Roofing in Ross Township (Kalamazoo 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 Ross in Kalamazoo County as its own building code enforcer, and the township's permits page names Associated Government Services as its Building Department. The township's pages and the building permit application name no residential code edition (the application refers to the "State Building Code" and the Michigan Uniform Energy Code), and the township's own building ordinance was not read. The township's Updated Ordinances page lists zoning, sewer, burning, noise, ethics, solar and battery storage ordinances and no building ordinance, and its zoning ordinance (through Ordinance No. 242) only refers readers to a "Ross Township Construction Code Ordinance" that the township's pages do not post.

In Ross Township a reroof goes through the Building Department's building permit application. The township's own page says "For all zoning and building information, please contact Ross Township's Building Department, Associated Government Services (AGS) for further assistance", and the AGS permit page offers one building permit form and one zoning permit form for all of its jurisdictions. The application has a "Re-Roofing" box, asks for the job address, the owner, the contractor, the total cost and the contractor's licence number and expiration date, and the roof repair checklist asks for drawings showing the roof covering materials, number of layers, decking, roof venting and flashing. AGS's page gives its hours as Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, closed noon to 1:30, and the phone as (269) 629-0600. The pages read post no building permit fee schedule for Ross Township: the township's fee schedules cover planning, zoning and escrow items, so ask AGS for the current permit fee. The township office is at 12086 M-89, Richland, MI 49083, 269-731-4888.