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Roofing in Holly Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Holly Township, MI, issued by Township of Holly - Building Department. The Holly Township Building Department page and Chapter 8 of the Township Code of Ordinances say nothing specific to reroofing. Section 8-31 says "The township board accepts and assumes the responsibility, pursuant to Public Act No. 230 of 1972 (MCL 125.1501 et seq.), for administration and enforcement of the single state construction code throughout the township", and the Construction Board of Appeals page says "Holly Township has elected to enforce the State of Michigan Construction Code". With the department's readable pages 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 department has published nothing on the pages read that applies that relief to roof work. The township's Forms & Permits page lists a "Building Permit Application and Fee Schedule" and "Fees" as PDF files, along with a fee resolution and fee schedule; those files are served only through a script-driven viewer and were not read for this record, so confirm the current fee with the department. The Building Department page lists the Building Department at 248-634-9331 ext. 301 with the instruction "To Schedule an Inspection, please call the Inspector Directly", and tells applicants to email permit applications to the deputy clerk. Township Hall, 102 Civic Drive, Holly, MI 48442, is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm and Wednesday 8:30am - 6:00pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Holly Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Holly Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Holly Township are set locally by Township 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 names the Township of Holly as its own building code enforcer. Section 8-31 of the township's Code of Ordinances has the Township Board assume responsibility for administering and enforcing the single state construction code, and Section 8-32 provides that "Jurisdictional references in the single state construction code shall hereafter refer to the township." The township pages and Chapter 8 read for this record name no edition of the residential code; Section 8-63 adopts the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code.
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: Holly Township's Code of Ordinances, Article VI of Chapter 8, says "No person shall engage, or be engaged, in the operation, conduct or carrying on of any trade, profession, or business without first obtaining a license from the township", a general business licence for businesses operating from premises in the township that names no contractor licence. The pages read for this record name no separate township registration for building contractors.
Permit process
The Holly Township Building Department page and Chapter 8 of the Township Code of Ordinances say nothing specific to reroofing. Section 8-31 says "The township board accepts and assumes the responsibility, pursuant to Public Act No. 230 of 1972 (MCL 125.1501 et seq.), for administration and enforcement of the single state construction code throughout the township", and the Construction Board of Appeals page says "Holly Township has elected to enforce the State of Michigan Construction Code". With the department's readable pages 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 department has published nothing on the pages read that applies that relief to roof work. The township's Forms & Permits page lists a "Building Permit Application and Fee Schedule" and "Fees" as PDF files, along with a fee resolution and fee schedule; those files are served only through a script-driven viewer and were not read for this record, so confirm the current fee with the department. The Building Department page lists the Building Department at 248-634-9331 ext. 301 with the instruction "To Schedule an Inspection, please call the Inspector Directly", and tells applicants to email permit applications to the deputy clerk. Township Hall, 102 Civic Drive, Holly, MI 48442, is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm and Wednesday 8:30am - 6:00pm.

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