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Roofing in Shelby Township (Macomb County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Shelby Township (Macomb County), MI, issued by Charter Township of Shelby - Building Department. Roof work in the Charter Township of Shelby is permitted and inspected by the Shelby Township Building Department, Township Hall, Upper Level, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, MI 48316, phone 586-731-5969, email [email protected], open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Township Building Fee Schedule (effective 9/1/25) lists "Roofing Permits (retroactive to April 22, 2025)" at $150.00 for single family homes and $300.00 for multi-family homes, commercial and industrial buildings, plus an "Online Application Fee" of $2.00 when filed online. Contractors and homeowners apply through the township BS&A Online permit portal, linked from the Building Department page, and inspections are requested through the same service. The same schedule charges $20.00 to register as a "Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration Contractor", and "Registrations shall be valid until the expiration date of the contractor license." Per the Building Department page, "effective Sept. 1, 2025, all permits will be valid for an initial period of 180 days.". This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Shelby Township (Macomb County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Shelby Township (Macomb County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Shelby Township (Macomb County) are set locally by Charter Township of Shelby - 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." The Shelby Township Building Department page agrees: its list of applicable codes, as of April 2025, gives the Michigan Residential Code as "2015 International Residential Code with State Amendments: Effective February 08, 2022".
Permit process
Roof work in the Charter Township of Shelby is permitted and inspected by the Shelby Township Building Department, Township Hall, Upper Level, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, MI 48316, phone 586-731-5969, email [email protected], open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Township Building Fee Schedule (effective 9/1/25) lists "Roofing Permits (retroactive to April 22, 2025)" at $150.00 for single family homes and $300.00 for multi-family homes, commercial and industrial buildings, plus an "Online Application Fee" of $2.00 when filed online. Contractors and homeowners apply through the township BS&A Online permit portal, linked from the Building Department page, and inspections are requested through the same service. The same schedule charges $20.00 to register as a "Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration Contractor", and "Registrations shall be valid until the expiration date of the contractor license." Per the Building Department page, "effective Sept. 1, 2025, all permits will be valid for an initial period of 180 days."
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Roofing materials for Shelby Township (Macomb County)

Compare roofing material families — service life, weight, cost band, and durability — for a Shelby Township (Macomb County) reroof. Every material entry in the directory carries a cited, dated source.

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Local permitting authority

Charter Township of Shelby - Building Departmentcity

Roofing guides

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