Roofing in St. Clair, 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 St. Clair as its own building code enforcer. St. Clair's codified Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-26 (Ord. No. 1992-03, 5-4-92; Ord. No. 1995-01, 6-19-95; Ord. No. 1998-04, 7-6-98) adopts "the Uniform Building Code, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, 1997 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's Building Department page, read October 12, 2026, says "The Building Department is responsible to enforce the current codes adopted by the State of Michigan." The city's International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition (Sec. 14-241) is a property maintenance code, not a dwelling code edition.

In the City of St. Clair the Building Department page says it will "review building plans, issue building permits, mechanical permits, electrical permits, plumbing permits, and conduct inspections on work performed." and "Building permit fees are based on the value of the work being done; electrical, plumbing, and mechanical fees are listed on each application." The city's building permit application instructions say "Apply for a building permit BEFORE beginning any work. Please allow a minimum of 10 days for processing of permits." and "it is the applicant's responsibility to request all inspections at least 24 hours in advance." The application's type-of-improvement line lists new building, addition, alteration, demolition, moving and foundation only, has no reroof or repair box, and asks for the building cost; its contractor section asks for the contractor's employer ID, workers compensation carrier and MESC employer number. The city's fee schedule for fiscal year 2025-2026 (revised July 2026) lists no building permit fee line, so ask the department for the fee on a given job. The Building Department page lists a building inspector, who keeps office hours Monday and Wednesday 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Friday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, and a building administrative assistant, available Monday to Thursday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm and Friday 7:30 am to 1:30 pm; both are reached at 810-329-7121. The city's website shows no online portal for building permits.