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Roofing in Highland Park, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Highland Park, MI, issued by City of Highland Park - Building Department. In Highland Park a reroof is permit work: the Building Department page lists "ROOFING" first among its "PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE PERMITS". The city's fee schedule (effective November 18, 2024) charges a "$50.00 non-refundable application fee" plus a permit fee of "$0.00 to $2,000.00 = $93.00" and "$2,001.00 up = $93.00 plus an additional $13.00 per thousand, or fraction thereof over $2,000.00", plan review of "Residential alteration or accessory structure = $75.00", and "An investigative fee equal to the permit cost shall be assessed if any permit was not obtained prior to the commencement of work". Contractor registration is "$35.00 annually for building, moving, demolition, concrete and sign contractors." The page says "Plans are required for all residential new builds, additions, and alterations" and "the Building Official may waive the requirement if code compliance can be clearly determined from the description provided in the permit application." Applications can be submitted in person or electronically during office hours (Monday through Thursday 9am to 4:30pm, closed noon to 1pm, with applications no longer processed after 4pm; Friday 9am to 1pm), the building inspector is in on Mondays and Wednesdays, and "inspections have to be called in 24 to 48 hours ahead of time and must be called or emailed in by 330pm daily". The department is at 12050 Woodward Ave., Highland Park, MI 48203, 313-252-0050 ext. 209. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Highland Park, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Highland Park

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Highland Park are set locally by City of Highland 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." LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the City of Highland Park as its own building code enforcer. The Highland Park Building Department page, read October 11, 2026, says "The 2021 Michigan Building Code (MBC), based on the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), which became effective on April 9, 2025." and lists "MRC 2021 Residential" among the codes it names, which differs from the state notice above; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above. Ask the department, 313-252-0050 ext. 209, which edition it reviews roof work against. The city's codified Part Fourteen (Building and Housing Code) is posted in its Municode library without readable text, so that text was not read for this record.
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 Building Department page says to "complete the contractor registration (if applicable)" and that "Trade contractors performing work within the City are subject to an annual contractor registration fee ranging from $15.00 to $35.00, depending on the trade and registration classification." The fee schedule says "Contractor registration fee shall be $35.00 annually for building, moving, demolition, concrete and sign contractors." The city's Contractor Registration Form (revised 09-2025) asks for the contractor's licence number and expiration date, a MESC employer number, a federal employer ID number and a workers compensation carrier, each with a place for "Reason For Exemption". The registration files the state credential, insurance and a fee; the city sets no licence class, bond or examination of its own in the pages read. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
In Highland Park a reroof is permit work: the Building Department page lists "ROOFING" first among its "PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE PERMITS". The city's fee schedule (effective November 18, 2024) charges a "$50.00 non-refundable application fee" plus a permit fee of "$0.00 to $2,000.00 = $93.00" and "$2,001.00 up = $93.00 plus an additional $13.00 per thousand, or fraction thereof over $2,000.00", plan review of "Residential alteration or accessory structure = $75.00", and "An investigative fee equal to the permit cost shall be assessed if any permit was not obtained prior to the commencement of work". Contractor registration is "$35.00 annually for building, moving, demolition, concrete and sign contractors." The page says "Plans are required for all residential new builds, additions, and alterations" and "the Building Official may waive the requirement if code compliance can be clearly determined from the description provided in the permit application." Applications can be submitted in person or electronically during office hours (Monday through Thursday 9am to 4:30pm, closed noon to 1pm, with applications no longer processed after 4pm; Friday 9am to 1pm), the building inspector is in on Mondays and Wednesdays, and "inspections have to be called in 24 to 48 hours ahead of time and must be called or emailed in by 330pm daily". The department is at 12050 Woodward Ave., Highland Park, MI 48203, 313-252-0050 ext. 209.

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