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

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Waterloo Township - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Waterloo, MI, issued by Waterloo Township - Building Department. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Waterloo Township. Its building permit application, revised September 8, 2026, has a "Roof" project type and three roof lines in its fee table: "Roof: ice & water guard, final" (2 inspections, $170.00 total with the $30.00 application fee), "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final" (3 inspections, $240.00) and "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final" (1 inspection, $100.00). Inspections cost $70.00 each, the application fee is "Application Fee (non-refundable) $30.00", and a permit will not be issued unless the application is "COMPLETELY FILLED OUT, SIGNED AND PAYMENT INCLUDED"; the township takes cash or check only. The application asks for a certificate of liability insurance, a copy of the state license and a copy of the driver's license. You schedule inspections yourself: the township says "TO SCHEDULE INSPECTIONS, YOU MUST CALL THE INSPECTOR DIRECTLY", and its building page lists inspection work days as Monday through Thursday and says "Inspectors have 72 Hours to answer an inspection request". The township office is at 9773 Mt Hope Road, Munith, MI 49259, phone 517-596-8200, open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9AM to 1PM and Wednesday from 1PM to 5PM, closed Fridays. The township's Zoning Ordinance says "No building shall be erected prior to the issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator, and a building permit by the Building Inspector", which names no roof work.

Roof code checklist: Township of Waterloo, MI

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeswaterlootwpmi.gov2026-10-13
Repair permit thresholdPublishedwaterlootwpmi.gov2026-10-13
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-13
Ice & water shieldYesR905.1.2ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedars.apps.lara.state.mi.us2026-10-13
Contractor license / registrationYeslegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13
Sales & use taxPublishedlegislature.mi.gov2026-10-13

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 Waterloo, Jackson County, Michigan
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
9773 Mt Hope Road, Munith, MI 49259
Contact
  • url: https://waterlootwpmi.gov/buildingandzoning/
  • phone: 517-596-8200
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: Waterloo Township asks every contractor to file documents with the permit application: its Forms and Ordinances page says "NOTE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: you must submit a copy of your current Contractors License, Drivers License and Proof of Insurance with an application" and "NO REGISTRATION FEE", and its building permit application lists a certificate of liability insurance, a copy of the state license and a copy of the driver's license as required. The township posts no separate contractor license class, bond or examination.
Permit process note
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Waterloo Township. Its building permit application, revised September 8, 2026, has a "Roof" project type and three roof lines in its fee table: "Roof: ice & water guard, final" (2 inspections, $170.00 total with the $30.00 application fee), "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final" (3 inspections, $240.00) and "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final" (1 inspection, $100.00). Inspections cost $70.00 each, the application fee is "Application Fee (non-refundable) $30.00", and a permit will not be issued unless the application is "COMPLETELY FILLED OUT, SIGNED AND PAYMENT INCLUDED"; the township takes cash or check only. The application asks for a certificate of liability insurance, a copy of the state license and a copy of the driver's license. You schedule inspections yourself: the township says "TO SCHEDULE INSPECTIONS, YOU MUST CALL THE INSPECTOR DIRECTLY", and its building page lists inspection work days as Monday through Thursday and says "Inspectors have 72 Hours to answer an inspection request". The township office is at 9773 Mt Hope Road, Munith, MI 49259, phone 517-596-8200, open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9AM to 1PM and Wednesday from 1PM to 5PM, closed Fridays. The township's Zoning Ordinance says "No building shall be erected prior to the issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator, and a building permit by the Building Inspector", which names no roof work.
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 Waterloo in Jackson County as its own building code enforcer. Locally, the township's Ordinance 02-04-23-1 (April 23, 2002) designates "the Building, Electrical, Mechanical or Plumbing Official of the Township of Waterloo" as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and its Zoning Ordinance (last amended April 28, 2026) says "Building Inspector: An individual hired by the Township to administer the State Building Code." The township's Forms and Ordinances page also posts a "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet, uploaded in June 2022, reproducing Section R105 of the 2015 Michigan Residential Code. Its codified ordinance list includes Ordinance 98-02-16-05, adopted December 15, 1998, "Ordinance for the Adoption of the 1996 BOCA National Building Code", which adopts "The BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996" "as the Building Code of the Township of Waterloo" and repeals the township's 1993 BOCA code ordinance; this directory has not read the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above, which is also the edition whose permit section the township's sheet reproduces.
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). Waterloo Township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code). 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). Waterloo Township's building permit application lists an ice and water guard inspection on its roof lines, "Roof: ice & water guard, final" and "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final", and says of a metal roof "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final". The township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list state nothing further on ice barrier. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code). 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." Waterloo Township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on impact resistance.
Repair permit threshold
Waterloo Township's building permit application, in a revision dated September 8, 2026, lists "Roof" as a type of project and prices roof work on its own lines: "Roof: ice & water guard, final", "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final" and "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final", at a total of $170.00, $240.00 and $100.00 including the $30.00 application fee. The township publishes no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no building permit. Its Forms and Ordinances page also posts a "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet that reproduces Section R105 of the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, whose R105.2.2 says "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures" and does not define ordinary repairs. 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. Call the township office at 517-596-8200 before a small roof repair.
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, the township's ordinance list includes a building code ordinance, Ordinance 98-02-16-05, which adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code as the township's Building Code, and a 1999 amendment that adds civil infraction fines; the text of the 1996 BOCA National Building Code was not read, so whether it or its changes touch reroofing is not known and no local layer rule is stated here. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code).
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). Waterloo Township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on roof sheathing; its fee table lists "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace)" as a priced roof job and states no sheathing specification. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code).
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 Waterloo Township building page, permit application or fee schedule changes this.

