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

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Township of Taymouth - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Taymouth, MI, issued by Township of Taymouth - Building Department. The Taymouth Township building permit form and fee schedule publish nothing specific to roof work. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "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 has not applied that relief to roof work. The Forms page lists building, soil erosion, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning permits and a contractor registration form and no online permit portal, and the application says "NOTE: SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERMITS." The fee schedule says its fees cover "all of the inspections required under the most current Michigan Building Code, promulgated by the International Code Council", and prices reinspections at "$100.00 per inspection". The Contact page lists a "Building" line at (989) 624-4159 Ext. #2 and posts township office hours of Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 12 and 12:30 to 5:00 PM and Friday 7:00 AM to 12. The township hall is at 4343 E. Birch Run Road, Birch Run, MI 48415.

Roof code checklist: Township of Taymouth, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYestaymouthtownship.com2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedtaymouthtownship.com2026-10-12
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
Township of Taymouth, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
4343 E. Birch Run Road, Birch Run, MI 48415
Contact
  • url: https://taymouthtownship.com/contact/
  • phone: 989-624-4159 ext. 2
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: Taymouth Township registers contractors: its Contractor Registration Form lists "Fee: $15.00" and says "TO BE PROVIDED: 1.) COPY OF STATE LICENSE 2.) PICTURE ID (I.E. DRIVERS LICENSE, COMPANY I.D.) 3.) WORKMANS COMP. CERTIFICATE (OR) PROVIDE A DISABILITY EXEMPTION FORM (PER 2B ABOVE)".
Permit process note
The Taymouth Township building permit form and fee schedule publish nothing specific to roof work. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "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 has not applied that relief to roof work. The Forms page lists building, soil erosion, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning permits and a contractor registration form and no online permit portal, and the application says "NOTE: SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERMITS." The fee schedule says its fees cover "all of the inspections required under the most current Michigan Building Code, promulgated by the International Code Council", and prices reinspections at "$100.00 per inspection". The Contact page lists a "Building" line at (989) 624-4159 Ext. #2 and posts township office hours of Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 12 and 12:30 to 5:00 PM and Friday 7:00 AM to 12. The township hall is at 4343 E. Birch Run Road, Birch Run, MI 48415.
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 Taymouth as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Permit Fee Schedule says its fees cover "all of the inspections required under the most current Michigan Building Code, promulgated by the International Code Council" and names no residential code edition. The township's Zoning Ordinance, amended January 8, 2020, defines a "Building Permit" as "A permit signifying compliance with the provisions of the Taymouth Township Building Code", and the township's Forms page lists no building code ordinance, so no codified reference to a residential code edition was read.
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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar. 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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar. 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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar.
Repair permit threshold
Taymouth Township has published nothing on reroofs: its building permit form is the "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION", whose types of improvement are "New Building", "Alterations", "Repair", "Addition" and others with no roofing item, and its Building Permit Fee Schedule is a table by total valuation, starting at "$1.00 to $500.00" with a fee of "$100.00", with no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. The form says "COMPLETION: MANDATORY TO OBTAIN PERMIT". The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs; the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. For a small repair, ask the township's Building line at 989-624-4159 ext. 2 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." The township's Building Permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule, and its Forms page lists a Zoning Ordinance, a zoning map, two marihuana caregiver ordinances and a grass and weed ordinance and no building ordinance, so this field gives the state rule only.
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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar.
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 Taymouth Township Forms page or Building Permit fee schedule changes this.

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The Township of Taymouth's Building Department takes building permit applications at the township hall, 4343 E. Birch Run Road in Birch Run, on the state's building permit application form, publishes a fee schedule based on the value of the work, and registers contractors for a $15.00 fee. The township has published nothing on reroofs. Michigan applies one residential code statewide, so the roofing rules below are state law.

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Roofing questions: Township of Taymouth, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Taymouth, MI. Taymouth Township has published nothing on reroofs: its building permit form is the "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION", whose types of improvement are "New Building", "Alterations", "Repair", "Addition" and others with no roofing item, and its Building Permit Fee Schedule is a table by total valuation, starting at "$1.00 to $500.00" with a fee of "$100.00", with no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. The form says "COMPLETION: MANDATORY TO OBTAIN PERMIT". The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs; the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. For a small repair, ask the township's Building line at 989-624-4159 ext. 2 before starting.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Taymouth, 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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar.

Is drip edge required in Township of Taymouth, 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 township's Building Permit application and fee schedule and the Contact and Forms pages were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge; the Zoning Ordinance was searched for roof words and its roof hits concern building height, porches and roof-mounted solar.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Taymouth, 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 Building Permit application and fee schedule state no layer rule, and its Forms page lists a Zoning Ordinance, a zoning map, two marihuana caregiver ordinances and a grass and weed ordinance and no building ordinance, so this field gives the state rule only.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Taymouth, 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 Taymouth as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Permit Fee Schedule says its fees cover "all of the inspections required under the most current Michigan Building Code, promulgated by the International Code Council" and names no residential code edition. The township's Zoning Ordinance, amended January 8, 2020, defines a "Building Permit" as "A permit signifying compliance with the provisions of the Taymouth Township Building Code", and the township's Forms page lists no building code ordinance, so no codified reference to a residential code edition was read.