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Roofing in Richfield Township (Genesee County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Richfield Township (Genesee County), MI, issued by Township of Richfield - Building Department. Richfield Township's building permit application is a one-page form headed "RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION", posted on the township's Forms & Ordinances page. It asks for the cost of the project, the parcel number, the zoning district, a floodplain checklist, and the contractor's "Builders License #" and expiration date, with a federal employer number, a workers comp carrier and an MESC employee number, each "(or reason for exemption)". The township posts no fee schedule, no online permit portal and no inspection steps, and the pages read name no roofing handout. The Building Department page lists a Building Inspector by title. Township Hall is at 5381 N. State Road, Davison, MI 48423, 810-653-3564, open Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Richfield Township (Genesee County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Richfield Township (Genesee County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Richfield Township (Genesee County) are set locally by Township of Richfield - 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 Township of Richfield as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Department page, building permit application and Forms & Ordinances page name no residential code edition, and no township building ordinance was found on its site. Its zoning ordinance book (Ordinance #120, reformatted March 22, 2026) refers to "B.O.C.A. code requirements" in its definition of an underground dwelling; it names no edition and adopts no building code, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
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 application asks the contractor for a "Builders License #" and its expiration date, a federal employer number, a workers comp carrier and an MESC employee number, each "(or reason for exemption)". The township sets no licence class, bond or examination of its own in the pages read, and no township contractor registration was found. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
Richfield Township's building permit application is a one-page form headed "RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION", posted on the township's Forms & Ordinances page. It asks for the cost of the project, the parcel number, the zoning district, a floodplain checklist, and the contractor's "Builders License #" and expiration date, with a federal employer number, a workers comp carrier and an MESC employee number, each "(or reason for exemption)". The township posts no fee schedule, no online permit portal and no inspection steps, and the pages read name no roofing handout. The Building Department page lists a Building Inspector by title. Township Hall is at 5381 N. State Road, Davison, MI 48423, 810-653-3564, open Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm.

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Local permitting authority

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