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Roofing in London Township (Monroe County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in London Township (Monroe County), MI, issued by London Township - Building Department. London Township publishes nothing specific to roof work. With the township 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 township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's Zoning Ordinance says "The Building Official shall have the authority to grant building permits and certificates of occupancy as authorized by the State Construction Code enforced by the Township." A building permit costs an "Application Fee (non-refundable) $30.00" plus a "Minimum Permit Fee $70.00" or the improvement valuation "multiplied by .005", and "An additional administration fee of $100.00 PER PERMIT will be charged for all work started without a permit." Owners may apply for work on their own residence, and the township's Homeowners Notice says "State law prohibits a homeowner from obtaining a permit as homeowner if a licensed contractor is being hired." Its guides say a builder must be registered with the township before applying (see the registration details). The Building Department is at the township hall, 13613 Tuttlehill Road, Milan, MI 48160; the building page lists (734) 215-7978 and office hours of Monday 9:00-11:00 and Thursday 1:00-4:00, and the township's guides give 734-439-1984 Option 2 for permit and inspection questions, with inspections done Monday through Friday after you give the street address, permit number and type of inspection. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for London Township (Monroe County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in London Township (Monroe County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in London Township (Monroe County) are set locally by London Township - 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
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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 London in Monroe County as its own building code enforcer, with a building code date of 07/05/00. Locally, the township's New Home Guide (April 2020) lists "Building: 2015 Michigan Residential Code", and its Zoning Ordinance refers to "the State Construction Code enforced by the Township" and names no edition. No building code ordinance is posted on the township's Resources page, and the Miscellaneous Ordinances and Noxious Weed Ordinance files linked there open only through a document-viewer link and were not read, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
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: London Township keeps its own builder registration. Its New Home Guide and Accessory Guide say "A Builder shall be currently registered with the township to be able to submit a Building Permit application" and that a builder not yet registered can register at the time of application with "The original or a copy of the Builder's license" and a Contractor Registration Form, which asks for the contractor license and expiration date, federal ID, liability and workers compensation insurance and a Michigan driver's license; the form shows no fee. The township posts no separate contractor license class, bond or examination.
Permit process
London Township publishes nothing specific to roof work. With the township 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 township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The township's Zoning Ordinance says "The Building Official shall have the authority to grant building permits and certificates of occupancy as authorized by the State Construction Code enforced by the Township." A building permit costs an "Application Fee (non-refundable) $30.00" plus a "Minimum Permit Fee $70.00" or the improvement valuation "multiplied by .005", and "An additional administration fee of $100.00 PER PERMIT will be charged for all work started without a permit." Owners may apply for work on their own residence, and the township's Homeowners Notice says "State law prohibits a homeowner from obtaining a permit as homeowner if a licensed contractor is being hired." Its guides say a builder must be registered with the township before applying (see the registration details). The Building Department is at the township hall, 13613 Tuttlehill Road, Milan, MI 48160; the building page lists (734) 215-7978 and office hours of Monday 9:00-11:00 and Thursday 1:00-4:00, and the township's guides give 734-439-1984 Option 2 for permit and inspection questions, with inspections done Monday through Friday after you give the street address, permit number and type of inspection.

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