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Roofing in Holly, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Holly, MI, issued by Village of Holly - Building Department. The Village of Holly publishes nothing specific to roof work: its building permit application, certificate of occupancy request and permit forms name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. With the village 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 village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The application is for the Village of Holly, 504 1/2 East Maple, Holly, MI 48442, phone 248-634-9571, and asks for the estimated project cost, whether the project is in the Holly Historic District and the state licence number of a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor. It says "When ready for an inspection, call the inspector providing as much advance notice as possible" and that "Schedule permitting, the inspector will respond to an inspection request within two (2) business days to schedule the inspection." The village posts no fee schedule on the pages this directory could read: the application prints "Re-Open Expired Permit $75.00" and a certificate of occupancy fee of $50.00, while the certificate of occupancy request sheet says "A Certificate of Occupancy cannot be issued until all fees are paid including $125.00 for the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy". Ask the department for the current permit fee. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Holly, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Holly

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Holly are set locally by Village of Holly - 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 shows the Village of Holly as a local enforcing agency, separate from the Township of Holly. The village's building permit application says "All installations shall be in compliance with the Michigan Building Codes" and names no code edition. The village's Code of Ordinances is published on a code host that this directory could not open, so no codified adoption section was read for this record; none of the village's pages, permit forms or posted ordinances read names an older 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 Village of Holly's building permit application asks for the state licence number and expiration date of the residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, a federal employer ID number or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier or reason for exemption and an unemployment insurance agency employer account number or reason for exemption. The village's permit forms and pages read describe no separate village contractor registration. Its Business Registration Application is a general business registration for businesses operating in the village, not a contractor credential.
Permit process
The Village of Holly publishes nothing specific to roof work: its building permit application, certificate of occupancy request and permit forms name no roofing line, no size or cost point and no reroof exemption. With the village 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 village has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The application is for the Village of Holly, 504 1/2 East Maple, Holly, MI 48442, phone 248-634-9571, and asks for the estimated project cost, whether the project is in the Holly Historic District and the state licence number of a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor. It says "When ready for an inspection, call the inspector providing as much advance notice as possible" and that "Schedule permitting, the inspector will respond to an inspection request within two (2) business days to schedule the inspection." The village posts no fee schedule on the pages this directory could read: the application prints "Re-Open Expired Permit $75.00" and a certificate of occupancy fee of $50.00, while the certificate of occupancy request sheet says "A Certificate of Occupancy cannot be issued until all fees are paid including $125.00 for the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy". Ask the department for the current permit fee.

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