Roofing in Fruitport 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 Charter Township of Fruitport as its own building code enforcer. Section 6-1 of the township code designates "the building official/ inspector of the township" as the enforcing agency under the state construction code and names no edition, and Section 6-34 defines "Township Building Code" as "the building code administered and enforced in the Township pursuant to the State Construction Code Commission Act". Fruitport Charter Township's codified Code Sec. 14-1(2)(b) (Chapter 14, Fees and Charges, as printed; the page prints no ordinance number or date) provides that "The commercial and industrial building permit fees shall be the same as provided in the BOCA code adopted by the township"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. Section 6-31 (Ord. No. 667, 7-24-1995; Ord. No. 694, § 2, 2-8-1999; Ord. No. 716, § 1, 8-27-2001) adopts by reference "The 1997 edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials", a dangerous-buildings code. 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. Fruitport Charter Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces.

In Fruitport Charter Township a reroof permit is handled by Michigan Township Services Muskegon, which says it serves "Fruitport Township - Plan reviews, permits and inspections", and the township's own Permits page links to it. The office is at 5855 Airline Rd, Fruitport, MI 49415, open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at 231-865-6977 or 231-865-3310. Its Maintenance/Alterations application has a "Roofing $75.00" box marked "tear off reroof/roof over", asks for the contractor's licence number, federal ID, workers' comp carrier and MESC number "or reason for exemption", and states "PERMITS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR ONLY. A PERMIT IS CONSIDERED ABANDONED IF WORK IS SUSPENDED OR HAS NOT BEGUN FOR ANY SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS." and "PERMIT HOLDER must call for and receive approvals for all required inspections". The office's own pages say that for projects in Fruitport Township the applicant should "contact that jurisdiction to submit site plan for zoning approval prior to submitting construction documents to this office"; ask Township Hall at 231-865-3151, 5865 Airline Hwy, open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, whether a reroof raises a zoning question. Section 6-1 of the township code designates "the building official/ inspector of the township" as the enforcing agency. The Village of Fruitport is listed separately by Michigan Township Services, and this record covers the township.