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Roofing in Colon Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Colon Township, MI, issued by Township of Colon - Building Permits. In Colon Township the building forms sit with SAFEbuilt: the township's Forms & Permits page says "For all forms and permits please click the link below to visit the Safebuilt Site," and sends ordinance questions to SAFEbuilt's Athens office, 107 S. Capital Avenue, Athens, (269) 729-9244, open Monday through Friday 8-4 and closed 12-1. Permit questions go to the township clerk or supervisor at (269) 432-3371, Monday through Thursday 9-3, at the township office, 132 N. Blackstone Avenue. The township's Permit List posts SAFEbuilt's Zoning Permit Application, which is a separate permit from the building permit. SAFEbuilt's Building Permit & Plans Examination Application lists "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as improvement types, asks for the contractor's builders license number, federal employer ID and workers compensation carrier "(or reason for exemption)", and says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE CALCULATED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR." and "ISSUED PERMITS EXPIRE 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUED DATE." SAFEbuilt's Athens page says inspections are scheduled by calling its Inspection Hotline, (877) 721-9266, and that inspections called in before 4:00pm are scheduled for the following business day. The application names no community, so confirm with the township office or SAFEbuilt that this is the form used for a reroof in the township. A roofer in the Village of Colon should use the village's own office, not the township's. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Colon Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Colon Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Colon Township are set locally by Township of Colon - 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." Locally, the Colon Township website and its Forms & Permits page name no code edition and post no building code ordinance; the page sends ordinance questions to SAFEbuilt. SAFEbuilt's Residential Re-Roof guide for homeowners, published November 2020 and linked from its Athens office page, is headed "2015 MRC". LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Colon as its own building code enforcer.
Registration details
  • state_level: Michigan licenses residential maintenance and alteration contractors under the Occupational Code, and that licence "includes the following crafts and trades" among which it names roofing (MCL 339.2404(3)); "A person shall not engage in or attempt to engage in the practice of an occupation regulated under this act" without the licence (MCL 339.601(1)). MCL 339.2403 lists who may work without one, including a project whose "aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00". This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside an exemption.
  • city_level: The Colon Township website's Forms & Permits page states no contractor registration or licensing requirement of the township's own. SAFEbuilt's Building Permit application asks for the contractor's "Builders License #" and its expiration date.
Permit process
In Colon Township the building forms sit with SAFEbuilt: the township's Forms & Permits page says "For all forms and permits please click the link below to visit the Safebuilt Site," and sends ordinance questions to SAFEbuilt's Athens office, 107 S. Capital Avenue, Athens, (269) 729-9244, open Monday through Friday 8-4 and closed 12-1. Permit questions go to the township clerk or supervisor at (269) 432-3371, Monday through Thursday 9-3, at the township office, 132 N. Blackstone Avenue. The township's Permit List posts SAFEbuilt's Zoning Permit Application, which is a separate permit from the building permit. SAFEbuilt's Building Permit & Plans Examination Application lists "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" as improvement types, asks for the contractor's builders license number, federal employer ID and workers compensation carrier "(or reason for exemption)", and says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE CALCULATED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR." and "ISSUED PERMITS EXPIRE 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUED DATE." SAFEbuilt's Athens page says inspections are scheduled by calling its Inspection Hotline, (877) 721-9266, and that inspections called in before 4:00pm are scheduled for the following business day. The application names no community, so confirm with the township office or SAFEbuilt that this is the form used for a reroof in the township. A roofer in the Village of Colon should use the village's own office, not the township's.

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Roofing materials for Colon Township

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Local permitting authority

Township of Colon - Building Permitscity

Roofing guides

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