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Roofing in Ann Arbor Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Ann Arbor Township, MI, issued by Charter Township of Ann Arbor - Building Department. In Ann Arbor Charter Township a reroof takes a building permit priced on its own line: the township's building permit fee schedule (dated 1/2026) lists "Re-roof over existing: $100.00" and "Tear-off Re-roof: $125.00", and the fee schedule the Board of Trustees approved on December 15, 2025 lists the same two amounts under "Miscellaneous Building Permit fees". The Residential Inspections sheet (dated 06/2026) gives a re-roof two inspections, "Rough (when wood is exposed)" and "Final", and adds that a "Building permit becomes invalid after six (6) months of inactivity." The Building Department says "Building permit applications and the accompanying documents must be submitted via email, mail or delivered to the office" and "It is required that HOA approvals are included with permit applications for exterior work or a letter from the property owner that the address is not in an HOA." It also says "Inspections must be called in or emailed to" the department "at least 24 hours in advance", and that contractors "must be registered with us before a permit application can be processed". The department is open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4:30pm, and closed Friday, in the township hall at 3792 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; the phone number is 734-663-3418, extension 1. The township's contractor notice limits construction activity to "8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM Monday through Friday unless necessity is established, and a special permit issued by the Ann Arbor Charter Township". Confirm the current fee with the department, because the two fee documents are dated 1/2026 and 12-15-2025. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Ann Arbor Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Ann Arbor Township are set locally by Charter Township of Ann Arbor - 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
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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 Ann Arbor as its own building code enforcer, separately from the City of Ann Arbor. Section 14-26 of the township's Code of Ordinances designates the Township Building Official as "the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibilities of the Township under Public Act No. 230 of 1972" and names no code edition. The Building Department's page lists the codes the township follows under "Michigan Building Codes", with "2015 MI Residential Code" first; the same list names 2021 editions of the Michigan Building Code, the Michigan Energy Code and the Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings, and no other edition of the residential code. Section 34-36 of the township's flood chapter requires a mobile home foundation designed "in accordance with Section 1612 of the 2009 Michigan Building Code, or the successor to such section", which names no residential code edition; that text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above. Section 14-28 adopts Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code for flood hazard areas, and section 14-121 adopts the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code for residential rental structures.
Registration details
  • city_level: Ann Arbor Charter Township requires registration on top of the state licence: "Contractors must be licensed by the state of Michigan and have liability insurance to do work in Ann Arbor Charter Township. Also, contractors must be registered with us before a permit application can be processed." Its Contractor Registration Form asks for the contractor license and driver's license ("actual copies required"), a certificate of liability insurance ("actual copies required"), workers compensation insurance if applicable, a federal employee I.D. number or the reason for exemption, and an MESC number or the reason for exemption.
Permit process
In Ann Arbor Charter Township a reroof takes a building permit priced on its own line: the township's building permit fee schedule (dated 1/2026) lists "Re-roof over existing: $100.00" and "Tear-off Re-roof: $125.00", and the fee schedule the Board of Trustees approved on December 15, 2025 lists the same two amounts under "Miscellaneous Building Permit fees". The Residential Inspections sheet (dated 06/2026) gives a re-roof two inspections, "Rough (when wood is exposed)" and "Final", and adds that a "Building permit becomes invalid after six (6) months of inactivity." The Building Department says "Building permit applications and the accompanying documents must be submitted via email, mail or delivered to the office" and "It is required that HOA approvals are included with permit applications for exterior work or a letter from the property owner that the address is not in an HOA." It also says "Inspections must be called in or emailed to" the department "at least 24 hours in advance", and that contractors "must be registered with us before a permit application can be processed". The department is open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4:30pm, and closed Friday, in the township hall at 3792 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; the phone number is 734-663-3418, extension 1. The township's contractor notice limits construction activity to "8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM Monday through Friday unless necessity is established, and a special permit issued by the Ann Arbor Charter Township". Confirm the current fee with the department, because the two fee documents are dated 1/2026 and 12-15-2025.

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