Roofing in Three Oaks Township, 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 Three Oaks Township as its own building code enforcer. The township's homeowner's affidavit on its building permit application refers to "the Michigan Building Code as adopted by Three Oaks Township" and names no edition, and the township's ordinances are posted only on a code host that was not readable, so no residential code edition was found in a township document.

Three Oaks Township posts a "BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION ONLY" form and a "BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE" (effective May 1, 2025) on its Documents and Forms page, and neither names roofing. The fee schedule charges $35.00 for work of $0 to $1,000, "Actual cost multiplied by 0.0135 plus $35.00" for $1,001 to $50,000, and "Actual cost multiplied by 0.006 plus $35.00" above $50,000, with a $50.00 re-inspection fee; plan review is $0 up to $50,000 of work. Checks are payable to Three Oaks Township. The application asks for the contractor's residential builder license number and, for a homeowner doing the work in their own home, a signed homeowner's affidavit. The Inspections page lists the Building & Mechanical Inspector / Zoning Administrator at (269) 756-9801 ext. 4, separate electrical and plumbing inspectors, and the township office is open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm.