Roofing in Bainbridge Township (Berrien County), 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 Bainbridge as its own building code enforcer. The Building Department page lists "2015 Michigan Residential Code" among the codes the department operates under, and Ordinance No. 38B, adopted May 9, 2016, begins "Pursuant to the provisions of the 2015 Residential Code" and adopts that code's amendments by reference. Bainbridge Township's Ordinance No. 38 (adopted July 2, 2001) adopts amendments to the "Michigan Building Code, 2000", which names no residential code edition; that code text was not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.

In Bainbridge Township a reroof is permit work: the Building Department page says "Building Permits are required for any new construction, siding, roofing or renovation projects." The building inspector, who is also the zoning administrator, is in the office Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 am to 10:00 am and can be reached at (269) 468-8040. The township's building and zoning fee schedule, which the page links as its 2025 schedule and which is headed 2024, sets building permit fees by valuation, starting at $22.00 for a valuation of $1.00 to $500.00 and $22.00 for the first $500.00 plus $2.75 for each additional $100.00 from $501.00 to $2,000.00, and lists a separate $50.00 zoning permit fee for re-roofing, window replacement and re-siding. The township's building permit application is a one-page form that asks for the contractor's residential builder's license number.