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Roofing in New Buffalo Township (Berrien County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in New Buffalo Township (Berrien County), MI, issued by New Buffalo Township - Building and Zoning Department. New Buffalo Township's Building and Zoning Department has published nothing specific to reroofing, so 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 department's permit application process sheet says "A zoning review will be completed prior to the issuance of any building permit for a new structure or addition to an existing structure" and "All permits will be issued and all inspections will be conducted in accordance with the Michigan Code in effect at the time of application." Contractors must have on file a "Contractor Information Sheet", a "Copy of current Michigan license" and a "Copy of current insurance", and inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Department at (269) 469-3112 at least 24 hours ahead. The township's permits page lists building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning applications. The department is at 17425 Red Arrow Highway, New Buffalo, MI 49117, and the City of New Buffalo is a separate unit on the state's list and is not covered here. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for New Buffalo Township (Berrien County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in New Buffalo Township (Berrien County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in New Buffalo Township (Berrien County) are set locally by New Buffalo Township - Building and Zoning 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 Township of New Buffalo as its own building code enforcer, and lists the City of New Buffalo separately. The Building and Zoning Department's permit application process sheet says permits and inspections follow "the Michigan Code in effect at the time of application" and names no edition. The township's ordinances are published on the ecode360 host, which could not be read for this record, so no township building ordinance was read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Permit process
New Buffalo Township's Building and Zoning Department has published nothing specific to reroofing, so 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 department's permit application process sheet says "A zoning review will be completed prior to the issuance of any building permit for a new structure or addition to an existing structure" and "All permits will be issued and all inspections will be conducted in accordance with the Michigan Code in effect at the time of application." Contractors must have on file a "Contractor Information Sheet", a "Copy of current Michigan license" and a "Copy of current insurance", and inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Department at (269) 469-3112 at least 24 hours ahead. The township's permits page lists building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and zoning applications. The department is at 17425 Red Arrow Highway, New Buffalo, MI 49117, and the City of New Buffalo is a separate unit on the state's list and is not covered here.

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Local permitting authority

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