Roofing in Ossineke Township (Alpena 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 Ossineke as its own building code enforcer. The township's Ordinances page lists a zoning ordinance, a blight ordinance, a noise ordinance and others, and no building code, and its Zoning Ordinance refers to "the Michigan Building Code, as adopted" and to "any Building Code in effect in Alpena County" without naming a residential code edition. No document the township posts that was read for this record names a residential code edition, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above.

In Ossineke Township a reroof starts with the township's building permit inspector. The township's Board page lists "Inspectors For Permits" with a Building inspector and separate Plumbing/Mechanical and Electrical inspectors, with telephone numbers for each, and its Zoning Ordinance says "The applicable zoning permit or building permit shall be obtained." The township's website posts no building permit application and no fee schedule, so ask the township for the current form and fee. The township hall is at 9041 Nicholson Hill Road, Hubbard Lake, MI 49747. The township's Ordinances page lists a zoning ordinance, a blight ordinance, a noise ordinance and other ordinances, and no building code.