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Roofing in Ingersoll Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Ingersoll Township, MI, issued by Township of Ingersoll - Building Department. In Ingersoll Township a reroof is permit work: the township's building permit application has a "Class of Work" box for "Re-Shingle". Its Building Department page says "Building and Electrical Permits can be applied for through the Midland Township Hall, 989-835-8866", and the township's application packet says "Applications are to be returned to the Building Inspector for date stamping and approval." Per the packet, "If the HOMEOWNER does the work, the homeowner pulls the permit. If you hire a licensed contractor, the contractor pulls the permit." and "CONTRACTORS MUST BE LICENSED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN." The packet says "Building Permits are based on the individual township fee schedules and will be assessed when the plan review is made", and no fee schedule is posted on the township pages, so ask the department for the current fee. The packet also says "All listed and required inspections will be called for (48) hours in advance." The township says it shares building, electrical and mechanical inspectors with Midland Township. The street address on this record is the Ingersoll Township Hall, 3026 S Sasse Rd, Freeland; the phone number is the Midland Township Hall line that the Building Department page gives for permit applications. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Ingersoll Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Ingersoll Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Ingersoll Township are set locally by Township of Ingersoll - 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 Ingersoll as its own building code enforcer. The Ingersoll Township Building Department page, its Applications and Permits page and its building permit application packet name no building or residential code edition; the packet's checklist names only the "State of Michigan Uniform Energy Code Rules", and the township's pages do not name an ordinance adopting a building code. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands.
Permit process
In Ingersoll Township a reroof is permit work: the township's building permit application has a "Class of Work" box for "Re-Shingle". Its Building Department page says "Building and Electrical Permits can be applied for through the Midland Township Hall, 989-835-8866", and the township's application packet says "Applications are to be returned to the Building Inspector for date stamping and approval." Per the packet, "If the HOMEOWNER does the work, the homeowner pulls the permit. If you hire a licensed contractor, the contractor pulls the permit." and "CONTRACTORS MUST BE LICENSED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN." The packet says "Building Permits are based on the individual township fee schedules and will be assessed when the plan review is made", and no fee schedule is posted on the township pages, so ask the department for the current fee. The packet also says "All listed and required inspections will be called for (48) hours in advance." The township says it shares building, electrical and mechanical inspectors with Midland Township. The street address on this record is the Ingersoll Township Hall, 3026 S Sasse Rd, Freeland; the phone number is the Midland Township Hall line that the Building Department page gives for permit applications.

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Local permitting authority

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