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Roofing in Clinton Township (Lenawee County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Clinton Township (Lenawee County), MI, issued by Clinton Township (Lenawee County) - Building Department. In Clinton Township a reroof is a priced permit type: the Building Department fee list effective 12/11/2024 charges $180.00 for "Roofs, Siding & Windows" and $250.00 for "Structural Changes related to roofs, windows, siding, etc.", plus a $75.00 administrative fee for zoning and ordinance review, $60.00 for each additional inspection and $50.00 if work starts without a permit. The township's Building Permit Application says "If a contractor is making application, a copy of the signed contract or a letter from the homeowner stating that you are authorized to do this work must accompany this application." Permits become void if work is not started within six months or is suspended or abandoned for six months, and to schedule an inspection the applicant calls the Building Inspector at 517-456-4837. The township asks contractors for a registration: its Contractor Registration form says "The Contractor Registration fee of $25.00 is good for two years from the date of registration." The application says "If there are any questions call the Township office Monday, Wednesday or Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.". This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Clinton Township (Lenawee County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Clinton Township (Lenawee County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Clinton Township (Lenawee County) are set locally by Clinton Township (Lenawee County) - 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 Clinton in Lenawee County as its own building code enforcer. The township's Flood Plain Management Provisions of the State Construction Code ordinance, adopted April 8, 2019, names the Michigan Residential Code's Table R301.2(1) and no edition, and the Building Department's fee list and permit application name no code edition. The township's Zoning Ordinance No. 1 is posted as an image-only PDF that could not be text-searched and was not read for this record; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Permit process
In Clinton Township a reroof is a priced permit type: the Building Department fee list effective 12/11/2024 charges $180.00 for "Roofs, Siding & Windows" and $250.00 for "Structural Changes related to roofs, windows, siding, etc.", plus a $75.00 administrative fee for zoning and ordinance review, $60.00 for each additional inspection and $50.00 if work starts without a permit. The township's Building Permit Application says "If a contractor is making application, a copy of the signed contract or a letter from the homeowner stating that you are authorized to do this work must accompany this application." Permits become void if work is not started within six months or is suspended or abandoned for six months, and to schedule an inspection the applicant calls the Building Inspector at 517-456-4837. The township asks contractors for a registration: its Contractor Registration form says "The Contractor Registration fee of $25.00 is good for two years from the date of registration." The application says "If there are any questions call the Township office Monday, Wednesday or Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm."

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