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Roofing in Frenchtown Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Frenchtown Township, MI, issued by Frenchtown Charter Township - Building Department. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Frenchtown Township. The Building Department does not address roofing separately; its general rule is "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded", delivered to the Township Hall Building Department with drawings, and "No work shall be started in the Township until the application has been approved". The state rule supplies the requirement: "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 building fee schedule prices permits by job value, starting at $60.00 for work up to $1,500. To schedule inspections call 734-242-5900. The Building Department is at 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162, open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Frenchtown Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Frenchtown Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Frenchtown Township are set locally by Frenchtown Charter Township - 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 Frenchtown as its own building code enforcer. The township's Construction Code Administration Ordinance (Ordinance 228, adopted September 11, 2018) "confirms that it assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said Act and the Codes promulgated under that Act", without naming an 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: Frenchtown charges contractors a $75.00 administrative fee on its Contractor Administrative Form, which it says "WILL EXPIRE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE EXPIRATION DAY ON THE LICENSE-ATTACH COPY OF LICENSES".
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Frenchtown Township. The Building Department does not address roofing separately; its general rule is "Prior to the start of any construction or renovation, a permit must be applied for using an application form which may be downloaded", delivered to the Township Hall Building Department with drawings, and "No work shall be started in the Township until the application has been approved". The state rule supplies the requirement: "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 building fee schedule prices permits by job value, starting at $60.00 for work up to $1,500. To schedule inspections call 734-242-5900. The Building Department is at 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162, open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

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Roofing materials for Frenchtown Township

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Local permitting authority

Frenchtown Charter Township - Building Departmentcity

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