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

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City of Walled Lake - Building Permits, Planning and Development

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Walled Lake, MI, issued by City of Walled Lake - Building Permits, Planning and Development. In the City of Walled Lake a reroof is priced on the city's Building Permit Application, which lists "Tear Off or Re-Roof: Res/Com" at "$60/$120 per roof section" (residential, then commercial) beside an "Application Fee" of $50, and says "Tear off requires open roof inspection and final inspection". The application asks the contractor for a "Builder's License Number", a "Federal Employer ID/Exemption", the workers' compensation carrier and the MESC employer number, and its fee list includes a "Contractor Registration Fee" of $25. It says "No work may be started before the approval of this permit.", that work done before the permit issues doubles the permit fee, and "PERMIT IS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS." Electrical, mechanical and plumbing work needs its own permits: "Separate permits are required for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing." For inspections the application says "48 Hours' notice is required for inspections" while the Permits page says "Must call 24 hours in advance for inspections"; building inspections run "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.", so call the department to confirm the notice. Questions go to (248) 624-4847, and City Hall is open "Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m." No online permit portal is posted on the page.

Roof code checklist: Walled Lake, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeswalledlake.us2026-10-11
Repair permit thresholdPublishedwalledlake.us2026-10-11
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-11
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-11
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-11
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-11
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-11
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 14-26ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-11
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-11
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-11

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
City of Walled Lake, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1499 E. West Maple Road, Walled Lake, MI 48390
Contact
  • url: https://walledlake.us/index.php/building-permits
  • phone: 248-624-4847
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 City of Walled Lake's Building Permit Application asks the contractor for a "Builder's License Number", and its fee list includes a "Contractor Registration Fee" of $25. The city's Permit Application Check List asks a licensed contractor for a "Copy of State License", a "Copy of Contractor license", a "Copy of License holders Driver's License" and a "Copy of Liability Insurance Certificate", and lists "If needed Contractor registration fee". Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances sets no contractor registration terms, and no separate city registration form is posted on the Permits page. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process note
In the City of Walled Lake a reroof is priced on the city's Building Permit Application, which lists "Tear Off or Re-Roof: Res/Com" at "$60/$120 per roof section" (residential, then commercial) beside an "Application Fee" of $50, and says "Tear off requires open roof inspection and final inspection". The application asks the contractor for a "Builder's License Number", a "Federal Employer ID/Exemption", the workers' compensation carrier and the MESC employer number, and its fee list includes a "Contractor Registration Fee" of $25. It says "No work may be started before the approval of this permit.", that work done before the permit issues doubles the permit fee, and "PERMIT IS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS." Electrical, mechanical and plumbing work needs its own permits: "Separate permits are required for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing." For inspections the application says "48 Hours' notice is required for inspections" while the Permits page says "Must call 24 hours in advance for inspections"; building inspections run "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.", so call the department to confirm the notice. Questions go to (248) 624-4847, and City Hall is open "Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m." No online permit portal is posted on the page.
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 City of Walled Lake as its own building code enforcer. The city's Permits/Applications page lists its "Enforcing Codes", among them the "2015 Michigan Residential Code", and Section 14-26 of the city's Code of Ordinances elects to administer and enforce the construction code act and "The Michigan Residential Code" and names no edition. The city's Residential Additions and Renovations Plan Review Checklist, which is cross-referenced to the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, cites "2015 MRC-R104.1 & 2012 MBC-Chapter 33" for site fencing; that names a Michigan Building Code edition, whose text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.
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 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building Permit Application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge; the city's plan review checklist asks that plans show drip edge with the roof construction details. 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). Chapter 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building Permit Application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier; the city's plan review checklist asks that plans show ice and water shield with the roof construction details. 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." Chapter 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building 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. The City of Walled Lake's Building Permit Application prices roof work as its own permit line, "Tear Off or Re-Roof: Res/Com" at "$60/$120 per roof section", and adds "Tear off requires open roof inspection and final inspection". The same application states "No work may be started before the approval of this 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.
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 14 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances was read in full, all ten articles, and Chapter 38 (Fire Prevention and Protection) was read as well: Chapter 14 elects to administer and enforce the state construction code act, designates the enforcing agency, sets fees by resolution, designates flood hazard areas, adopts the 2015 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code and covers house moving, engineering standards, the board of appeals, vacant structures and dangerous buildings, and Chapter 38 adopts the International Fire Code, 2021 edition. Neither has a reroofing provision, and neither amends anything in Section R908. The city's Permits page and Building Permit Application 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 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building Permit Application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing. The city's Residential Additions and Renovations Plan Review Checklist asks that plans show "Roof construction details, size and type of sheathing, felt paper, ice and water shield, shingles, drip edge. R905 / R802", which asks for the details to be shown and adds no local rule.
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 City of Walled Lake's Permits page or Building Permit Application changes this.

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The City of Walled Lake's Planning and Development Department, at City Hall at 1499 E. West Maple Road, issues the city's building permits, and the city's Building Permit Application carries a fee line for "Tear Off or Re-Roof". The city's Code of Ordinances elects to administer and enforce the state construction code act, and the State of Michigan's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the City of Walled Lake 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: Walled Lake, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Walled Lake, MI. No size or cost threshold is published. The City of Walled Lake's Building Permit Application prices roof work as its own permit line, "Tear Off or Re-Roof: Res/Com" at "$60/$120 per roof section", and adds "Tear off requires open roof inspection and final inspection". The same application states "No work may be started before the approval of this 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 Walled Lake, 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). Chapter 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building Permit Application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on ice barrier; the city's plan review checklist asks that plans show ice and water shield with the roof construction details.

Is drip edge required in Walled Lake, 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). Chapter 14 and Chapter 38 of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances and the city's Building Permit Application were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge; the city's plan review checklist asks that plans show drip edge with the roof construction details.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Walled Lake, 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, Chapter 14 (Buildings and Building Regulations) of the City of Walled Lake Code of Ordinances was read in full, all ten articles, and Chapter 38 (Fire Prevention and Protection) was read as well: Chapter 14 elects to administer and enforce the state construction code act, designates the enforcing agency, sets fees by resolution, designates flood hazard areas, adopts the 2015 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code and covers house moving, engineering standards, the board of appeals, vacant structures and dangerous buildings, and Chapter 38 adopts the International Fire Code, 2021 edition. Neither has a reroofing provision, and neither amends anything in Section R908. The city's Permits page and Building Permit Application state no layer rule.

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

Yes.

What building code does Walled Lake, 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 City of Walled Lake as its own building code enforcer. The city's Permits/Applications page lists its "Enforcing Codes", among them the "2015 Michigan Residential Code", and Section 14-26 of the city's Code of Ordinances elects to administer and enforce the construction code act and "The Michigan Residential Code" and names no edition. The city's Residential Additions and Renovations Plan Review Checklist, which is cross-referenced to the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, cites "2015 MRC-R104.1 & 2012 MBC-Chapter 33" for site fencing; that names a Michigan Building Code edition, whose text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code.