Roofing in Solon Township (Kent 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 Solon in Kent County as its own building code enforcer. The township's compiled general ordinances, effective through December 4, 2025, include a Construction Code Ordinance (Ord. No. 51, adopted September 14, 2001), which adopts by reference "the Michigan Building, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes, being Rule 408.30001, et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code, as amended from time to time", and in Section 8 repeals Ordinance No. 40, "adopting the 1993 BOCA National Building Code". Ord. No. 51 names no residential code edition and is dated before February 8, 2016; the rule text it points to and the repealed 1993 text were not read, and this record states the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for the reasons above. The township's Building Department page, forms and permit applications name no code edition.

Solon Township's Roofing/Siding Permit Application, read October 11, 2026, asks the applicant and the contractor for names and addresses, whether the building is a single family or duplex residence and single story or two story, the materials, total squares, roof pitch, stories and estimated cost, and says "Individuals hired for the above work must be licensed contractors who are registered with the township." It says "INSPECTOR DOES NOT HAVE LADDERS - CONTRACTOR LADDER SET REQUIRED" and "WORK STARTED WITHOUT PERMIT IS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE PERMIT FEES PAYABLE TO SOLON TOWNSHIP PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE", and the permit fee is $200.00. The township's Prospective Builder Information Letter says mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits "must be applied for separately and are issued through the Building Department" and that applications with fees may be dropped off at the township offices during normal business hours. The Building Department page lists a building administrator, an electrical inspector, a mechanical and plumbing inspector and a building inspector at 616-696-1718, with the building administrator in on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and the township office is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pages name no online permit portal.