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Roofing in Salem Township (Allegan County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Salem Township (Allegan County), MI, issued by Township of Salem (Allegan County) - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections of Michigan, Dorr office). Salem Township has published nothing that names roof work, and neither has Professional Code Inspections, the firm that runs its building department. The township's Zoning Ordinance, Section 17.03(a), requires a permit for any building or structure "erected, moved, placed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered" and exempts only "wholly interior alterations or repairs at a cost of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or less", and the state's general permit rule adds that "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 township website's Permits link goes to PCI's Dorr office page, which lists Salem Township among the municipalities that office serves, at 1575 142nd Street, Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000. PCI's Building Permit Requirements sheet says "PERMIT APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED OFF OUR WEBSITE AT www.pcimi.com" and asks for "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS: ALSO SEND PDF OF PLANS", a site diagram with the parcel number, and a legal description of the property. PCI's BS&A Online page says building permit applications can be submitted online and that contractors "can use the system to request inspections for issued permits". The township's Zoning Ordinance says a schedule of permit fees "shall be set by the Township Board", and no fee schedule is posted on the township's or PCI's pages read for this record, so ask for the current fee. The township hall, which does not issue building permits through PCI, is at 3003 142nd Ave., P.O. Box 49, Burnips, MI 49314, phone 616-896-9857, open Tuesday through Thursday. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Salem Township (Allegan County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Salem Township (Allegan County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Salem Township (Allegan County) are set locally by Township of Salem (Allegan County) - Building Permits (Professional Code Inspections of Michigan, Dorr office). 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
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Contractor registration
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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 Salem in Allegan County as its own building code enforcer. The township's Zoning Ordinance refers to "the building code adopted by the Township" (Chapter 11) and "the construction code adopted by the Township" and names no edition, its ordinance page lists no building code ordinance, and the permit pages and forms of Professional Code Inspections, its building department, name no residential code edition; the township has published no statement of which edition it enforces, and no older residential code edition appears in the documents 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 application for a building permit that Professional Code Inspections uses for Salem Township asks for the contractor's "BUILDERS LICENSE NO.", federal employer ID number, workers' compensation insurance carrier and MESC employer number; the township and PCI publish no registration of their own.
Permit process
Salem Township has published nothing that names roof work, and neither has Professional Code Inspections, the firm that runs its building department. The township's Zoning Ordinance, Section 17.03(a), requires a permit for any building or structure "erected, moved, placed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered" and exempts only "wholly interior alterations or repairs at a cost of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or less", and the state's general permit rule adds that "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 township website's Permits link goes to PCI's Dorr office page, which lists Salem Township among the municipalities that office serves, at 1575 142nd Street, Dorr, MI 49323, phone 616-877-2000. PCI's Building Permit Requirements sheet says "PERMIT APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED OFF OUR WEBSITE AT www.pcimi.com" and asks for "3 SET OF PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS: ALSO SEND PDF OF PLANS", a site diagram with the parcel number, and a legal description of the property. PCI's BS&A Online page says building permit applications can be submitted online and that contractors "can use the system to request inspections for issued permits". The township's Zoning Ordinance says a schedule of permit fees "shall be set by the Township Board", and no fee schedule is posted on the township's or PCI's pages read for this record, so ask for the current fee. The township hall, which does not issue building permits through PCI, is at 3003 142nd Ave., P.O. Box 49, Burnips, MI 49314, phone 616-896-9857, open Tuesday through Thursday.
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