Roofing in St. Louis, 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. Louis as its own building code enforcer. Sec. 14-7 of the city's Code of Ordinances (Ord. No. B-159, 5-20-03) designates "the city manager, or his designated building code enforcement official" as the enforcing agency under the state construction code act. St. Louis's codified Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-2 (Ord. No. B-7, 9-23-74; Ord. No. B-11, 5-27-75; Ord. No. B-35, 10-15-79; Ord. No. B-51, 6-13-83; Ord. No. B-87, 1-20-92; Ord. No. B-93, 10-18-93; Ord. No. B-122, 5-5-98; Ord. No. B-178, 9-7-04; Ord. No. B-200, 8-19-08; Ord. No. B-217, 10-18-11) adopts "The International Property Code of 2006, the 2006 Edition of the Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings, the 2006 Edition of the International Building Code, the 2006 Edition of the Michigan Residential Code, the 2006 Edition of the Michigan Building Code, and the 2006 Edition of the International Mechanical Code, all as amended"; 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. St. Louis has published no statement naming the edition it enforces. Its Roof Permit Application and residential building permit packet name no residential code edition, and its zoning ordinance, dated 2011, refers to "the adopted building code of the City" without naming an edition. The 2006 and 2015 base editions are known to differ on the layer limit, so this record leaves out the drip edge, ice barrier and impact answers and states both editions' text on the layer limit.

In the City of St. Louis a reroof is applied for on the city's Roof Permit Application, headed "Application for a Building Permit Roofing only" and addressed to the City of St. Louis Building Department at 300 N. Mill St. The form asks for the pitch of the roof, whether the covering will be shingles, steel or rolled, whether this is a second layer or a tear off, the construction value and the square foot of area being covered, and it states "New Building Code Requirement: * Ice & water shield must extend from the eaves edge to a point at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall. Effective 7/31/2001." The permit expires if the work is not started within 180 days or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days, and the contractor gives a state license number and its expiration date. The city's Rates and Fees, effective July 1, 2026, price a residential roof at $4.00 per square foot to set the determinant value, and the building permit fee table charges $51.00 up to $2,500, $102.00 from $2,501 to $7,500, $140.00 from $7,501 to $10,000 and $140.00 plus $5.00 per $1,000 over $10,000 above that, with a reinspection charge of $45.00 and a double fee "If construction is started w/out permit". The Community Services page says "Rental inspections, code enforcement, building permits and zoning questions are the responsibility of the Community Services Department" and, for inspections, "For inspections please call Gratiot County Building Inspector" at (989) 875-5201; the department is at (989) 681-2137, extension 2380, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.