Permitting Authorities / Township of Spring Lake - Building Permits (Michigan Township Services Muskegon)
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Spring Lake, MI?
Adopted code
Township of Spring Lake - Building Permits (Michigan Township Services Muskegon)
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Spring Lake, MI, issued by Township of Spring Lake - Building Permits (Michigan Township Services Muskegon). In Spring Lake Township a reroof permit comes from Michigan Township Services Muskegon, not from Township Hall: the township page says "Zoning permits are issued by Spring Lake Township. Building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits are issued by Michigan Township Services, Muskegon." and gives its address as 5855 Airline, Fruitport, MI 49415. Its Maintenance/Alterations application has a "Roofing $75.00" box marked "tear off reroof/roof over", asks for the contractor's licence number, federal ID, workers' comp carrier and MESC number "or reason for exemption", and states "PERMITS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR ONLY. A PERMIT IS CONSIDERED ABANDONED IF WORK IS SUSPENDED OR HAS NOT BEGUN FOR ANY SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS." and "PERMIT HOLDER must call for and receive approvals for all required inspections". The township page says "Permits require that inspections be performed to ensure the work was done properly." and that building permit fees "may be paid by check made out to Spring Lake Township or by credit card at Michigan Township Services, Muskegon", with a convenience fee on credit cards. The Michigan Township Services office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at 231-865-6977 or 231-865-3310; the township's Building and Planning line is 616-842-1340 (Township Hall, 101 S. Buchanan Street, Spring Lake, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Michigan Township Services' page lists Spring Lake Village separately from Spring Lake Township, and this record covers the township.
Roof code checklist: Township of Spring Lake, MI
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Jurisdiction
Township of Spring Lake, Michigan
Address
5855 Airline Road, Fruitport, MI 49415
Contact
- url: https://michigantownshipservicesmuskegon.com/permits.html
- phone: 231-865-6977
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 Michigan Township Services Muskegon maintenance application asks for the contractor's "License number" and "Federal ID Number or reason for exemption", and offers a homeowner affidavit for "a legal exemption for a license number". The township page, its fee schedule and Chapter 6 of its Code of Ordinances name no separate township contractor licence, registration or bond.
Permit process note
In Spring Lake Township a reroof permit comes from Michigan Township Services Muskegon, not from Township Hall: the township page says "Zoning permits are issued by Spring Lake Township. Building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits are issued by Michigan Township Services, Muskegon." and gives its address as 5855 Airline, Fruitport, MI 49415. Its Maintenance/Alterations application has a "Roofing $75.00" box marked "tear off reroof/roof over", asks for the contractor's licence number, federal ID, workers' comp carrier and MESC number "or reason for exemption", and states "PERMITS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR ONLY. A PERMIT IS CONSIDERED ABANDONED IF WORK IS SUSPENDED OR HAS NOT BEGUN FOR ANY SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS." and "PERMIT HOLDER must call for and receive approvals for all required inspections". The township page says "Permits require that inspections be performed to ensure the work was done properly." and that building permit fees "may be paid by check made out to Spring Lake Township or by credit card at Michigan Township Services, Muskegon", with a convenience fee on credit cards. The Michigan Township Services office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at 231-865-6977 or 231-865-3310; the township's Building and Planning line is 616-842-1340 (Township Hall, 101 S. Buchanan Street, Spring Lake, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Michigan Township Services' page lists Spring Lake Village separately from Spring Lake Township, and this record covers 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 Spring Lake as its own building code enforcer. Section 6-19 of the Code of Ordinances (Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, read in full on Municode, codified through Resolution No. 298, enacted November 11, 2024) designates the township as the enforcing agency for the state construction code, "including the state building code and the state residential code", and names no edition. Section 6-20 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition, as the township's property maintenance code. The Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services pages name no residential code 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 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of the Spring Lake Township Code of Ordinances, the Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services Muskegon permit information sheets 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 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of the Spring Lake Township Code of Ordinances, the Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services Muskegon permit information sheets 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 6 of the Spring Lake Township Code of Ordinances, the Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services permit information sheets state no impact rule.
Repair permit threshold
The Spring Lake Township Building and Planning page says "Building permits are not necessary for ordinary repairs. However, if walls or portions of walls are removed, or if plumbing or electrical systems are altered or added to, a permit is required.", and then lists "Building permits are usually required for:" with "Roof replacements" among the items. The permit application that Michigan Township Services Muskegon posts for residential "Maintenance/Alterations" (effective 7-1-2023) lists "Roofing $75.00" with the note "tear off reroof/roof over" among its types of improvement, beside "Windows / Doors" and "Siding". The township's fee schedule (updated 2023) prices building permits by valuation ("$0 - $1000" at "$75.00") and has no roofing line of its own. 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, Chapter 6 of the Spring Lake Township Code of Ordinances (Buildings and Building Regulations, read in full on Municode, codified through Resolution No. 298) designates the enforcing agency, adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition, and covers dangerous buildings, building numbers and short-term rentals; it has no reroofing provision and amends nothing in Section R908. The Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services pages 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). Chapter 6 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of the Spring Lake Township Code of Ordinances, the Building and Planning page and the Michigan Township Services Muskegon permit information sheets were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof decks or 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." The same 6% applies in Spring Lake Township.
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Spring Lake Township, in Ottawa County, is the enforcing agency for the state construction code in the township outside the Village of Spring Lake, and its Building and Planning page says building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are issued by Michigan Township Services Muskegon, at 5855 Airline Road in Fruitport, while the township itself issues zoning permits at 101 S. Buchanan Street. The township lists "Roof replacements" among the work that usually needs a building permit, and the contractor's permit application has a Roofing box. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, so the code rules below are state law.
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