Roofing in Atlas Township, Michigan

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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 Atlas as its own building code enforcer. Atlas Township's codified Sec. 220.006 (Ord. No. 11-01, 2-21-2011) adopts "Michigan Residential Building Code, Ord. No. 11-01" and says "Pursuant to the provisions of the 2009 Michigan Residential Building Code"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which the state construction code act applies throughout the state ("This act and the code apply throughout the state," MCL 125.1508a) and which LARA says remains in effect while the Court of Claims order of July 7, 2025 stands. Atlas Township's Ordinance No. 2016-05 (Part 220, adopted December 19, 2016), Sec. 220.001, says "the Michigan State Construction Codes are hereby adopted, as are subsequent amendments", and Sec. 220.003 says the township enforces the state construction code "prepared and promulgated as provided in that Act". The township's Property Maintenance Code, Part 227, adopts the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code.

In Atlas Township a reroof goes through the township's roof building permit application, which is on the Forms page; the Building Department page says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS ARE FOUND UNDER FORMS" and "Now offering online building permit services", and the township's permits can also be applied for through its BS&A online portal. The roof application asks for the owner, the contractor's builder's license number and expiration date, a federal employer ID number or reason for exemption, a workers compensation carrier and a MESC employer number or reason for exemption, and says "NOTE: SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERMITS"; the Building Department page says "Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Permits pulled through the State of Michigan." It also says "*All contractors must be registered with Atlas Township, a $15.00 registration fee will apply." No fee schedule for roof permits is posted on the Building Department or Forms pages, so ask the department for the current fee. The page lists a Building Inspector and a Building Administrator at 810-636-6809, and the township hall is open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 5pm, and closed on Fridays.