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Roofing in Oak Park, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Oak Park, MI, issued by City of Oak Park - Building Division. Plan on a building permit for a re-roof in Oak Park. The Building Division "reviews construction drawings to ensure code compliance, issues residential and commercial permits, and performs related inspections." Its Licenses and Permits page lists the Building Permit for "New construction, additions, structural changes, fire damage repair, demolition, pools, decks and more" and says to return the completed Building Permit Application to the Building Division, 14300 Oak Park Blvd. The same page lists the Open Roof Sworn Affidavit, "If an open-roof inspection cannot be scheduled during a roofing project": the permit holder swears before a notary that the roof work was done "to the code requirements as set forth by the 2015 MRC", including ice and water shield "to a point 2 feet past the warm inside of the building wall" and in all valleys, a cricket at chimneys 30 inches wide or more, and two layers of underlayment on roofs of 4/12 pitch or less, and returns it to the Municipal Services Office, 14300 Oak Park Blvd. The Plan Examination and Building Permit application prices a building permit by the value of the work: a $50 base fee plus $60.00 up to $4,000, $100.00 up to $8,000, $150.00 up to $12,000, and $150.00 plus $10 for each additional $1,000 above that, with a plan review fee if applicable. The Building Division phone is 248-691-7450. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Oak Park, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Oak Park

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Oak Park are set locally by City of Oak Park - Building Division. 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 Oak Park as its own building code enforcer. Oak Park Code Section 18-26 elects for the city "to become subject to the act and to the state building code" and to assume its administration and enforcement, and Section 18-27 designates the department of municipal services as the enforcing agency. The city's Open Roof Sworn Affidavit holds roof work to "the code requirements as set forth by the 2015 MRC".
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: Oak Park's building permit application prints the state warning that MCL 125.1523a "prohibits a person from conspiring to circumvent the licensing requirements of this state relating to persons who are to perform work on a residential building or a residential structure," and its homeowner affidavit has the owner "assume the responsibility of a licensed contractor for completion of work." Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 (read in full) licenses electrical and mechanical contractors and sets no separate registration for roofing contractors.
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a re-roof in Oak Park. The Building Division "reviews construction drawings to ensure code compliance, issues residential and commercial permits, and performs related inspections." Its Licenses and Permits page lists the Building Permit for "New construction, additions, structural changes, fire damage repair, demolition, pools, decks and more" and says to return the completed Building Permit Application to the Building Division, 14300 Oak Park Blvd. The same page lists the Open Roof Sworn Affidavit, "If an open-roof inspection cannot be scheduled during a roofing project": the permit holder swears before a notary that the roof work was done "to the code requirements as set forth by the 2015 MRC", including ice and water shield "to a point 2 feet past the warm inside of the building wall" and in all valleys, a cricket at chimneys 30 inches wide or more, and two layers of underlayment on roofs of 4/12 pitch or less, and returns it to the Municipal Services Office, 14300 Oak Park Blvd. The Plan Examination and Building Permit application prices a building permit by the value of the work: a $50 base fee plus $60.00 up to $4,000, $100.00 up to $8,000, $150.00 up to $12,000, and $150.00 plus $10 for each additional $1,000 above that, with a plan review fee if applicable. The Building Division phone is 248-691-7450.

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