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Roofing in Cottrellville Township (St. Clair County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Cottrellville Township (St. Clair County), MI, issued by Township of Cottrellville - Building Department. In Cottrellville Township a reroof goes through the building permit on the township's own form: "ROOFING" is one of the work types the applicant circles, and the fee table prices "DECLARED VALUE ( i.e. roof or deck)" at "Declared Project Value x .0065", on top of a $75.00 application fee that is "NON REFUNDABLE". The township's required documents include a "VALID BUILDERS LICENSE COPY", a "COPY OF GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE", a "COPY OF WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE" and "COMPLETED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION IF APPLICABLE". Inspections are listed at $75.00 each, including a "Rough or open Board (Roof) Inspection" and a "Final Inspection", and the form says "No work shall be concealed until inspected." It also says "ALL FEES ARE DOUBLED IF WORK IS DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT" and "$75 re-inspection fee for unapproved work." For inspections, the form's first page says "Please allow 2-3 business days notice for inspections" and its fee page says "Call 810-765-4730 ext 106" "at least 24 hours in advance". The township's Building and Zoning page says its building department employees are "in charge of issuing building permits and inspecting construction in accordance with the applicable construction code", and lists a building official and inspector, a building clerk, a code enforcer and plumbing, electrical and mechanical inspectors by title. The township office at 7008 Marsh Road is open "Monday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m." and "Tuesday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.", telephone (810) 765-4730. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Cottrellville Township (St. Clair County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Cottrellville Township (St. Clair County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Cottrellville Township (St. Clair County) are set locally by Township of Cottrellville - 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 Township of Cottrellville as a local building code enforcer. The township's codified Part 110 (Building Code Enforcing Agency, Ord. No. 19B, adopted December 5, 2001) and Part 118 (Residential Code Enforcing Agency, Ord. No. 19C, adopted December 5, 2001) designate the township's building official as the enforcing agency "Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Building Code" and name no edition, and the township's Building and Zoning page says its building department inspects construction "in accordance with the applicable construction code." Neither the codified parts nor the township's current building permit form names an edition older than 2015.
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: Cottrellville Township publishes no contractor licence of its own. Its building permit form asks for a "VALID BUILDERS LICENSE COPY" and "COMPLETED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION IF APPLICABLE" and lists a $25.00 "LICENSE REGISTRATION (IF APPLICABLE)" fee, but its Forms page posts no contractor registration form, and the township's compilation of ordinances lists no contractor licensing ordinance.
Permit process
In Cottrellville Township a reroof goes through the building permit on the township's own form: "ROOFING" is one of the work types the applicant circles, and the fee table prices "DECLARED VALUE ( i.e. roof or deck)" at "Declared Project Value x .0065", on top of a $75.00 application fee that is "NON REFUNDABLE". The township's required documents include a "VALID BUILDERS LICENSE COPY", a "COPY OF GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE", a "COPY OF WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE" and "COMPLETED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION IF APPLICABLE". Inspections are listed at $75.00 each, including a "Rough or open Board (Roof) Inspection" and a "Final Inspection", and the form says "No work shall be concealed until inspected." It also says "ALL FEES ARE DOUBLED IF WORK IS DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT" and "$75 re-inspection fee for unapproved work." For inspections, the form's first page says "Please allow 2-3 business days notice for inspections" and its fee page says "Call 810-765-4730 ext 106" "at least 24 hours in advance". The township's Building and Zoning page says its building department employees are "in charge of issuing building permits and inspecting construction in accordance with the applicable construction code", and lists a building official and inspector, a building clerk, a code enforcer and plumbing, electrical and mechanical inspectors by title. The township office at 7008 Marsh Road is open "Monday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m." and "Tuesday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.", telephone (810) 765-4730.

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