Roofing in Mount Morris, 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 City of Mount Morris as a local building code enforcer for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing. The City of Mt. Morris's codified Sec. 14-26 (Ord. No. 295, art. I, 6-13-88; Ord. of 8-9-99(1)) adopts "The BOCA National Building Code/1996 (13th Edition)"; this directory has not read that 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. The city has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building page and building permit application, read October 13, 2026, name no edition. The Code of Ordinances posted on the city's website is the April 2014 republication, current through Ordinance No. 12-06, and the ordinances the city has posted since (13-03 through 25-06) are scanned images that were not read for a building code adoption.

In the City of Mt. Morris permits go through City Hall: the Building page says "The City of Mt. Morris contracts out all our Inspectors" and "if you are looking to apply for ANY permit please contact Mt. Morris City Hall for information." The city publishes nothing specific to roof work, so this record cannot say whether it treats a given reroof as an ordinary repair; call City Hall before the job. The city's building permit application is headed "APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN REVIEW", states that separate applications must be completed for plumbing, mechanical and electrical work, and asks for the project cost and the contractor's license number and expiration date. The fee schedule (updated 07/25/2022) lists building permit fees based on the value of construction, plus inspection fees, and has no roofing line, so confirm the current fee with City Hall. The city's Building Department page lists its City Hall at 11649 N. Saginaw St., Mt. Morris, MI 48458, telephone (810) 686-2160, open Monday 9:00AM to 8:00PM and Tuesday to Thursday 9:00AM to 5:00PM, closed daily from 12:00PM to 12:30PM. Mount Morris Township has its own building department and is not covered here.