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Roofing in Southfield Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Southfield Township, MI, issued by Township of Southfield - Building Official. In Southfield Township the Building Official issues building permits. Section 151.171 says fees "for inspection and the issuance of permits" "shall be collected by the Building Official in advance of issuance" and "established by resolution of the Township Board"; no fee table is posted on the township's website. The section says "Unless construction is started within six months after the date of issuance of a building permit, the building permit shall automatically become void and fees forfeited." Applications must come with plans and a plot plan, though the Building Official "may waive the requirements herein of the furnishing of a plot plan" for "an addition or alteration to an existing building or structure" when "the public health, safety and welfare will not be adversely affected"; the Building Official is to issue a permit "within seven working days after the receipt of the application" when the application conforms, and "the holder thereof shall seek final inspection thereof by notifying the Building Official". Section 150.01 designates the Township Building Official as the enforcing agency and says the Township Board "shall contract for, appoint or otherwise secure the services of necessary" inspectors and plan reviewers. The township's website lists only Township Hall, 18550 W. 13 Mile Rd., Beverly Hills, MI 48025, open Monday through Friday, 8:30-5:00, at (248) 540-3420, which is the township's general line; it lists no separate building office line. LARA's list shows the Villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin as separate enforcing agencies, and this record covers the township. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Southfield Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Southfield Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Southfield Township are set locally by Township of Southfield - Building Official. 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 Southfield as its own building code enforcer. Section 150.01 of the Code of Ordinances (Chapter 150, Building Regulations, read in full as posted on the township's Ordinances page) assumes responsibility for enforcing the state construction code and designates the Township Building Official as the enforcing agency; Section 150.07 says "The Building Code is part of the State Construction Code being administered and enforced by the township" and Section 150.08 says "The Residential Code is part of the State Construction Code being administered and enforced by the township"; neither names an edition. Section 150.03 adopts the "National Fire Prevention Code, 1996 Edition" and Section 150.06 the "National Property Maintenance Code, 1996 Edition", both published by BOCA, a fire code and a property maintenance code. The text of those two codes was not read for this record.
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: Chapter 150 of the Southfield Township Code of Ordinances, read in full, requires licensing and registration only as the state's own acts provide (Section 150.02 repeats the state Electrical Administrative Act for electrical trades). The township's website and Chapter 150 name no separate township contractor licence, registration or bond for roofers.
Permit process
In Southfield Township the Building Official issues building permits. Section 151.171 says fees "for inspection and the issuance of permits" "shall be collected by the Building Official in advance of issuance" and "established by resolution of the Township Board"; no fee table is posted on the township's website. The section says "Unless construction is started within six months after the date of issuance of a building permit, the building permit shall automatically become void and fees forfeited." Applications must come with plans and a plot plan, though the Building Official "may waive the requirements herein of the furnishing of a plot plan" for "an addition or alteration to an existing building or structure" when "the public health, safety and welfare will not be adversely affected"; the Building Official is to issue a permit "within seven working days after the receipt of the application" when the application conforms, and "the holder thereof shall seek final inspection thereof by notifying the Building Official". Section 150.01 designates the Township Building Official as the enforcing agency and says the Township Board "shall contract for, appoint or otherwise secure the services of necessary" inspectors and plan reviewers. The township's website lists only Township Hall, 18550 W. 13 Mile Rd., Beverly Hills, MI 48025, open Monday through Friday, 8:30-5:00, at (248) 540-3420, which is the township's general line; it lists no separate building office line. LARA's list shows the Villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin as separate enforcing agencies, and this record covers the township.

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