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Roofing in Erwin Township (Gogebic County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Erwin Township (Gogebic County), MI, issued by Township of Erwin - Building and Zoning Inspector. Erwin Township's Board & Officials page lists a Building/Zoning Inspector at 906-364-1277 as the contact "for obtaining BUILDING PERMITS and for any ZONING questions", and says "ERWIN TOWNSHIP is ZONED/PERMITS ARE REQUIRED." The township's ordinances page lists a Building Construction Ordinance (No. 002-0412-2017) and an ordinance "Addressing Floodplain Management Provisions of the State Construction Code" (No. 005-0213-2019), whose text was not read for this record. The township's contact page says "Offices are NOT always staffed". The township's website posts no permit application, fee schedule or reroofing statement. The township hall is at N8908 VanBuskirk Road, with a mailing address of PO Box 117, Ironwood. The general state rule applies: a building permit is needed except for ordinary repairs (MCL 125.1510). This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Erwin Township (Gogebic County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Erwin Township (Gogebic County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Erwin Township (Gogebic County) are set locally by Township of Erwin - Building and Zoning Inspector. 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 Erwin as its own building code enforcer. The township's ordinances page lists a Building Construction Ordinance (No. 002-0412-2017) and an ordinance "Addressing Floodplain Management Provisions of the State Construction Code" (No. 005-0213-2019), whose text was not read, and the township's pages read name no residential code edition. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Permit process
Erwin Township's Board & Officials page lists a Building/Zoning Inspector at 906-364-1277 as the contact "for obtaining BUILDING PERMITS and for any ZONING questions", and says "ERWIN TOWNSHIP is ZONED/PERMITS ARE REQUIRED." The township's ordinances page lists a Building Construction Ordinance (No. 002-0412-2017) and an ordinance "Addressing Floodplain Management Provisions of the State Construction Code" (No. 005-0213-2019), whose text was not read for this record. The township's contact page says "Offices are NOT always staffed". The township's website posts no permit application, fee schedule or reroofing statement. The township hall is at N8908 VanBuskirk Road, with a mailing address of PO Box 117, Ironwood. The general state rule applies: a building permit is needed except for ordinary repairs (MCL 125.1510).

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Local permitting authority

Township of Erwin - Building and Zoning Inspectorcity

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