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Roofing in Hampton Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Hampton Township, MI, issued by Hampton Charter Township - Building Inspection. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Hampton Township. The township says it "provides building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical inspection services under the authority of act 230 of 1972" and does not address roofing separately, so the general 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 permit application (revised June 2026) asks for the contractor's licence number and says "Include a copy of your Builders License w/application"; its Table 1-A fee scale, "Adopted July 25, 2005", charges by estimated building cost, $30.00 for work valued up to $500.00 and $90.39 for the first $2,000.00 plus $19.36 for each additional $1,000.00 up to $25,000.00. Separate applications are required for electrical, mechanical and plumbing work. The building inspector is reached through the township office at (989) 893-7541 or on the inspector's cell at (989) 545-0434; the application says "Call 24 in advance to schedule an inspection", and the township says "The Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Mechanical Inspector and Electrical Inspector do not have regular office hours." The township office is at 801 W. Center Rd, Essexville, MI 48732, open Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and closed Fridays. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hampton Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Hampton Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hampton Township are set locally by Hampton Charter Township - Building Inspection. 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 Hampton as its own building code enforcer. Hampton Township's codified Uniform Codes Ordinance Sec. II (Ordinance No. 31-13; the posted copy prints no adoption date) adopts "the 2003 Michigan Residential Code"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. Hampton Township's Building Inspection page, read October 3, 2026, says "The Township enforces the State Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Codes as promulgated and adopted by the Bureau of Construction Codes."
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: Hampton Township's building permit application asks for the contractor's licence number and expiration date and says "Include a copy of your Builders License w/application"; that step files the state licence and sets no separate township credential.
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Hampton Township. The township says it "provides building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical inspection services under the authority of act 230 of 1972" and does not address roofing separately, so the general 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 permit application (revised June 2026) asks for the contractor's licence number and says "Include a copy of your Builders License w/application"; its Table 1-A fee scale, "Adopted July 25, 2005", charges by estimated building cost, $30.00 for work valued up to $500.00 and $90.39 for the first $2,000.00 plus $19.36 for each additional $1,000.00 up to $25,000.00. Separate applications are required for electrical, mechanical and plumbing work. The building inspector is reached through the township office at (989) 893-7541 or on the inspector's cell at (989) 545-0434; the application says "Call 24 in advance to schedule an inspection", and the township says "The Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Mechanical Inspector and Electrical Inspector do not have regular office hours." The township office is at 801 W. Center Rd, Essexville, MI 48732, open Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and closed Fridays.

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