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Roofing in Garfield Township (Bay County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Garfield Township (Bay County), MI, issued by Township of Garfield, Bay County - Area Code Enforcement. Garfield Township's website has no building department page. Its 2025 newsletter lists "BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING" under "Area Code Enforcement" with the number (989)313-2168, and the township's floodplain ordinance, adopted October 11, 2010, designates "the Area Code Enforcement of the Township of Garfield" as the enforcing agency. Area Code Enforcement's own pages say "The Building Inspector and his assistants are the enforcement authority for the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and a multitude of other regulations" and list items that "may or may not be required to file a building permit": address, flood zone, prints, registration, septic, well and zoning. The office says "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so." Its one-page Building Permit Application asks for the job address, township, type of construction, use group, owner and contractor, and ends "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement"; it names no roofing and the office publishes no fee schedule. The office is at 4742 North M-13, Pinconning, MI 48650, telephone 989-313-2168 (press 3 for the building inspector or office manager). This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Garfield Township (Bay County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

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

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Garfield Township (Bay County) are set locally by Township of Garfield, Bay County - 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 Garfield (Bay County) as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinance Number 3-1974 designates "the building official of the Township of Garfield" as the enforcing agency under the state act, and its Ordinance Number 15 (adopted October 11, 2010) designates Area Code Enforcement and states that "Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code shall be enforced by the enforcing agency"; neither names a residential code edition, and the township's posted ordinances name no residential code edition anywhere. The township has published no statement naming one.
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: Area Code Enforcement's home page lists "Registration" among the items that may be required with a building permit and says "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so." The pages read name no separate township contractor registration.
Permit process
Garfield Township's website has no building department page. Its 2025 newsletter lists "BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING" under "Area Code Enforcement" with the number (989)313-2168, and the township's floodplain ordinance, adopted October 11, 2010, designates "the Area Code Enforcement of the Township of Garfield" as the enforcing agency. Area Code Enforcement's own pages say "The Building Inspector and his assistants are the enforcement authority for the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and a multitude of other regulations" and list items that "may or may not be required to file a building permit": address, flood zone, prints, registration, septic, well and zoning. The office says "If you are a registered contractor, you need not fill out the form; otherwise, you must do so." Its one-page Building Permit Application asks for the job address, township, type of construction, use group, owner and contractor, and ends "Checks payable to: Area Code Enforcement"; it names no roofing and the office publishes no fee schedule. The office is at 4742 North M-13, Pinconning, MI 48650, telephone 989-313-2168 (press 3 for the building inspector or office manager).

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