Shelby, MI Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

Chapter 150 of the Code of the Village of Shelby, originally adopted April 10, 2000, adopts the Michigan State Construction Code by reference under Chapter VI, Section 4 of the General Law Village Act and Section 9 of the State Construction Code Act, Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972. Section 150-1 states that all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the State Construction Code, including future legislative amendments, are adopted and made part of the Village Code as if fully set out, so the Village does not maintain a separate local permit schedule; permit triggers and requirements follow the state code as amended.

Section 150-2 designates the Oceana County Building Department as the enforcing agency for the entire village, authorized and directed to administer and enforce the State Construction Code and to discharge the Village's responsibilities under Act 230. That means building permit applications, plan review and inspections for construction, alteration, repair or demolition covered by the State Construction Code are handled at the County level rather than by Village staff. The Village's Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 340, and its Rental Dwellings chapter, Chapter 358, both cross-reference Chapter 150 for the underlying construction standards a structure must meet, and new or converted rental units must obtain a certificate of occupancy from the Oceana County Building Department before the county-adopted construction requirements are considered satisfied.