Roofing in Lennon, 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 Village of Lennon as its own building code enforcer, and lists it under both Genesee and Shiawassee counties. The village's Ordinance 2011-03-04, titled Michigan Residential Building Code and adopted April 11, 2011, says "Pursuant to the provisions of the 2009 Michigan Residential Building Code, in accordance with Section 8b(6) of Act 230, of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, the Building Official of the Village of Lennon is hereby designated as the enforcing agency"; this directory has not read that 2009 text, and whether that 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. The Village of Lennon has published no statement that it enforces the 2015 edition, and the base 2009 and 2015 editions are known to differ on the layer limit, so this record leaves out the drip edge, ice barrier and impact answers and states both editions' text on the layer limit.

The Village of Lennon's website posts an Application for Building Permit and Plan Examination, headed with the Village of Lennon, Genesee County and Shiawassee County and its phone (810) 621-4285 (the scan prints the ZIP unclearly; the village's pages give 48449). It asks for the owner, any architect or engineer and the contractor's license number, the type of improvement and the reviews to be performed (building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, foundation), and says separate applications are required for plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits. The village's website lists the Village Government Center at 11904 Lennon Road, P.O. Box 349, Lennon, MI 48449, phone (810) 621-4285. No building fee schedule was read. The village's Ordinance 2011-03-04, titled Michigan Residential Building Code, designates the village's Building Official as the enforcing agency.