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Roofing in Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County), MI, issued by Township of Nottawa - Building Official and Zoning Administration. In Nottawa Township the Applications - Permits page links the "Zoning/Site Plan Review & Building Permit" application and a separate "Building Permit- 6 pgs." form, and the Contact page lists the Zoning Administrator and, under Inspection Services, Building (269-816-4951), Electrical and Plumbing/Mechanical inspectors. With no township statement on reroofs, 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 same state section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs. The Zoning-Building Permit Application says "Building or excavation work shall not be started until the application for permit has been approved by the Zoning Administrator and/or the Building Official." and "The building official will advise you of the building permit fees at the time of issuance of such permit.", and it says "Building Permits are valid for 6 months." The building permit form tells the applicant "It is the legal responsibility for the applicant to call for all required inspections before any electrical, plumbing, mechanical or structural work is concealed or covered." and the application says "The inspector will typically perform the inspection within 2 business days as his or her schedule permits." The township's fee schedule lists a zoning application fee and no building permit fee or roofing line, so ask the Building Official for the current fee. The township hall is at 112 South Clark Street, PO Box 68, Centreville, MI 49032, phone 269-467-7835; the Zoning Administrator works from P.O. Box 30, Colon, MI 49040. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County) are set locally by Township of Nottawa - Building Official and Zoning Administration. 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 Nottawa in St. Joseph County as its own building code enforcer. Part 10 of the township's General Ordinances says "the Building Official of the Township of Nottawa is hereby designated as the enforcing agency" under Act 230 and refers to Table R301.2(1) of the Michigan Residential Code and to Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code without naming an edition. The township's Applications - Permits page carries a "Note from the inspector", written for the township's electrical permits, that says "The Part 8 rules have been amended to include exterior service disconnects and surge protection for all one-and two-family homes even though the 2015 MRC will still be the correct code." The township's Dangerous Buildings ordinance, Part 190, refers to "the Building Code of the Township of Nottawa (BOCA)" without an edition; that ordinance is Ordinance No. 13, adopted January 3, 1991, and the text of the building code it refers to was not read.
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 township's building permit form asks the contractor for a builder's license number, expiration date and proof of workers' compensation and employer numbers or the reason for exemption, and the Applications - Permits page, the Zoning-Building Permit Application, the fee schedule, the General Ordinances and the Zoning Ordinance publish no contractor registration or licence of the township's own. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
In Nottawa Township the Applications - Permits page links the "Zoning/Site Plan Review & Building Permit" application and a separate "Building Permit- 6 pgs." form, and the Contact page lists the Zoning Administrator and, under Inspection Services, Building (269-816-4951), Electrical and Plumbing/Mechanical inspectors. With no township statement on reroofs, 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 same state section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs. The Zoning-Building Permit Application says "Building or excavation work shall not be started until the application for permit has been approved by the Zoning Administrator and/or the Building Official." and "The building official will advise you of the building permit fees at the time of issuance of such permit.", and it says "Building Permits are valid for 6 months." The building permit form tells the applicant "It is the legal responsibility for the applicant to call for all required inspections before any electrical, plumbing, mechanical or structural work is concealed or covered." and the application says "The inspector will typically perform the inspection within 2 business days as his or her schedule permits." The township's fee schedule lists a zoning application fee and no building permit fee or roofing line, so ask the Building Official for the current fee. The township hall is at 112 South Clark Street, PO Box 68, Centreville, MI 49032, phone 269-467-7835; the Zoning Administrator works from P.O. Box 30, Colon, MI 49040.

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