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Roofing in Hagar Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Hagar Township, MI, issued by Township of Hagar - Building Department. Hagar Township publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Building page, Building Permit Application, permit fee schedule and New Residential Construction Guide name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. With the department 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 the township has not applied that relief to roof work. The Building Permit Application says "Authority: P.A. 230 of 1972, as amended" and "A building permit application should be filled out for anything needing building permits per ordinance requirements." It also says "WORK MAY BEGIN AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL" and "Permit fees (and plan review fees) are based on the value of construction". The posted fee schedule is headed "Hagar Township Building Permit Fees" and lists fees by cost of construction, and it adds "Fine for work being performed without a Building permit $250.00 or double the permit fee, not to exceed $500.00." Printed applications are available from the Clerk's Office or on the Building page, and the township takes cash in person, check or money order, or card and eCheck online for a fee through Point & Pay; checks go to Hagar Township Treasurer, P.O. Box 87, Riverside, MI 49084. The Building Official's hours are Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., with Friday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. by appointment only; the township's main line is 269.849.0455. The page lists mechanical as "(LOCAL)" and electrical and plumbing as "(STATE)" inspections, and the application says "NOTE: At present, Plumbing and Electrical is under the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan.". This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hagar Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Hagar Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hagar Township are set locally by Township of Hagar - 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 Township of Hagar as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Permit Application, Rev. 08/2025, cites "Authority: P.A. 230 of 1972, as amended" and has the applicant agree to "all applicable laws of the State of Michigan (2003 Michigan Building Code, ICC)"; that text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above. The township's ordinances are posted in an online document library that could not be opened for this record, so no codified building ordinance was read, and the Building page, fee schedule and New Residential Construction Guide name no code 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: The pages read for this record name no separate Hagar Township contractor licence, registration fee or bond. The township's Building Permit Application asks the contractor for a "MI Contractor License #" and expiration date, a Federal Employer ID Number (or reason for exemption), and a Workers Compensation carrier (or reason for exemption), and says "A copy of the Residential Builder's License" is needed "when working on residential projects if the homeowner is not signing the homeowner affidavit."
Permit process
Hagar Township publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Building page, Building Permit Application, permit fee schedule and New Residential Construction Guide name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. With the department 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 the township has not applied that relief to roof work. The Building Permit Application says "Authority: P.A. 230 of 1972, as amended" and "A building permit application should be filled out for anything needing building permits per ordinance requirements." It also says "WORK MAY BEGIN AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL" and "Permit fees (and plan review fees) are based on the value of construction". The posted fee schedule is headed "Hagar Township Building Permit Fees" and lists fees by cost of construction, and it adds "Fine for work being performed without a Building permit $250.00 or double the permit fee, not to exceed $500.00." Printed applications are available from the Clerk's Office or on the Building page, and the township takes cash in person, check or money order, or card and eCheck online for a fee through Point & Pay; checks go to Hagar Township Treasurer, P.O. Box 87, Riverside, MI 49084. The Building Official's hours are Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., with Friday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. by appointment only; the township's main line is 269.849.0455. The page lists mechanical as "(LOCAL)" and electrical and plumbing as "(STATE)" inspections, and the application says "NOTE: At present, Plumbing and Electrical is under the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan."

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