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Roofing in Clifford, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Clifford, MI, issued by Village of Clifford - Building Code Enforcement. The Village of Clifford publishes no permit process for roofing. Ordinance No. 45, adopted January 15, 2002, provides that "The Village of Clifford is hereby designated the enforcing agency in the Village for the Michigan Building, Residential and Energy Codes as promulgated by the Michigan Construction Code Commission pursuant to Public Act 230 of 1972 as amended." Section 5 says the Village Council "shall, by motion, designate such agencies or individual inspectors and enforcement officers as it shall choose", and Section 6 says "All fees for permits, bonds and inspections required pursuant to the enforcement of the Codes shall be those established by motion of the Village Council." The village's website names no building inspector, posts no fee list and has no permit portal. The village office is at 4548 Madison St, PO Box 9, Clifford, MI 48727, telephone 989-761-7003; the home page lists Village Clerk hours of 9 am to 4 pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Clifford, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Clifford

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Clifford are set locally by Village of Clifford - Building Code Enforcement. 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 Village of Clifford as a local building code enforcer. Ordinance No. 45 of the Village of Clifford, adopted January 15, 2002, designates the village as the enforcing agency for the "Michigan Building, Residential and Energy Codes as promulgated by the Michigan Construction Code Commission pursuant to Public Act 230 of 1972 as amended" and names no edition. The village's Property Maintenance Code Ordinance No. 59 adopts portions of the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, which is not a dwelling construction code.
Permit process
The Village of Clifford publishes no permit process for roofing. Ordinance No. 45, adopted January 15, 2002, provides that "The Village of Clifford is hereby designated the enforcing agency in the Village for the Michigan Building, Residential and Energy Codes as promulgated by the Michigan Construction Code Commission pursuant to Public Act 230 of 1972 as amended." Section 5 says the Village Council "shall, by motion, designate such agencies or individual inspectors and enforcement officers as it shall choose", and Section 6 says "All fees for permits, bonds and inspections required pursuant to the enforcement of the Codes shall be those established by motion of the Village Council." The village's website names no building inspector, posts no fee list and has no permit portal. The village office is at 4548 Madison St, PO Box 9, Clifford, MI 48727, telephone 989-761-7003; the home page lists Village Clerk hours of 9 am to 4 pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

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Roofing materials for Clifford

Compare roofing material families — service life, weight, cost band, and durability — for a Clifford reroof. Every material entry in the directory carries a cited, dated source.

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Local permitting authority

Village of Clifford - Building Code Enforcementcity

Roofing guides

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