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Roofing in Medina Township (Lenawee County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Medina Township (Lenawee County), MI, issued by Medina Township - Building Department. In Medina Township a reroof is permitted under the "Replacement Roofing/Siding/Windows" line of the township fee schedule: 2 inspections at $140, plus a $50 administrative fee added to all permits, with an on-site meeting "to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance". The Building Department's application is headed "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION" and says "APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLTED, SIGNED PROPER FEE ENCLOSED OR PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED"; its choices for the type of improvement include "ALTERATION" and "REPAIR". The fee schedule says "If work for which a permit is issued is not started within six (6) months of the date of permit issue, or if the work is stopped or abandoned for a period of six (6) months, the permit may lapse", and "Medina Township issues Building and Electrical. Mechanical and Plumbing Permits are obtained through the State of Michigan." The application prints the building inspector's line as (517) 206-6947, and the township offices, open "By appointment only", list (517) 902-4865. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Medina Township (Lenawee County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Medina Township (Lenawee County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Medina Township (Lenawee County) are set locally by Medina 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
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." Medina Township's Building Department application cites "P.A. 230 OF 1972. AS AMENDED", the state construction code act, and its fee schedule names no code edition. The township's Documents page lists its ordinances, among them a Health, Safety and Nuisance Ordinance, a Zoning Land Use Ordinance and a Municipal Penalties and Civil Infractions ordinance, and none of the titles is a building code; its Book of Ordinances file is a single cover page. No statement of the edition the township enforces was found on its pages.
Permit process
In Medina Township a reroof is permitted under the "Replacement Roofing/Siding/Windows" line of the township fee schedule: 2 inspections at $140, plus a $50 administrative fee added to all permits, with an on-site meeting "to review work and applicable codes to assure compliance". The Building Department's application is headed "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN EXAMINATION" and says "APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLTED, SIGNED PROPER FEE ENCLOSED OR PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED"; its choices for the type of improvement include "ALTERATION" and "REPAIR". The fee schedule says "If work for which a permit is issued is not started within six (6) months of the date of permit issue, or if the work is stopped or abandoned for a period of six (6) months, the permit may lapse", and "Medina Township issues Building and Electrical. Mechanical and Plumbing Permits are obtained through the State of Michigan." The application prints the building inspector's line as (517) 206-6947, and the township offices, open "By appointment only", list (517) 902-4865.

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Local permitting authority

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