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Roofing in Hudson, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Hudson, MI, issued by City of Hudson - City Office (Building Permits). The City of Hudson has published nothing that names roof work. Its Codes and Permits page, read October 15, 2026, links a Building Permit, Mechanical Permit, Electrical Permit and Plumbing Permit and says "All Building Permits must be pulled through the City Office". The Building/Zoning Permit Application asks for the owner, the job site address, the contractor, a builder's license number and expiration date, a liability insurance policy number, a "DESCRIPTION OF WORK:", an "ESTIMATED VALUATION OF ALTERATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS:" and, for new buildings, lot and setback data, and says "The City reserves the right to require architectural or residential stamped blueprints for any proposed building." The application shows no fee. Section 5-27 of the Code of Ordinances (Chapter 5, codified through Ordinance No. 409-25) says fees "shall be established from time to time by resolution of the city council" and "This schedule shall be available to the public from the city clerk.", and no fee schedule is posted on the pages read, so ask the City Office for the current fee. The application directs questions to the Hillsdale County Inspection & Environmental Services Department at 33 McCollum St., Hillsdale, 517-437-4130, and the city's plumbing permit application says to call 517-437-4130 for inspections with 72 hours notice. The City Office is at 121 N. Church Street, Hudson, MI 49247, phone 517-448-8983, and the page gives no office hours. The City of Hudson's page names no code edition. The Township of Hudson in Lenawee County is a separate unit on the state's list and is not covered by this record. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hudson, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Hudson

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hudson are set locally by City of Hudson - City Office (Building Permits). 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 Hudson as its own building code enforcer. Section 5-26 of the city's Code of Ordinances (codified through Ordinance No. 409-25, enacted July 15, 2025) adopts "The state construction code as established by Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1972 (MCL 125.1501 et seq.), as amended" and names no edition, and Section 5-27 designates the building official as the enforcing agency. Article IV of the same chapter adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, also without a stated edition, which is not a dwelling code. The City Office page and permit forms name no code 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 City of Hudson publishes no contractor registration of its own. Its Building/Zoning Permit Application asks the contractor for a builder's license number and expiration date and a liability insurance policy number, and repeats Section 23a of the State Construction Code Act, which prohibits a person from conspiring to circumvent the licensing requirements of this state relating to persons who are to perform work on a residential building or a residential structure.
Permit process
The City of Hudson has published nothing that names roof work. Its Codes and Permits page, read October 15, 2026, links a Building Permit, Mechanical Permit, Electrical Permit and Plumbing Permit and says "All Building Permits must be pulled through the City Office". The Building/Zoning Permit Application asks for the owner, the job site address, the contractor, a builder's license number and expiration date, a liability insurance policy number, a "DESCRIPTION OF WORK:", an "ESTIMATED VALUATION OF ALTERATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS:" and, for new buildings, lot and setback data, and says "The City reserves the right to require architectural or residential stamped blueprints for any proposed building." The application shows no fee. Section 5-27 of the Code of Ordinances (Chapter 5, codified through Ordinance No. 409-25) says fees "shall be established from time to time by resolution of the city council" and "This schedule shall be available to the public from the city clerk.", and no fee schedule is posted on the pages read, so ask the City Office for the current fee. The application directs questions to the Hillsdale County Inspection & Environmental Services Department at 33 McCollum St., Hillsdale, 517-437-4130, and the city's plumbing permit application says to call 517-437-4130 for inspections with 72 hours notice. The City Office is at 121 N. Church Street, Hudson, MI 49247, phone 517-448-8983, and the page gives no office hours. The City of Hudson's page names no code edition. The Township of Hudson in Lenawee County is a separate unit on the state's list and is not covered by this record.

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