Roofing in Lake Township (Huron 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 Lake Township as its own building code enforcer. The township's ordinance page lists a "2011-02 Building Code" ordinance. That ordinance, General Ordinance No. 2011-02 (adopted June 20, 2011, effective July 30, 2011), elects to "administer and enforce the 1972 PA 230 and the Michigan Building Code" and "the respective provisions of the Michigan Residential, Rehabilitation, and Uniform Energy Codes", and names no edition. The township has published no other statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building and Zoning page, read 2026-10-15, names none.

Lake Township's Building and Zoning page lists one person as both Zoning Administrator and Building Inspector, with office hours of Wednesday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and Friday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while its Contact page lists the township hall at 4988 W. Kinde Rd. with hours Monday through Friday from 10am to 2pm. The page says "There is a fee for the permits below that must be paid to the Township before the applications are approved" and "Site Permits, Building permits and Variance applications forms are also available at the Township Hall." The two fee documents listed on the page were not opened, so ask the township office for the current building permit fee.