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Roofing in Salem Township (Washtenaw County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Salem Township (Washtenaw County), MI, issued by Salem Township - Building Department. Salem Township's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "Permit applications can be found on our document server accessed by the link above" and to mail them with payment to the Salem Township Building Department, P.O. Box 75002, Salem, MI 48175. The township's document server could not be opened for this record, so the application form and any fee schedule were not read; ask the department for the current fee. The page says inspections are set by calling the Building Department before 4pm the day prior, that building inspections are done Monday to Thursday from 8am to 4pm, and that electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections are done Tuesday and Thursday from 8am to 4pm. The township hall, at 9600 Six Mile Road, is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the township's main number is 248-349-1690. The page links Washtenaw County forms that might be required for a project: a well and septic application, a soil erosion permit application and a residential right-of-way permit application. Neither the Building Department page nor the Projects that do not need Permits page names roofing or reroofing, so call the department before starting a reroof. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Salem Township (Washtenaw County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

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

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Salem Township (Washtenaw County) are set locally by Salem Township - 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 Salem in Washtenaw County as its own building code enforcer. The township's Building Department page says its role is "to follow the current Michigan Building codes and the ordinances of Salem Township", and its Projects that do not need Permits page is headed "Michigan Residential Building Code 2015". The township's zoning ordinance, updated through June 14, 2026, refers to "the State Construction Code" and names no edition, and the township posts no building code ordinance. 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: Salem Township's Building Department page, its Projects that do not need Permits page and its zoning ordinance name no township contractor registration. The township's permit application on its document server was not read, so this record does not say what it asks of a contractor. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
Salem Township's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "Permit applications can be found on our document server accessed by the link above" and to mail them with payment to the Salem Township Building Department, P.O. Box 75002, Salem, MI 48175. The township's document server could not be opened for this record, so the application form and any fee schedule were not read; ask the department for the current fee. The page says inspections are set by calling the Building Department before 4pm the day prior, that building inspections are done Monday to Thursday from 8am to 4pm, and that electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections are done Tuesday and Thursday from 8am to 4pm. The township hall, at 9600 Six Mile Road, is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the township's main number is 248-349-1690. The page links Washtenaw County forms that might be required for a project: a well and septic application, a soil erosion permit application and a residential right-of-way permit application. Neither the Building Department page nor the Projects that do not need Permits page names roofing or reroofing, so call the department before starting a reroof.

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Roofing materials for Salem Township (Washtenaw County)

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Local permitting authority

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