Roofing in Moran Township (Mackinac 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 Moran as its own building code enforcer. The Township's posted list of ordinances includes one titled "AMENDING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND ADOPTING ASHRAE"; its text is not posted and was not read, and the title names no edition. Moran Township's Zoning Ordinance, its Zoning/Building Permit Fees sheet and its posted list of township ordinances name no residential code edition; this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.

Moran Township's Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 23.04, requires a Certificate of Zoning Compliance for the "erection, alteration, moving or repair of any building or other structure" and a building permit from the Building Inspector for "any building greater than 200 square feet"; Sec. 23.03 makes the zoning compliance permit a first step before a building permit for erection, alteration, moving or repair. The Township's Zoning/Building Permit Fees sheet, "Effective March 7, 2024", prices a house, "Remodel, addition, enclosed porch" and garages and has no roofing line. The Township's list of ordinances includes a Building Code Ordinance, but its text is not posted, so it was not read. The Township office is at P.O. Box 364, St. Ignace, MI 49781, phone (906) 643-8027. The Township's Forms page posts a Demolition Permit and no building permit application.