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Roofing in Lincoln Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Lincoln Township, MI, issued by Charter Township of Lincoln - Department of Building Safety. In Lincoln Charter Township a reroof is applied for on the township's Roofing Questionnaire, headed "ROOFING PERMIT", which asks for the "EXPECTED DATE FOR TEAR-OFF INSPECTION", whether the re-roof is of the house only, the house and garage or the garage only, the number of squares of roofing material, the pound weight of felt, the size and rows of ice shield, whether a new aluminum drip edge is being installed, the vent type and whether the soffit is vented. The Building Division says to "Submit all the required information to our office (2055 W. John Beers Road) for a plan review", that "Lincoln Charter Township requires separate checks for each permit", and that "Inspections must be scheduled on the phone (no email or fax ) and we require 24 hours notice for scheduling purposes." The township's building permit fee schedule (effective April 1, 2022) charges by value: "$1 to $500" is "$24", and "$501 to $2000" is "$24 for the first $500, plus $3 per $100 or fraction thereof above $500"; its permit application adds "$75 fee to re-open an expired permit". The Building Division line is 269-287-3548, and the township office line is 269-429-1589. The page does not post office hours. The township's Building Forms page says it "administers all building and trade permit for the Village of Stevensville except sign and fence permits"; LARA's list shows the Village of Stevensville as a separate enforcing agency, and this record covers the township. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Lincoln Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Lincoln Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Lincoln Township are set locally by Charter Township of Lincoln - Department of Building Safety. 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 Lincoln as its own building code enforcer. The Building Division page lists "Michigan Residential Code - MRC 2015" among the "Codes Adopted by Lincoln Charter Township". Section 8-19 of the township's compilation of ordinances (Chapter 8, Buildings and Building Regulations, read in full on Municode, codified through Ordinance No. 24-02, enacted September 10, 2024) designates the Building Official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code and names no edition. Section 8-48 adopts "the International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 edition, and the International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 edition", a property maintenance code and a fuel gas code, and the Building Division page lists "International Property Maintenance Code - 2015".
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's building permit application asks for the contractor's "Builder License Number" and "Expiration Date", and the Building Division page sends readers to the state's licensing site for "information on licensed contractors and builders". The township pages read name no separate township contractor licence, registration or bond; the Building Forms page also links a Business License Application, and the pages read do not say that it applies to a contractor working in the township.
Permit process
In Lincoln Charter Township a reroof is applied for on the township's Roofing Questionnaire, headed "ROOFING PERMIT", which asks for the "EXPECTED DATE FOR TEAR-OFF INSPECTION", whether the re-roof is of the house only, the house and garage or the garage only, the number of squares of roofing material, the pound weight of felt, the size and rows of ice shield, whether a new aluminum drip edge is being installed, the vent type and whether the soffit is vented. The Building Division says to "Submit all the required information to our office (2055 W. John Beers Road) for a plan review", that "Lincoln Charter Township requires separate checks for each permit", and that "Inspections must be scheduled on the phone (no email or fax ) and we require 24 hours notice for scheduling purposes." The township's building permit fee schedule (effective April 1, 2022) charges by value: "$1 to $500" is "$24", and "$501 to $2000" is "$24 for the first $500, plus $3 per $100 or fraction thereof above $500"; its permit application adds "$75 fee to re-open an expired permit". The Building Division line is 269-287-3548, and the township office line is 269-429-1589. The page does not post office hours. The township's Building Forms page says it "administers all building and trade permit for the Village of Stevensville except sign and fence permits"; LARA's list shows the Village of Stevensville as a separate enforcing agency, and this record covers the township.

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Roofing materials for Lincoln Township

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Local permitting authority

Charter Township of Lincoln - Department of Building Safetycity

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