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). The Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application 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." The Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
No size or cost threshold is published, and the township names no roof work. Section 20.03(1) of the Sherman Township Zoning Ordinance says "No person shall commence any construction of any building or structure or structural changes to any existing structures without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector," and Section 20.03(2) says the Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit "for the construction, remodeling or alteration of any structure" until a zoning permit has been obtained. Neither section names roofing or reroofing or exempts any work from a building permit, and the township has published nothing on reroofs, so the state's general permit rule supplies the requirement: "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". Under state law, "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510), also without a definition of ordinary repairs. The township posts no building fee schedule: Section 20.05 says "The Township Board shall by resolution establish fees for the administration of this Ordinance". Ask the township (231-924-7164) before starting 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." The township's pages, zoning permit application and Zoning Ordinance state no cap on roof layers, and no building code ordinance was read (the township's scanned Stand Alone Ordinances were not read), so this directory has not read whether the township amends anything in Section R908, and this record does not classify the 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). The Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning 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 Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application changes this.

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Sherman Township's building department, at the township hall, 2168 South Wisner Avenue in Fremont, Newaygo County, is staffed by a Building Inspector and a Zoning Administrator appointed by the township board, and the township website posts its zoning ordinance and a zoning permit application. LARA's Statewide 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 Sherman, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Sherman, MI. No size or cost threshold is published, and the township names no roof work. Section 20.03(1) of the Sherman Township Zoning Ordinance says "No person shall commence any construction of any building or structure or structural changes to any existing structures without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector," and Section 20.03(2) says the Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit "for the construction, remodeling or alteration of any structure" until a zoning permit has been obtained. Neither section names roofing or reroofing or exempts any work from a building permit, and the township has published nothing on reroofs, so the state's general permit rule supplies the requirement: "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". Under state law, "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure." (MCL 125.1510), also without a definition of ordinary repairs. The township posts no building fee schedule: Section 20.05 says "The Township Board shall by resolution establish fees for the administration of this Ordinance". Ask the township (231-924-7164) before starting roof work.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Sherman, 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 Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Township of Sherman, 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 Sherman Township pages, Zoning Ordinance and zoning permit application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Sherman, 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 pages, zoning permit application and Zoning Ordinance state no cap on roof layers, and no building code ordinance was read (the township's scanned Stand Alone Ordinances were not read), so this directory has not read whether the township amends anything in Section R908, and this record does not classify the layer limit.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Sherman, 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 Sherman as its own building code enforcer, and Newaygo County's list of units it serves leaves Sherman Township out. The township's website pages and zoning permit application name no residential code edition. Its Zoning Ordinance defines the Building Inspector as the person "appointed by the Sherman Township Board to administer the building code adopted by Sherman Township" without naming that code or its edition. The township's Stand Alone Ordinances file is 83 pages: its last nine pages, a 2025 Large Events Ordinance, were read, and its first 74 pages are scanned images with no text layer (the first page viewed is a Land Division Ordinance) and were not read, so this directory has read no building code ordinance of the township. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.