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Roofing in Midland, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Midland, MI, issued by City of Midland - Building Department. Plan on a building permit for a re-roof in Midland. The Building Department lists "Roofs" among the work for which "Building permits are required." The city says "Fees for building permits are primarily based on the value of the project for which the permit is sought," and its building permit fee schedule, "Effective July 1, 2025," starts at $78.00 for a project of $1.00 to $1,000.00 and rises with the project dollar amount (for example $98.00 from $1,000.01 to $2,000.00). A contractor working on a residential building registers with the department first: the city "REQUIRES A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT CONTRACTORS LICENSE AND A $15 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (PAYABLE TO THE CITY OF MIDLAND) FOR REGISTRATION." The Building Department is at Midland City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; call 989-837-3383 or email [email protected]. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Midland, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Midland

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Midland are set locally by City of Midland - 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 the City of Midland as its own building code enforcer, and City Code Section 8-32 designates the Building Official as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act, which it describes as "composed of the Michigan Residential Code and the Michigan Building Code," without naming an edition. City Code Chapter 8 (Buildings and Building Regulations) was read in full; its only residential code text supplies flood hazard content for "Table R301.2(1) of the Michigan Residential Code."
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: Midland sets no roofing contractor licence of its own; it registers contractors. Its contractor registration form says the information is "REQUIRED BY PUBLIC ACT 230 OF 1972 FOR ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR WORK ON RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES" and asks for the state license number and expiration date, a copy of the current contractor's license and a $15 administrative fee. City Code Chapter 8 (read in full) sets no roofing contractor licence.
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a re-roof in Midland. The Building Department lists "Roofs" among the work for which "Building permits are required." The city says "Fees for building permits are primarily based on the value of the project for which the permit is sought," and its building permit fee schedule, "Effective July 1, 2025," starts at $78.00 for a project of $1.00 to $1,000.00 and rises with the project dollar amount (for example $98.00 from $1,000.01 to $2,000.00). A contractor working on a residential building registers with the department first: the city "REQUIRES A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT CONTRACTORS LICENSE AND A $15 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (PAYABLE TO THE CITY OF MIDLAND) FOR REGISTRATION." The Building Department is at Midland City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; call 989-837-3383 or email [email protected].

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Roofing materials for Midland

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

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Local permitting authority

City of Midland - Building Departmentcity

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