Rochester Hills, MI Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 18-42(a) states that the city assumes responsibility for administering and enforcing Public Act No. 230 of 1972 (MCL 125.1501 et seq.) throughout its corporate limits, and Section 18-42(b) designates the department of building, under Section 9 of the Act (MCL 125.1509), as the enforcing agency. Section 18-42(c) authorizes the director of building and the department's inspectors to enforce Article II and to issue municipal civil infraction citations and violation notices. The construction provisions adopted at Section 18-41(a)(4) incorporate Sections 10 through 13 of Act 230, covering examination and approval of applications, inspection of construction, inspectors' notices of violation, and stop orders, as enforceable city requirements.

When the building department refuses a permit or makes another adverse decision, Section 18-43 lets the applicant appeal in writing to the Construction Board of Appeals, a five-member panel nominated by the mayor and appointed by the City Council to three-year terms under Section 18-72. Section 18-73 requires the board to hear the appeal and file its decision within 30 days of submission, or the appeal is deemed denied for purposes of a further appeal to the state construction code commission, and Section 18-74 requires the department to keep an indexed public record of the board's decisions.