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Roofing in Redford Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Redford Township, MI, issued by Charter Township of Redford - Department of Building and Safety Engineering. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Redford. The Department of Building and Safety Engineering's Building Permit Fees schedule (marked Aug2021) says "All Building Permits have a $15.00 application fee" and "Roofs ONLY are exempt from Plan Review Fee." The total is "Application fee + Permit Fee + Plan Review Fee = Total Permit Fee"; for a roof-only job that is the $15.00 application fee plus the permit fee for the value of construction, for example $22 at "$1000 OR LESS," $196 for $9,001 to $10,000 and $488 for $24,001 to $25,000, with $16 added for each further $1,000 past $50,000. The same schedule lists a $56.00 re-inspection fee, a $56.00 fee for "WORK STARTED WITHOUT PERMIT" and a $27.00 builder registration fee. Apply on the township's Building and Zoning Permit Application, which asks for the contractor's licence number and the value of construction. The department says it is responsible for "Issuing building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits" and "Performing required inspections"; it answers technical questions only in person, in writing or by telephone, not by email. The department is at 12200 Beech Daly, Redford, MI 48239, phone 313-387-2680, open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; inspectors are in the office between 8:30 am and 9:30 am and between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Redford Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Redford Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Redford Township are set locally by Charter Township of Redford - Department of Building and Safety Engineering. 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 Charter Township of Redford as its own building code enforcer. Section 22-151 of the Township Code says the State of Michigan Residential Building Code "and any amendments thereto" shall be administered and enforced by the charter township "in all one- and two-family dwellings throughout the charter township," without naming an edition.
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 Fees schedule lists a "BUILDER REGISTRATION FEE" of $27.00, and its Building and Zoning Permit Application asks for the "Contractor License No" and warns that Section 23a of the State Construction Code Act "prohibits a person from conspiring to circumvent the licensing requirements of this state."
Permit process
Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Redford. The Department of Building and Safety Engineering's Building Permit Fees schedule (marked Aug2021) says "All Building Permits have a $15.00 application fee" and "Roofs ONLY are exempt from Plan Review Fee." The total is "Application fee + Permit Fee + Plan Review Fee = Total Permit Fee"; for a roof-only job that is the $15.00 application fee plus the permit fee for the value of construction, for example $22 at "$1000 OR LESS," $196 for $9,001 to $10,000 and $488 for $24,001 to $25,000, with $16 added for each further $1,000 past $50,000. The same schedule lists a $56.00 re-inspection fee, a $56.00 fee for "WORK STARTED WITHOUT PERMIT" and a $27.00 builder registration fee. Apply on the township's Building and Zoning Permit Application, which asks for the contractor's licence number and the value of construction. The department says it is responsible for "Issuing building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits" and "Performing required inspections"; it answers technical questions only in person, in writing or by telephone, not by email. The department is at 12200 Beech Daly, Redford, MI 48239, phone 313-387-2680, open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; inspectors are in the office between 8:30 am and 9:30 am and between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm.

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