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Roofing in Warren Township (Midland County), Michigan

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Warren Township (Midland County), MI, issued by Township of Warren (Midland County) - Building Permits (Township Code Authority of Midland County). In Warren Township a reroof starts with the Township Code Authority of Midland County, which issues the township's building permits. Its "Building permit 2025" fee sheet prices "NEW ROOF / REPLACEMENT" at $50.00, on top of an application fee of $50.00, a technology fee of $10.00 and an inspection fee of $50.00, with a "PLAN REVIEW FEE (where applicable)" of $50.00/hr, and states no square or cost point at which a reroof needs no permit. Its checklist says "ZONING PERMIT. Required for Edenville, Geneva, Homer, Hope, Jasper, Larkin, Lee, Mills, Warren, and Auburn prior to issuance of building permit." and "A homeowner may secure these permits if the homeowner is doing the work." The Authority's page lists a Warren Township zoning contact at 989-615-9429. The Authority, in the Midland County Services Building at 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640, is open Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 3:30PM and closed Friday; call 989-837-6521, or its building inspector at 989-313-2168. The township hall is at 4506 W Baker Rd, Coleman, MI 48618. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Warren Township (Midland County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Warren Township (Midland County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Warren Township (Midland County) are set locally by Township of Warren (Midland County) - Building Permits (Township Code Authority of Midland 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 Warren in Midland County as its own building code enforcer, and the Township Code Authority of Midland County lists Warren Twp among the areas it covers. The Authority's checklist, fee sheet and building permit application and the township's posted Zoning Ordinance (effective October 2020) name no edition of the residential code, so this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.
Permit process
In Warren Township a reroof starts with the Township Code Authority of Midland County, which issues the township's building permits. Its "Building permit 2025" fee sheet prices "NEW ROOF / REPLACEMENT" at $50.00, on top of an application fee of $50.00, a technology fee of $10.00 and an inspection fee of $50.00, with a "PLAN REVIEW FEE (where applicable)" of $50.00/hr, and states no square or cost point at which a reroof needs no permit. Its checklist says "ZONING PERMIT. Required for Edenville, Geneva, Homer, Hope, Jasper, Larkin, Lee, Mills, Warren, and Auburn prior to issuance of building permit." and "A homeowner may secure these permits if the homeowner is doing the work." The Authority's page lists a Warren Township zoning contact at 989-615-9429. The Authority, in the Midland County Services Building at 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640, is open Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 3:30PM and closed Friday; call 989-837-6521, or its building inspector at 989-313-2168. The township hall is at 4506 W Baker Rd, Coleman, MI 48618.

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