Roofing in Clarendon 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 Clarendon Township as its own building code enforcer. The township's ordinance page lists no ordinance adopting a building or residential code. Clarendon Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its building permit and plans examination application, read 2026-10-15, and its Board Members page, which lists a "Building Inspector & Enforcement Officer" at SAFEbuilt in Athens, name none.

Clarendon Township posts one "BUILDING PERMIT & PLANS EXAMINATION APPLICATION" on its Permits & Applications page, issued on the form of SAFEbuilt, Inc. of Athens, whose people the township's Board Members page lists as its "Building Inspector & Enforcement Officer". Section III of the form lists "Metal Roofing Only", "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles" and "Roofing Shingles Only" among the types of improvement, and asks the contractor for a "Builders License #". The form says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE CALCULATED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR" and "ISSUED PERMITS EXPIRE 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUED DATE", with a "$100.00 REINSPECTION FEE" for documented code violations, and the page posts no fee schedule, so ask the inspector for the current fee. The township's Land Use Permit is a separate zoning step with a "$30 Processing Fee". Inspections are scheduled through the inspector's office line listed on the Board Members page.