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Roofing in Comstock Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Comstock Township, MI, issued by Kalamazoo Area Building Authority (KABA), enforcing agency for Comstock Charter Township. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Comstock Township. Township ordinance 184.003 says the "Kalamazoo Area Building Authority ("KABA") is hereby designated as the enforcing agency" for the township, and KABA's building permit application lists Re-Roofing among its permit types, beside "Roof Repair" "When structural work or sheathing is needed". The application states its authority as 1972 PA 230 and says completion is "Mandatory to obtain permit". Fees are set by KABA's Board of Directors by resolution under township ordinance 184.004; KABA's current fee schedule is effective October 1, 2024. A homeowner occupying the dwelling may pull the permit, though KABA says "we recommend a contractor obtain the permit." Applications can be filed online or at the KABA office, 2322 Nazareth Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, 269-216-9511, open Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Comstock Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Comstock Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Comstock Township are set locally by Kalamazoo Area Building Authority (KABA), enforcing agency for Comstock Charter Township. 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 lists the Township of Comstock as a local enforcer, and the township's State Construction Code Ordinance (Ordinance 457, as amended by Ordinance 539 in 2024) assumes enforcement of "the State Construction Code adopted thereunder as the same is currently in effect" and designates KABA as the enforcing agency.
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: KABA's building permit application asks for the "Licensee Name and #" and its expiration date; neither KABA's pages read for this record nor the township ordinance sets a separate contractor registration.
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Comstock Township. Township ordinance 184.003 says the "Kalamazoo Area Building Authority ("KABA") is hereby designated as the enforcing agency" for the township, and KABA's building permit application lists Re-Roofing among its permit types, beside "Roof Repair" "When structural work or sheathing is needed". The application states its authority as 1972 PA 230 and says completion is "Mandatory to obtain permit". Fees are set by KABA's Board of Directors by resolution under township ordinance 184.004; KABA's current fee schedule is effective October 1, 2024. A homeowner occupying the dwelling may pull the permit, though KABA says "we recommend a contractor obtain the permit." Applications can be filed online or at the KABA office, 2322 Nazareth Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, 269-216-9511, open Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.
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Local permitting authority

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