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Roofing in Ira Township (St. Clair County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Ira Township (St. Clair County), MI, issued by Township of Ira - Building Department. Ira Township has published nothing that names roof work, so plan on a building permit for a reroof and ask first. The Building Department page says "Permit applications, plan review and inspections are processed daily" and "Please call with any questions or concerns." The Township's Building Department Fee Schedule (February 2026) charges a non-refundable application fee of $75.00, then a building permit fee by value (value $1 to $1,000, $75; $1,001 to $10,000, $75 + $10/$1,000 over $1,000; $10,001 to $100,000, $165 + $4/$1000 over $10,000), with each required inspection at $75.00, a plan review fee of 15% of the permit fee and "Work Without A Permit" at 50% of the total permit; it has no roofing line. The application asks for the contractor's builder's license number and federal employer ID, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number (or the reason for exemption), and the Township's Homeowner Permit Policy says "the homeowner may obtain a building or trade permit for construction at his own home" and that the homeowner then takes on the liability of the contractor. The page says "AS OF April 23, 2025, ALL BUILDING/TRADE INSPECTIONS SHALL BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL" to the Building Assistant, with the address, permit number, contact name and telephone number. The Building Department is at 7085 Meldrum Rd., Fair Haven, MI 48023, 586-725-0207, open Monday to Thursday, 7 am to 3 pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Ira Township (St. Clair County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Ira Township (St. Clair County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Ira Township (St. Clair County) are set locally by Township of Ira - 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 Ira Township as its own building code enforcer. The Township's codified Part 228 (Ord. No. 112, adopted February 3, 2020) says "The Michigan Residential Code, 2015 Edition, including its appendices, is adopted and incorporated in its entirety herein" and "The Township hereby adopts by reference any and all subsequent Michigan Residential Codes utilized by the State of Michigan", and the Building Department's list of codes currently in effect names the "2015 Michigan Residential Code" effective February 8, 2016.
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 Township registers contractors itself: its Building Department Fee Schedule lists a "License Registration Fee (Include Copy)" of $25 for a contractor registration that runs "Up to 4 years. Must be renewed when license expires."
Permit process
Ira Township has published nothing that names roof work, so plan on a building permit for a reroof and ask first. The Building Department page says "Permit applications, plan review and inspections are processed daily" and "Please call with any questions or concerns." The Township's Building Department Fee Schedule (February 2026) charges a non-refundable application fee of $75.00, then a building permit fee by value (value $1 to $1,000, $75; $1,001 to $10,000, $75 + $10/$1,000 over $1,000; $10,001 to $100,000, $165 + $4/$1000 over $10,000), with each required inspection at $75.00, a plan review fee of 15% of the permit fee and "Work Without A Permit" at 50% of the total permit; it has no roofing line. The application asks for the contractor's builder's license number and federal employer ID, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number (or the reason for exemption), and the Township's Homeowner Permit Policy says "the homeowner may obtain a building or trade permit for construction at his own home" and that the homeowner then takes on the liability of the contractor. The page says "AS OF April 23, 2025, ALL BUILDING/TRADE INSPECTIONS SHALL BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL" to the Building Assistant, with the address, permit number, contact name and telephone number. The Building Department is at 7085 Meldrum Rd., Fair Haven, MI 48023, 586-725-0207, open Monday to Thursday, 7 am to 3 pm.

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