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Roofing in Tyrone Township (Kent County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Tyrone Township (Kent County), MI, issued by Township of Tyrone - Building Permits (Kent County). Tyrone Township has published nothing that names roof work, so plan on a building permit for a reroof and ask first. The Township's permit packet (the "Zoning Building Permit" document on its Forms & Permits page) holds a one-page "Application for Tyrone Township Building Permit" and says the building permit fee is "Base fee" of $75.00 and $3.50 "per $1000 of cost"; the Township's fee ordinance (Section 145.001) sets "Base fee" $75.00, $10.00 on the first $1,000.00 of cost and $3.50 "Per $1,000.00 of cost or fraction thereof", with $30.00 for examination of plans and specifications, and has no roofing line; Section 145.007 says "The total permit fee is doubled if work is started before application for a permit is made", and Section 145.009 lets the Township Board change the fees by resolution. The packet says the zoning application "must be approved before a building permit will be issued" (zoning application "Under 999 sq ft $40.00 Over 1000 sq ft $130.00") and its checklist says "Permit is issued by the Building Inspector" and "Please call 48 hours before you need the inspection". The Township's contractor registration sheet says "Only registered licensed contractors can obtain permits" and "Homeowners can obtain a Homeowner Permit for a single-family dwelling in which he lives or is about to occupy for not less than one (1) year." The Township office is open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Friday, at 616-678-4779; its page lists the Building Inspector's office hours as "By appointment" at 616 437 7201. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Tyrone Township (Kent County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Tyrone Township (Kent County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Tyrone Township (Kent County) are set locally by Township of Tyrone - Building Permits (Kent County). 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 Tyrone, Kent County, as its own building code enforcer. The Township's codified Section 146.001 adopts "the State (Building, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical) Codes prepared and promulgated by the State Construction Code Commission" together with "any amendments made hereafter to that Code by the State Construction Code Commission", and names no code edition; the Township's building permit packet carries a worksheet headed "2015 Michigan Residential Code" for the energy provisions of new single-family buildings.
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 Township registers contractors itself: its sheet "To All Contractors Working in Tyrone Township" says "All contractors are required to register their new license each year", that "A copy of the contractor's license must accompany this registration" and "Only registered licensed contractors can obtain permits", and asks for the contractor's license number and issuer, workers' compensation and liability insurance carriers and federal ID number. The sheet lists no registration fee.
Permit process
Tyrone Township has published nothing that names roof work, so plan on a building permit for a reroof and ask first. The Township's permit packet (the "Zoning Building Permit" document on its Forms & Permits page) holds a one-page "Application for Tyrone Township Building Permit" and says the building permit fee is "Base fee" of $75.00 and $3.50 "per $1000 of cost"; the Township's fee ordinance (Section 145.001) sets "Base fee" $75.00, $10.00 on the first $1,000.00 of cost and $3.50 "Per $1,000.00 of cost or fraction thereof", with $30.00 for examination of plans and specifications, and has no roofing line; Section 145.007 says "The total permit fee is doubled if work is started before application for a permit is made", and Section 145.009 lets the Township Board change the fees by resolution. The packet says the zoning application "must be approved before a building permit will be issued" (zoning application "Under 999 sq ft $40.00 Over 1000 sq ft $130.00") and its checklist says "Permit is issued by the Building Inspector" and "Please call 48 hours before you need the inspection". The Township's contractor registration sheet says "Only registered licensed contractors can obtain permits" and "Homeowners can obtain a Homeowner Permit for a single-family dwelling in which he lives or is about to occupy for not less than one (1) year." The Township office is open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Friday, at 616-678-4779; its page lists the Building Inspector's office hours as "By appointment" at 616 437 7201.

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