The Roofing Book

Home / Roofing by City / New Haven, Michigan

Roofing in New Haven, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in New Haven, MI, issued by Village of New Haven - Building Department. In the Village of New Haven a reroof that strips the old roofing to bare wood is on the Building Department's own permit list: "Permits are required for the following work" includes "Re-roof (if the old roofing is removed to bare wood)", and the Village's forms page offers a Re-Roof Material List that asks for sheathing, shingles, pitch, felt and ice shield. The page says "Building permits fees, which include processing, staff review and all required inspections, are based on the cost of the project as determined by square footage", and the building permit application requirements sheet says "A $35.00 PLAN REVIEW FEE MUST BE PAID WHEN SUBMITTING BUILDING APPLICATION AND PLANS". Homeowners "are eligible to obtain permits by filing an affidavit affirming they are doing the work themselves", and "When a contractor obtains a permit, the person who holds the license must sign the permit application." To request an inspection call 586 749-5301 Ext. 214 "a minimum of 24 hours in advance"; the Building Inspector is reached at 586-749-5301 ext 4, option 2. The Village offices at 57775 Main Street, New Haven, MI 48048 are open 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday to Friday. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for New Haven, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in New Haven

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in New Haven are set locally by Village of New Haven - 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 Village of New Haven as its own building code enforcer. New Haven's codified Code of Ordinances Sec. 160-1 (Ord. No. 245, 5-10-1994) adopts "BOCA Basic Building Code, 1993 Edition"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. New Haven's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Village of New Haven has adopted the State of Michigan Building Codes and is the enforcing agency for the following codes: 2015 Michigan Residential Code" and lists the 2021 Michigan Building Code beside it.
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: The Village registers contractors itself: "All building contractors residential or commercial must be registered with the Village of New Haven." The Building Department page says "When a contractor registers with the Village, the holder of the license must appear in person" and must present "a State License, a verifiable picture identification card" and a copy of the contractor's liability insurance, and pay a registration fee ("At present a $10.00 or $15.00 fee is assessed for the duration of the current licensing cycle"); registrations expire when the state licence expires, and the Village's fee schedule lists a Contractor Registration Fee of $10.00.
Permit process
In the Village of New Haven a reroof that strips the old roofing to bare wood is on the Building Department's own permit list: "Permits are required for the following work" includes "Re-roof (if the old roofing is removed to bare wood)", and the Village's forms page offers a Re-Roof Material List that asks for sheathing, shingles, pitch, felt and ice shield. The page says "Building permits fees, which include processing, staff review and all required inspections, are based on the cost of the project as determined by square footage", and the building permit application requirements sheet says "A $35.00 PLAN REVIEW FEE MUST BE PAID WHEN SUBMITTING BUILDING APPLICATION AND PLANS". Homeowners "are eligible to obtain permits by filing an affidavit affirming they are doing the work themselves", and "When a contractor obtains a permit, the person who holds the license must sign the permit application." To request an inspection call 586 749-5301 Ext. 214 "a minimum of 24 hours in advance"; the Building Inspector is reached at 586-749-5301 ext 4, option 2. The Village offices at 57775 Main Street, New Haven, MI 48048 are open 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday to Friday.

View the full New Haven permitting authority record →

Roofing materials for New Haven

Compare roofing material families — service life, weight, cost band, and durability — for a New Haven 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

Village of New Haven - Building Departmentcity

Roofing guides

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

Sources