Roofing in Gerrish Township (Roscommon 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." Gerrish Township's Ordinance No. 10, listed on the township's ordinance page as "Ordinance 10 – Building Code Ordinance", Section 1 as amended February 17, 1975, adopts "The BOCA Basic Building Code, Fifth Edition, 1970 and Accumulative Supplement 1973"; 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. Gerrish Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Zoning Ordinance, as amended through 10-29-2022 and read October 14, 2026, says "Building Inspector: An individual retained by the Township to administer the Michigan Construction Code."

Gerrish Township has published nothing that names roof work. Its Building Department page lists the Building Official as the person who reviews permit applications and plans and performs inspections, with hours of "Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:00PM" at the township hall, and gives the township hall line, 989-821-9313 ext. 221, for scheduling building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections. The township's Building Permit Application asks for the property address, owner, architect or engineer, contractor and builder license number, the type of improvement, a description of the proposed work with its estimated cost, and a site or plot plan, and notes "BUILDING PLANS ARE ALSO REQUIRED FOR NEW HOMES, ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS INVOLVING STRUCTURAL CHANGE." The application has a line for an administration fee for work started before a permit is issued. No building permit fee schedule is posted on the pages read. The township's Land Use Permit, revised September 1, 2021, is a separate $25.00 zoning compliance form for accessory buildings, fences, signs and land use, and says it "may also serve as a building permit for certain buildings or structures". The Zoning Ordinance says "For single family and two-family dwellings, a Building Permit may simultaneously serve as a Zoning Permit."