West Bloomfield, MI Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Michigan State Construction Code, Sec. 8-1(a)
- Fees set by
- Township board resolution, Sec. 8-7
- First-offense fine
- $150.00 civil infraction
- Repeat-offense fine
- $300.00 within two years
- 3-strikes rule
- Loss of all worksite/permit privileges, Sec. 8-1(c)
Summary
West Bloomfield Township's Sec. 8-1(a) makes the township responsible for administering and enforcing Michigan's Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act and the full Michigan State Construction Code, so building work must be permitted and inspected under those state codes as adopted locally.
(a)The township assumes and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, Public Act No. 230 of 1972, as amended, the Skilled Trades Regulation Act, Public Act No. 407, as amended and the Michigan State Construction Code, as amended, which consists of the Michigan Residential Code; the Michigan Building Code; the Michigan Electrical Code; the Michigan Mechanical Code; the Michigan Plumbing Code; as well as the Michigan Uniform Energy Code and the Premanufactured Unit Rules ... within the boundaries of the Charter Township of West Bloomfield. ... (b)A person who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this division shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction as authorized by the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.8701, et seq.; and section 1-10 of the Code of Ordinances. The penalty for a first violation of this article shall be a fine in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). The penalty for a second violation and each subsequent violation within any two-year period shall be a fine in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300.00).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 8-1(a) states that the township 'assumes and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing' the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, Public Act No. 230 of 1972, the Skilled Trades Regulation Act, and the Michigan State Construction Code, which the section says 'consists of' the Michigan Residential Code, Michigan Building Code, Michigan Electrical Code, Michigan Mechanical Code, Michigan Plumbing Code, the Michigan Uniform Energy Code, and the Premanufactured Unit Rules. Sec. 8-4 further adopts the appendices to the Michigan State Construction Code township-wide. Sec.
8-7 directs the township board to set, by resolution filed with the township clerk, the fees for 'issuance of building permits, examination of plans and specifications, inspection of construction undertaken pursuant to a building permit, and the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy.' Sec. 8-8 additionally bars anyone required to be licensed as a contractor or tradesperson, general contractor, residential builder, plumber, electrician, mechanical contractor, and others, from performing work on a building or structure in the township without that state license or registration, and requires all worksite personnel to be under a licensed general contractor's supervision.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 8-1(b) makes noncompliance a municipal civil infraction under the Revised Judicature Act and Sec. 1-10: $150.00 for a first violation and $300.00 for a second or later violation within two years, plus a stop-work order and revocation of relevant permits. Sec. 8-1(c) bars anyone who racks up three infractions for unlicensed work from operating any worksite or obtaining permits in the township at all.
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