The Roofing Book

Home / Roofing by City / Mackinac Island, Michigan

Roofing in Mackinac Island, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Mackinac Island, MI, issued by City of Mackinac Island - Building and Zoning. Mackinac Island's Building & Zoning page gives City Hall at 7358 Market Street, P.O. Box 455, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, phone (906) 847-4035, and secretary office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The building permit application is headed "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION", cites P.A. 230 of 1972 and says state applications must be completed for plumbing, mechanical and electrical work permits. The Forms & Documents page also posts a zoning application, a Historic District Commission general application and a license and permit fee schedule. Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances says that "Ordinary maintenance does not constitute work for the purposes of this article" in its historic district article; whether a given roof job falls within that article is not stated, so check with the office. No building permit fee schedule was read. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Mackinac Island, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Mackinac Island

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Mackinac Island are set locally by City of Mackinac Island - Building and Zoning. 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 Mackinac Island as its own building code enforcer, and Chapter 10 of the City's Code of Ordinances says "The building official of the city is designated as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibilities of the city under Public Act No. 230 of 1972". The City's Building & Zoning page, its Forms & Documents page, its Application for Building Permit and Plan Examination and Chapter 10 of its Code of Ordinances (Articles I to V, Buildings and Building Regulations) name no residential code edition; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Permit process
Mackinac Island's Building & Zoning page gives City Hall at 7358 Market Street, P.O. Box 455, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, phone (906) 847-4035, and secretary office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The building permit application is headed "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION", cites P.A. 230 of 1972 and says state applications must be completed for plumbing, mechanical and electrical work permits. The Forms & Documents page also posts a zoning application, a Historic District Commission general application and a license and permit fee schedule. Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances says that "Ordinary maintenance does not constitute work for the purposes of this article" in its historic district article; whether a given roof job falls within that article is not stated, so check with the office. No building permit fee schedule was read.

View the full Mackinac Island permitting authority record →

Roofing materials for Mackinac Island

Compare roofing material families — service life, weight, cost band, and durability — for a Mackinac Island reroof. Every material entry in the directory carries a cited, dated source.

Start with all roofing materials or the asphalt vs. metal vs. tile comparison.

Local permitting authority

City of Mackinac Island - Building and Zoningcity

Roofing guides

Class 4 Impact-Resistant ShinglesGuide Asphalt vs. Metal vs. TileGuide Wind & Fire RatingsGuide

Sources