Roofing in Palmyra Township (Lenawee 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." The State of Michigan's jurisdiction list names the Township of Palmyra as its own building code enforcer. Palmyra Township's Zoning Ordinance (11-2020, amended 02-10-2026) Sec. 2.19.2(B) provides that conventional site-built dwellings "shall comply with the B.O.C.A. Building Code standards"; this directory has not read that text, and whether the 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. Palmyra Township has published no statement naming the edition it enforces; its Building Permit Requirements sheet refers only to the energy code ("download the 2009 IECC energy code").

In Palmyra Township a reroof is permit work: the township's building permit fee sheet, adopted September 12, 2019, lists "Roof Over" at 1 inspection and $100.00, with the inspection shown as "Final (maximum 2 layers)", and "Tearoff/Reroof" at 2 inspections and $150.00, with the inspections shown as "Ice Barrier, Final". Its building permit application, revised 07-28-2023, offers "Tearoff/Reroof" as a type of work. The fee sheet adds that an additional inspection costs $50.00 and that "the permit shall lapse and cease to be in effect" if work is not started within six months of the date of permit issue, with $75.00 to renew. The township's Building Permit Requirements sheet says "All projects require a Zoning Compliance Permit" and that "Applications are available at www.palmyratownship.net or by contacting the Township Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator." The township office is at 6490 Palmyra Road, Palmyra, Michigan 49268.