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Roofing in Chesaning Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Chesaning Township, MI, issued by Township of Chesaning - Building Permits. The township's published permit material says nothing specific about roof work: the Services and Forms page, the Permit Fees & Guidelines sheet, the building permit application and the FY 2026-2027 fee schedule name no roofing line and no reroof exemption. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The fee schedule prices a building permit at "$75.00 for the first $1,000 of construction" and "$5.00 per thousand thereafter for any part thereof", with electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits at "$75.00 and up, per permit, to be determined by the Building Official", and the older guidelines sheet carries a different, earlier figure, so confirm the fee with the township. The guidelines require inspections at footing, foundation, rough-in and final stages and say "In Addition the Building Official may make other inspections to ascertain compliance with the building code or other regulations." Permit applications are mailed or returned to the Building Official at Chesaning Township, 1025 W Brady Street, Chesaning, MI 48616. The township office, 1025 Brady St., Chesaning, MI 48616, 989-845-2341, is open Monday 9:00 to 5:00, Tuesday 9:00 to 2:00 and Friday 9:00 to 2:00, and closed Wednesday and Thursday. The Village of Chesaning is a separate building code unit on the state's list and is not covered by this record. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Chesaning Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Chesaning Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Chesaning Township are set locally by Township of Chesaning - Building Permits. 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 Chesaning as its own building code enforcer, separately from the Village of Chesaning. The township's zoning ordinance defines "BUILDING CODE" as "The Uniform Building Code as adopted by the Chesaning Township Board" and names no edition; the ordinance adopting that code is not among the township ordinances posted on its website, so that text was not read, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. The township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Permit Fees & Guidelines sheet, updated 7/8/2013, refers to the "Current Michigan Residential Code" without an edition.
Permit process
The township's published permit material says nothing specific about roof work: the Services and Forms page, the Permit Fees & Guidelines sheet, the building permit application and the FY 2026-2027 fee schedule name no roofing line and no reroof exemption. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The fee schedule prices a building permit at "$75.00 for the first $1,000 of construction" and "$5.00 per thousand thereafter for any part thereof", with electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits at "$75.00 and up, per permit, to be determined by the Building Official", and the older guidelines sheet carries a different, earlier figure, so confirm the fee with the township. The guidelines require inspections at footing, foundation, rough-in and final stages and say "In Addition the Building Official may make other inspections to ascertain compliance with the building code or other regulations." Permit applications are mailed or returned to the Building Official at Chesaning Township, 1025 W Brady Street, Chesaning, MI 48616. The township office, 1025 Brady St., Chesaning, MI 48616, 989-845-2341, is open Monday 9:00 to 5:00, Tuesday 9:00 to 2:00 and Friday 9:00 to 2:00, and closed Wednesday and Thursday. The Village of Chesaning is a separate building code unit on the state's list and is not covered by this record.

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Roofing materials for Chesaning Township

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Local permitting authority

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