Roofing in Keeler Township (Van Buren 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 Keeler as its own enforcer for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work. Keeler Township's codified Residential Code, Ordinance Number 08-13-2013-07 (adopted October 1, 2013), is an ordinance "adopting the 2009 Michigan Residential Code" and "incorporating the 2012 edition of the International Residential Code"; this directory has not read that code 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. Keeler Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building & Zoning page, read October 15, 2026, names none. Its codified 2012 International Building Code, 2012 International Existing Building Code and 2012 International Property Maintenance Code ordinances (all adopted October 1, 2013) are not dwelling-code editions and were read for adoption terms only.

In Keeler Township building permits are taken online: the Building & Zoning page says "Building Permits are available online via" the township's online permit portal, and says "Building and Permit officials are available every Wednesday from" 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Keeler Township Hall. Plumbing and mechanical permits and payment go to the township's plumbing and mechanical inspection firm, and electrical permits and payment may be dropped off in the secure drop box in the township hall vestibule. Driveway permits come from the Van Buren County Road Commission, and zoning compliance is a separate township form. The township hall is at 64151 Territorial Rd W, Hartford, phone 269-621-4427. The page posts no fee schedule. The page publishes nothing on reroofing, so the general permit clause of the state construction code act, which says "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit" (MCL 125.1510), supplies the requirement for a reroof.