Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Stevensville, MI?

Roofing questions: Stevensville, MI

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Stevensville, MI?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Stevensville, MI. The Village of Stevensville's Building Department page has a "Roofs" heading that says "The following items are required to be submitted to the Village either by the contractor or property owner before any work begins." and lists a "Building Permit", "Building permit fee based on the cost of work, see fee schedule" and "Roof questionnaire". Its Permits & Registration page lists "New structures or repairs to existing structures (including but not limited to roofs, sheds or outhouses, barns, add-ons, decks, or any thing similar. If you're unsure, call us!" among the activities that "require a permit from Village Hall". Neither page states a size, cost or layer point below which roof work 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.

Is ice & water shield required in Stevensville, 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 Village's Building Department and Permits & Registration pages, Chapter 12 of the Village's ordinances and the Roofing Questionnaire it links were read for a local rule. The Roofing Questionnaire asks "What is the size of the ice shield (Section R905)?" and "How many rows of ice shield?", and prints a line saying the ice and water shield must extend 24 inches horizontally into heated space; the state rule above measures 24 inches inside the exterior wall line, and this record does not decide how the two wordings compare.

Is drip edge required in Stevensville, 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 Village's Building Department and Permits & Registration pages, Chapter 12 of the Village's ordinances and the Roofing Questionnaire it links were read for a local rule and state nothing beyond the state rule on drip edge; the Roofing Questionnaire asks "Is a new aluminum drip edge being installed?" as a question on the form.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Stevensville, 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 Village of Stevensville's ordinances, approved April 4, 2024, were read for roofing terms: Chapter 12 (Property & Building Maintenance), which designates the enforcing agency, enforces Appendix G of the state construction code in flood hazard areas, adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code and covers dangerous buildings, Chapter 13 (Rental Units) and Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance). They use the word roof only in definitions and a dangerous-building test, and they have no reroofing or layer provision and amend nothing in Section R908. The other chapters on the Village's ordinance index deal, by their titles, with animals, business licenses, fireworks, noise, streets, traffic, trash, water and sewer and similar subjects. The Building Department page and the Roofing Questionnaire state no layer rule.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Stevensville, MI?

Yes.

What building code does Stevensville, 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 Village of Stevensville as its own building code enforcer. Section 12-19 of the Village's Code of Ordinances designates the Village's Building Official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act and names no residential code edition, and the Building Department page names none. The Village adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code in Section 12-50, which is a property maintenance code and not a dwelling construction code.