The Roofing Book

Home / Roofing by City / Fraser Township (Bay County), Michigan

Roofing in Fraser Township (Bay County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Fraser Township (Bay County), MI, issued by Township of Fraser - Building Permits (Area Code Enforcement). Fraser Township publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Permits page, its Zoning page, Area Code Enforcement's website and its building permit application name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and neither the township nor Area Code Enforcement has published a statement applying that relief to roof work. The township's Permits page lists "Area Code Enforcement" at "4742 N. Huron Rd", Pinconning, MI, telephone 989-313-2168, with "Hours: 7:30am to 9:00am Monday through Friday or by appointment", and says to "Get permits online at www.areacodeenforcement.com". Area Code Enforcement's website says its "Building Inspector and his assistants are the enforcement authority for the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and a multitude of other regulations", lists Fraser Township among its Bay County coverage areas, and tells homeowners "Call us first." Its building permit application is a one-page form that asks for the job address, type of construction, use group, owner, contractor and architect or engineer, and says "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement". The township's own zoning permit is separate: its Zoning Awareness Permit application states that it is not a building permit. The township hall is at 1474 N. Mackinaw, Linwood, MI 48634, telephone (989) 697-3820, open "9am to 4pm Monday - Thursday", and a township notice dated 2023 lists zoning administrator hours of Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Fraser Township (Bay County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Fraser Township (Bay County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Fraser Township (Bay County) are set locally by Township of Fraser - Building Permits (Area Code Enforcement). 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 Fraser as a local building code enforcer. The township's Permits page names Area Code Enforcement as the office for building permits, and that office's website says its inspector enforces the "Building Code" without naming an edition. The township's home, Permits and Zoning pages list no building code ordinance, so no codified building text was read, and the township has published no statement of which edition of the residential code it enforces.
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: Fraser Township publishes no contractor licence or registration of its own. Area Code Enforcement's website lists "Registration" among the items that "may or may not be required to file a building permit" and says "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so", without saying what the form is, and its building permit application asks for the contractor's name, address and telephone number.
Permit process
Fraser Township publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Permits page, its Zoning page, Area Code Enforcement's website and its building permit application name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the township silent on reroofs, the state's general permit rule applies: "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and neither the township nor Area Code Enforcement has published a statement applying that relief to roof work. The township's Permits page lists "Area Code Enforcement" at "4742 N. Huron Rd", Pinconning, MI, telephone 989-313-2168, with "Hours: 7:30am to 9:00am Monday through Friday or by appointment", and says to "Get permits online at www.areacodeenforcement.com". Area Code Enforcement's website says its "Building Inspector and his assistants are the enforcement authority for the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and a multitude of other regulations", lists Fraser Township among its Bay County coverage areas, and tells homeowners "Call us first." Its building permit application is a one-page form that asks for the job address, type of construction, use group, owner, contractor and architect or engineer, and says "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement". The township's own zoning permit is separate: its Zoning Awareness Permit application states that it is not a building permit. The township hall is at 1474 N. Mackinaw, Linwood, MI 48634, telephone (989) 697-3820, open "9am to 4pm Monday - Thursday", and a township notice dated 2023 lists zoning administrator hours of Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

View the full Fraser Township (Bay County) permitting authority record →

Roofing materials for Fraser Township (Bay County)

Compare roofing material families — service life, weight, cost band, and durability — for a Fraser Township (Bay County) 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

Township of Fraser - Building Permits (Area Code Enforcement)city

Roofing guides

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

Sources