Clinton Township, MI Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Michigan Building Code (ICC, as amended)
- Governing ordinance
- Ord. 394, passed 7-25-11
- Enforcement agency
- Clinton Township Building Department
- Permit fees
- Set by Township Board resolution, Ch. 209
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 1420.05
Summary
Clinton Township adopts the Michigan Building Code by reference under Chapter 1420 of its Codified Ordinances, and any covered construction, alteration or repair requires a permit from the Township Building Department. The Superintendent and staff enforce the code, including Appendix G, and building without an approved permit or plan is a misdemeanor under Section 1420.05.
Pursuant to the Michigan State Construction Code, Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972 as amended, MCLA 125.1501 et. seq. and MSA 5.2949(1) et seq., the Charter Township of Clinton adopts by reference the Michigan Building Code as published by the International Code Council as amended by the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes, Building Code as the Building Code of the Township for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided in each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Michigan Building Code hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, as prescribed in Section 1420.05.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 1420 of the Codified Ordinances is the Township's building code chapter. ). That adoption pulls in every regulation, provision, penalty, condition and term of the Michigan Building Code as the Township's own building law, so a Clinton Township permit follows the state code's plan review and inspection process rather than a separate local set of standards. 03 names the Clinton Township Building Department, through its Superintendent and staff, as the enforcement and administrative agency for the Building and Construction Codes, including enforcement of Appendix G.
04 strips out every dollar figure the Michigan Building Code prints for permit and service fees and substitutes whatever amount the Township Board sets by resolution, published in the General Fee Schedule at Chapter 209 of the Codified Ordinances, so permit costs can change by Board action without a new ordinance. The chapter's cross-references route related building topics elsewhere in the code: the Building Department's organization sits in Chapter 240, general administration of building regulations in Chapter 1440, and dilapidated or dangerous buildings in Chapter 1468.
Violations & Fines
Erecting, constructing, altering or repairing a building or structure in violation of an approved plan, a code official's directive, or a permit issued under the adopted Building Code is a misdemeanor under Section 1420.05, punishable as set out elsewhere in the Codified Ordinances. The Building Department Superintendent and staff, as the enforcement agency under Section 1420.03, can require correction of unpermitted or noncompliant work before it proceeds further.
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