Roofing in Coopersville, 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." Locally, Coopersville's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Building Department is responsible for enforcing the State Building Codes as well as Building Ordinances of the City of Coopersville." Coopersville's codified Part Fourteen, Chapter 1420, Sec. 1420.01 (Ord. 182, passed 12-12-88; Ord. 196, passed 5-14-90; Ord. 255, passed 6-12-95; Ord. 269, passed 7-22-96) adopts "B.O.C.A. National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996"; 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. Coopersville has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Building Department is responsible for enforcing the State Building Codes as well as Building Ordinances of the City of Coopersville." The codified chapter's editor's note says "A motion passed on June 25, 2001, adopted the Michigan Building Code" and that the sections on the B.O.C.A. National Building Code were maintained because no specific repealer was adopted.

In Coopersville a building permit is requested through Professional Code Inspectors of MI (PCI), which the city's Building Department page names for "permits and questions"; PCI's Jenison office is at 1913 Baldwin Street, Jenison, phone 616-667-8803. PCI also takes building permit applications online through its BS&A portal, "only building permit applications can be submitted through BSA Online". The city's page lists a Building Permit form, a Fence Permit form, a Flatwork & Curbcut Permit form and a Right of Way Permit form, and none of them is a roofing form. PCI's requirements sheet for the city asks for a completed application, three sets of plans for building projects, a site diagram and a legal description, and lists the City of Coopersville among the municipalities where zoning must be approved before an application is submitted. The page and the forms state no fee for a roofing permit, so ask PCI for the current fee. Coopersville's City Hall hours on the page are Monday to Thursday, 7:30am to 5:30pm, at 616-997-9731.