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Roofing in Clinton Township (Macomb County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Clinton Township (Macomb County), MI, issued by Charter Township of Clinton - Building Department. A reroof in the Charter Township of Clinton is permitted on the township's own Reroof Permit Application, filed with payment and "A copy of the applicant's driver's license and builder's license": the residential permit fee is $110 plus a $75 bond (commercial $175 plus the bond), and the FAQ says "Sidewalk/ Approach and Reroof permits may be issued over the counter." A contractor not registered with the township, or whose licence has expired with it, also submits licence documents; the fee schedule lists building contractor registration at $15. The application asks for the area, the estimated cost, the underlayment (ice and water width of 3, 4.5 or 6 feet; 15 or 30 pound felt or synthetic), and the exhaust and intake ventilation types. The guidelines also require a saddle where a roof meets a wall or chimney section more than 30 inches wide, say "Net free venting shall be at 1/150 minimum of the space ventilated," and require products to be installed to the manufacturer's instructions. For a commercial flat roof the applicant gives the manufacturer's specifications and the R-value of the new covering, and "If recovering an existing roof, you MUST provide a signed/sealed load calculation showing the structure can handle the extra load." A second shingle layer over one existing layer needs no permit, by the same guidelines. Building Department: 586-286-9323, [email protected]. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Clinton Township (Macomb County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

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

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Clinton Township (Macomb County) are set locally by Charter Township of Clinton - 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." The Charter Township of Clinton enforces this code itself (LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the township as its own building enforcer), and the Building Department's Current Codes page lists the 2015 Michigan Residential Code as in effect since February 8, 2016, with commercial work under the 2021 Michigan Building Code since April 9, 2025.
Permit process
A reroof in the Charter Township of Clinton is permitted on the township's own Reroof Permit Application, filed with payment and "A copy of the applicant's driver's license and builder's license": the residential permit fee is $110 plus a $75 bond (commercial $175 plus the bond), and the FAQ says "Sidewalk/ Approach and Reroof permits may be issued over the counter." A contractor not registered with the township, or whose licence has expired with it, also submits licence documents; the fee schedule lists building contractor registration at $15. The application asks for the area, the estimated cost, the underlayment (ice and water width of 3, 4.5 or 6 feet; 15 or 30 pound felt or synthetic), and the exhaust and intake ventilation types. The guidelines also require a saddle where a roof meets a wall or chimney section more than 30 inches wide, say "Net free venting shall be at 1/150 minimum of the space ventilated," and require products to be installed to the manufacturer's instructions. For a commercial flat roof the applicant gives the manufacturer's specifications and the R-value of the new covering, and "If recovering an existing roof, you MUST provide a signed/sealed load calculation showing the structure can handle the extra load." A second shingle layer over one existing layer needs no permit, by the same guidelines. Building Department: 586-286-9323, [email protected].

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Local permitting authority

Charter Township of Clinton - Building Departmentcity

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