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Roofing in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Farmington Hills, MI, issued by City of Farmington Hills - Building Division. A re-roof in Farmington Hills needs a building permit: the Building Division lists roofing among the jobs that require one. Permits are applied for through BS&A Online, and "Contractors MUST REGISTER for a BS&A Online Account." The division says "a homeowner may only pull permits in lieu of a licensed contractor if they are the registered legal homeowner, the home is the primary residence, and they reside in the house." The building permit fee schedule (effective July 1, 2023) prices a permit by valuation: $100.00 for the first $1,000, then $9.00 per thousand up to $50,000 and $8.00 per thousand above that, with a refundable clean-up bond on other residential work that starts at $50.00 for work up to $5,000. "When work is started prior to the issuance of a permit, the fee charged shall be twice the normal permit fee." The Building Division is at City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, 248-871-2450; City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Farmington Hills, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Farmington Hills

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Farmington Hills are set locally by City of Farmington Hills - Building Division. 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 City of Farmington Hills as its own building code enforcer. City Code Section 7-26 says "the city hereby assumes the responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State of Michigan Construction Codes throughout its corporate limits" and names no edition; the Building Division's new-house instructions call for a "2015 Michigan Residential Code Energy Worksheet".
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 Farmington Hills Building Division says it "is also responsible for registering all contractors who perform work in the City", and its online permit instructions say "Contractors MUST REGISTER for a BS&A Online Account."
Permit process
A re-roof in Farmington Hills needs a building permit: the Building Division lists roofing among the jobs that require one. Permits are applied for through BS&A Online, and "Contractors MUST REGISTER for a BS&A Online Account." The division says "a homeowner may only pull permits in lieu of a licensed contractor if they are the registered legal homeowner, the home is the primary residence, and they reside in the house." The building permit fee schedule (effective July 1, 2023) prices a permit by valuation: $100.00 for the first $1,000, then $9.00 per thousand up to $50,000 and $8.00 per thousand above that, with a refundable clean-up bond on other residential work that starts at $50.00 for work up to $5,000. "When work is started prior to the issuance of a permit, the fee charged shall be twice the normal permit fee." The Building Division is at City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, 248-871-2450; City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
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Roofing materials for Farmington Hills

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Local permitting authority

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