Roofing in Marenisco Township (Gogebic 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 Marenisco as its own building code enforcer. Marenisco Township's Documents page lists building, electrical and plumbing permit forms and a zoning ordinance and names no residential code edition; the zoning ordinance and the forms, which are scanned images, were not read. This record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.

Marenisco Township posts its permit forms on its Documents page, which says to "Email the form as an attachment or send a printed copy to the Marenisco Township Clerk, P.O. Box 198, 314 Hall Street, Marenisco, Michigan 49947" and gives 906-787-2463 for questions. For a reroof the form is "Building Permit: Garages, Sheds, Roof, etc."; the same page lists electrical, plumbing and soil erosion permit applications, a zoning ordinance and a township fee list. The township offices are at 314 Hall St. No online permit portal is posted on the pages read.