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Roofing in Hazel Park, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Hazel Park, MI, issued by City of Hazel Park - Building Department. A reroof in Hazel Park is permit work: the City's building permit application lists "ROOF" under "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT", beside addition, demolition, deck or porch, alteration, new garage or shed, driveway, new construction and foundation only. The application asks for the builder's licence number and expiration date, and a homeowner doing the work signs the homeowner affidavit on the same form. The department says that "effective March 31, 2026, application fees for Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Right-of-Way, and Sign Permits are $50.00; Contractor Registration fees are $15.00," and asks applicants to "supply a self-addressed stamped envelope or email address with your permit application to receive a copy of your permit." The application also sets "CONSTRUCTION WORK HOURS - 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. ONLY". The office is open "Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m." and on Friday by "phone or email only" from 9:00 a.m. to noon, phone (248) 546-4075. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hazel Park, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Hazel Park

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hazel Park are set locally by City of Hazel Park - 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." Locally, the City of Hazel Park's building permit application has the homeowner attest that work will comply with "the State of Michigan Building Code" without naming an edition. Hazel Park's codified Sec. 15.04.010 adopts the "2000 Michigan Building Code", which names no residential code edition; that text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
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: Hazel Park registers contractors: its Contractor Registration Form says "Contractor Registration is concurrent with each Contractor License listed below" and asks for a "Contractor Registration fee of $15.00" with copies of the listed contractor licences.
Permit process
A reroof in Hazel Park is permit work: the City's building permit application lists "ROOF" under "TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT", beside addition, demolition, deck or porch, alteration, new garage or shed, driveway, new construction and foundation only. The application asks for the builder's licence number and expiration date, and a homeowner doing the work signs the homeowner affidavit on the same form. The department says that "effective March 31, 2026, application fees for Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Right-of-Way, and Sign Permits are $50.00; Contractor Registration fees are $15.00," and asks applicants to "supply a self-addressed stamped envelope or email address with your permit application to receive a copy of your permit." The application also sets "CONSTRUCTION WORK HOURS - 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. ONLY". The office is open "Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m." and on Friday by "phone or email only" from 9:00 a.m. to noon, phone (248) 546-4075.

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Roofing materials for Hazel Park

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Local permitting authority

City of Hazel Park - Building Departmentcity

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