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Roofing in Bessemer Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Bessemer Township, MI, issued by Bessemer Township - Building Department. In Bessemer Township a reroof has its own line on the township's Building Permit Fees sheet: "Re-Roofing Permit" at "$40.00", and "Window Replacement" and "Siding Replacement" are priced the same way at "$30.00" each. The fee sheet is page 2 of the Building Permit Application packet that the township posts under Building Department documents, dated April 14, 2020 on the township site, so ask the township office for the current fee. The packet says "THIS APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND FEES PAID BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION CAN COMMENCE", "BUILDING INSPECTOR MUST BE GIVEN 24 HOUR NOTICE FOR ALL REQUIRED BUILDING INSPECTIONS" and "The builder is responsible for obtaining the permit in almost all cases." Its list of inspections (footing, foundation, rough in, insulation and final) is written for new buildings and names no roof inspection. The township's contact page lists a Building Inspector with the work phone 906-364-9645, and the township office telephone is 906.667.0423. The township's List of Ordinances includes No. 111, "Designation of Building Official-State Constructions Act", adopted November 6, 1974. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Bessemer Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Bessemer Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Bessemer Township are set locally by Bessemer Township - 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
Required
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 Bessemer as its own building code enforcer, and the township's List of Ordinances includes No. 111, "Designation of Building Official-State Constructions Act" (November 6, 1974). The township has published no statement naming the code edition it enforces, and its permit packet, contact page and ordinance list name no residential code edition.
Permit process
In Bessemer Township a reroof has its own line on the township's Building Permit Fees sheet: "Re-Roofing Permit" at "$40.00", and "Window Replacement" and "Siding Replacement" are priced the same way at "$30.00" each. The fee sheet is page 2 of the Building Permit Application packet that the township posts under Building Department documents, dated April 14, 2020 on the township site, so ask the township office for the current fee. The packet says "THIS APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND FEES PAID BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION CAN COMMENCE", "BUILDING INSPECTOR MUST BE GIVEN 24 HOUR NOTICE FOR ALL REQUIRED BUILDING INSPECTIONS" and "The builder is responsible for obtaining the permit in almost all cases." Its list of inspections (footing, foundation, rough in, insulation and final) is written for new buildings and names no roof inspection. The township's contact page lists a Building Inspector with the work phone 906-364-9645, and the township office telephone is 906.667.0423. The township's List of Ordinances includes No. 111, "Designation of Building Official-State Constructions Act", adopted November 6, 1974.

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