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Roofing in Alpena Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Alpena Township, MI, issued by Charter Township of Alpena - Building Department. In Charter Township of Alpena a building permit application is filed with the Building Department at 4385 US 23 North, Alpena; the Building Department page gives the phone as (989) 356-0297, Ext. 4, office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and a separate direct line for the township's building official, (989) 766-3020. The application's "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT" section lists roof work as a choice, asks for the estimated cost of construction, and has a contractor section asking for the builder's license number and expiration date, a federal ID number or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier or reason for exemption and a MESC employer number or reason for exemption; the permit fee is payable to "CHARTER TWP OF ALPENA". The fee schedule (effective 09/01/22) is by value of the work: it starts at $117 for work valued up to $1,000 and reaches $180 for work valued from $9,001 to $10,000, with a permit renewal fee of "$100 fee to extend permit for 180 days". The township's requirements sheet for homes, additions and accessory buildings (last updated 03/13/24) says "Contractors pulling permits should be prepared to fill out the Act 135 Form", lists "roof construction" among the details to show on the drawings, and says "It is your responsibility to call when ready" for inspections, at (989) 356-0297, Ext 4; its five listed building inspections are footing, rough, insulation, drywall and final. The township's page says electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are separate applications, and it posts a Building Department online payment service. The township has published nothing that applies the state's ordinary repairs clause to a reroof. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Alpena Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Alpena Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Alpena Township are set locally by Charter Township of Alpena - Building Department. Michigan licenses residential roofers at the state level — the Occupational Code’s residential maintenance and alteration contractor licence names roofing among its trades, with exemptions that include a job whose whole contract price is under $600 — and some cities add a local contractor registration on top, while the Michigan Residential Code applies throughout the state, so a city, village, township or county enforces the state code rather than writing its own roofing rules — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
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Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building 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 Alpena as its own building code enforcer. Ordinance No. 149 designates the township's building official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act and names no residential code edition, and the township's Building Permit Application is headed "Michigan Building Codes 2015"; the Building Department page links a "2015 MI Residential Code Energy Worksheet".
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: Charter Township of Alpena posts no contractor registration of its own on the pages read. Its building permit application has a contractor section that asks for the builder's license number and expiration date, a federal ID number or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier or reason for exemption and a MESC employer number or reason for exemption, and its requirements sheet says "Contractors pulling permits should be prepared to fill out the Act 135 Form." This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
In Charter Township of Alpena a building permit application is filed with the Building Department at 4385 US 23 North, Alpena; the Building Department page gives the phone as (989) 356-0297, Ext. 4, office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and a separate direct line for the township's building official, (989) 766-3020. The application's "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT" section lists roof work as a choice, asks for the estimated cost of construction, and has a contractor section asking for the builder's license number and expiration date, a federal ID number or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier or reason for exemption and a MESC employer number or reason for exemption; the permit fee is payable to "CHARTER TWP OF ALPENA". The fee schedule (effective 09/01/22) is by value of the work: it starts at $117 for work valued up to $1,000 and reaches $180 for work valued from $9,001 to $10,000, with a permit renewal fee of "$100 fee to extend permit for 180 days". The township's requirements sheet for homes, additions and accessory buildings (last updated 03/13/24) says "Contractors pulling permits should be prepared to fill out the Act 135 Form", lists "roof construction" among the details to show on the drawings, and says "It is your responsibility to call when ready" for inspections, at (989) 356-0297, Ext 4; its five listed building inspections are footing, rough, insulation, drywall and final. The township's page says electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are separate applications, and it posts a Building Department online payment service. The township has published nothing that applies the state's ordinary repairs clause to a reroof.

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