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Waterloo Township, in Jackson County, runs its own Building Department from the township office at 9773 Mt Hope Road in Munith, with a Building and Zoning Inspector and separate trade inspectors who are called directly for inspections. The State of Michigan's 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 Waterloo, MI

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Waterloo, MI. Waterloo Township's building permit application, in a revision dated September 8, 2026, lists "Roof" as a type of project and prices roof work on its own lines: "Roof: ice & water guard, final", "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final" and "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final", at a total of $170.00, $240.00 and $100.00 including the $30.00 application fee. The township publishes no size, square or dollar point below which roof work needs no building permit. Its Forms and Ordinances page also posts a "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet that reproduces Section R105 of the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, whose R105.2.2 says "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures" and does not define ordinary repairs. 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. Call the township office at 517-596-8200 before a small roof repair.

Is ice & water shield required in Township of Waterloo, 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). Waterloo Township's building permit application lists an ice and water guard inspection on its roof lines, "Roof: ice & water guard, final" and "Roof w/OSB (total tear off, removal/replace): rough, ice & water guard, final", and says of a metal roof "Roof, Metal: no water & ice guard required, final". The township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list state nothing further on ice barrier. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code).

Is drip edge required in Township of Waterloo, 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). Waterloo Township's building page, permit application, fee schedule and ordinance list were read for a local rule and state nothing further on drip edge. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code).

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Waterloo, 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 township's ordinance list includes a building code ordinance, Ordinance 98-02-16-05, which adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code as the township's Building Code, and a 1999 amendment that adds civil infraction fines; the text of the 1996 BOCA National Building Code was not read, so whether it or its changes touch reroofing is not known and no local layer rule is stated here. Waterloo Township's Ordinance 98-02-16-05 adopts the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this field states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state act applies throughout the state and whose permit section the township's "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet reproduces; the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text was not read (see adopted_code).

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Waterloo, 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 Waterloo in Jackson County as its own building code enforcer. Locally, the township's Ordinance 02-04-23-1 (April 23, 2002) designates "the Building, Electrical, Mechanical or Plumbing Official of the Township of Waterloo" as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, and its Zoning Ordinance (last amended April 28, 2026) says "Building Inspector: An individual hired by the Township to administer the State Building Code." The township's Forms and Ordinances page also posts a "Do I need a Permit for that?" sheet, uploaded in June 2022, reproducing Section R105 of the 2015 Michigan Residential Code. Its codified ordinance list includes Ordinance 98-02-16-05, adopted December 15, 1998, "Ordinance for the Adoption of the 1996 BOCA National Building Code", which adopts "The BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996" "as the Building Code of the Township of Waterloo" and repeals the township's 1993 BOCA code ordinance; this directory has not read the 1996 BOCA National Building Code text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above, which is also the edition whose permit section the township's sheet reproduces.