Roofing in Dearborn Heights, 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, Section 7-29 of the Dearborn Heights Code of Ordinances designates "the director of the building and engineering department as the enforcing agency". Dearborn Heights's codified Code of Ordinances Sec. 7-29 (Ord. No. H-02-04, 3-12-02; Ord. No. H-08-12, 10-28-08; Ord. No. H-11-10, 10-25-11; Ord. No. H-11-14, 1-24-12; Ord. No. H-13-06, 1-14-14) adopts "Michigan Residential Code 2009"; 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. Dearborn Heights has published no statement naming the edition it enforces. The section describes the adopted booklet as one "which incorporates the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings", and the base 2009 and 2015 editions are known to differ on the layer limit, so this record leaves out the drip edge, ice barrier and impact answers and states both editions' text on the layer limit.

A reroof in Dearborn Heights is permit work. The city's building permit application, effective 01/01/14, lists "Roof - Tear off/ Add , House/Garage" among the types of work, asks for the "CONTRACT PRICE / PROJECT COST", and says "CONTRACTOR TO ATTACH SIGNED COPY OF CONTRACT". Fees follow the city's Building / Zoning Permit Fees schedule, "AS OF 6/1/11", priced by cost of construction with a plan review column; above $40,000 the schedule says to "ADD $30.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000 FOR BUILDING/ZONING PERMITS". Contractors register with the department before they pull permits, and the department says "Contractors must be Registered with the Building Department first before using the online portal." Permits mailed in by contractors must include "A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE". The Department of Building & Engineering is at City Hall, 6045 Fenton Avenue, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127, phone 313-791-3470; City Hall is open Monday to Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM.