The Roofing Book

Home / Roofing by City / Cooper Township, Michigan

Roofing in Cooper Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Cooper Township, MI, issued by Charter Township of Cooper - Building Department. Plan on a re-roofing permit in Cooper Township. The township's building permit application lists "Re-Roofing" as a type of work, and its fee schedule (April 14, 2025) prices "Re-roofing/re-siding (includes 2 inspections) Underlayment & Final $150", so a reroof gets an underlayment inspection and a final. The application asks for the contractor's license number and expiration date and says the "Application must be completed, signed, and all fees paid" before the permit is issued. The township says it "will now be contracting with independent inspectors for all building inspection services"; applications can be brought to the Cooper Township Office, mailed to 1590 West D Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49009, Attention Building Department, or emailed to [email protected] or [email protected]. Building Official: (269) 382-0223 extension 263. The township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 4:00 pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Cooper Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Cooper Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Cooper Township are set locally by Charter Township of Cooper - 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." LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Charter Township of Cooper as its own building code enforcer. The township's State Construction Code Ordinance (Section 109, Ordinance No. 221, 2012) assumes enforcement of "the State Construction Code adopted thereunder as the same is currently in effect and as it may from time to time hereafter be amended", naming no edition.
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: Cooper Township publishes no roofing contractor registration of its own; its building permit application asks for the contractor's license number and expiration date. The township's State Construction Code Ordinance (Section 109, read in full) sets no roofing contractor licence.
Permit process
Plan on a re-roofing permit in Cooper Township. The township's building permit application lists "Re-Roofing" as a type of work, and its fee schedule (April 14, 2025) prices "Re-roofing/re-siding (includes 2 inspections) Underlayment & Final $150", so a reroof gets an underlayment inspection and a final. The application asks for the contractor's license number and expiration date and says the "Application must be completed, signed, and all fees paid" before the permit is issued. The township says it "will now be contracting with independent inspectors for all building inspection services"; applications can be brought to the Cooper Township Office, mailed to 1590 West D Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49009, Attention Building Department, or emailed to [email protected] or [email protected]. Building Official: (269) 382-0223 extension 263. The township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 4:00 pm.

View the full Cooper Township permitting authority record →

Roofing materials for Cooper Township

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

Start with all roofing materials or the asphalt vs. metal vs. tile comparison.

Local permitting authority

Charter Township of Cooper - Building Departmentcity

Roofing guides

Class 4 Impact-Resistant ShinglesGuide Asphalt vs. Metal vs. TileGuide Wind & Fire RatingsGuide

Sources