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Roofing in Spring Arbor Township, Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Spring Arbor Township, MI, issued by Spring Arbor Township - Building and Zoning. In Spring Arbor Township a reroof that removes the old shingles is permit work. The Building & Zoning page, read October 11, 2026, lists "removing and replacing shingles on a residence" among the improvements that need a building permit, and the township's Summary of Residential Permit Fees (April 1, 2023) prices "Roofing when old shingles are removed" at $190 with two inspections included, plus a $10 administrative fee on every permit. The same page lists "adding a second layer of shingles" among the improvements that do not need a building permit. The page says "Permit applications can be returned to the Township by" delivery to 107 E Main, mail to P O Box 250, Spring Arbor, MI 49283, fax to 517-750-2802, or email to the address printed on the page. The township's building permit application asks for the contractor's builders licence number and expiration date and, for the federal employer ID number, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number, either the number or a reason for exemption. Call the township at 517-750-2800 with questions. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Spring Arbor Township, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Spring Arbor Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Spring Arbor Township are set locally by Spring Arbor Township - Building and Zoning. 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 Building & Zoning page says "Spring Arbor Township enforces the State of Michigan building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes." LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Spring Arbor as its own building code enforcer. The ordinances the township posts include no building code ordinance. Its Ordinance No. 34-B, effective November 20, 1988, adopts "The BOCA National Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987" as the township's Existing Structures Code and sets up a residential rental inspection program, and its zoning ordinance says swimming pools "shall conform to the Michigan Residential Code" without naming an edition. The text of the 1987 code was not read for this record, and the township has published no statement of which edition of the residential code it enforces for roofs.
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: Spring Arbor Township posts no contractor registration. Its building permit application has a contractor section that asks for the builders licence number and expiration date, and for the federal employer ID number, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number or a reason for exemption. This record does not decide whether a given roofer falls inside a state exemption.
Permit process
In Spring Arbor Township a reroof that removes the old shingles is permit work. The Building & Zoning page, read October 11, 2026, lists "removing and replacing shingles on a residence" among the improvements that need a building permit, and the township's Summary of Residential Permit Fees (April 1, 2023) prices "Roofing when old shingles are removed" at $190 with two inspections included, plus a $10 administrative fee on every permit. The same page lists "adding a second layer of shingles" among the improvements that do not need a building permit. The page says "Permit applications can be returned to the Township by" delivery to 107 E Main, mail to P O Box 250, Spring Arbor, MI 49283, fax to 517-750-2802, or email to the address printed on the page. The township's building permit application asks for the contractor's builders licence number and expiration date and, for the federal employer ID number, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number, either the number or a reason for exemption. Call the township at 517-750-2800 with questions.

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Roofing materials for Spring Arbor Township

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Local permitting authority

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