Roofing in Grant Township (St. Clair 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." LARA's Statewide Jurisdiction List names the Township of Grant as its own building code enforcer. Grant Township's Building Code Ordinance No. 11, Section 2 (adopted June 9, 1965, and still on the township's ordinance list), adopts "the Abridged Building Code of the Building Officials Conference of America, Inc."; 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. Grant Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Construction Code Ordinance No. 20 (adopted July 11, 1994) and its Construction Code Enforcement Agency Ordinance No. 51 (adopted May 8, 2000) designate the township's officials as the enforcing agency under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, "as amended", and name no code edition.

In Grant Township a reroof starts with the township's Building Department at 7942 Wildcat Road, Jeddo, MI 48032, telephone 810-327-6775, open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 AM to 5 PM and closed 12 to 1 PM for lunch. The Building Department page lists a building inspector, an electrical inspector and a plumbing and mechanical inspector, and the Building Permit Application cites Public Act 230 of 1972 as its authority and says "NOTE: Separate applications MUST be completed for Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing work permits." The application names county permits that may be needed first, including the St. Clair County Road Commission driveway permit and soil erosion permit and the county Health Department well and septic permits. The township posts no fee amounts, so ask the department for the current fee.