West Bloomfield, MI Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Township building department, Sec. 8-2
- Also enforcing
- Engineering, planning, wetland review board
- Inspection fees
- Set by township board resolution, Sec. 8-7
- Flood-zone review
- Appendix G, sec. G105, Sec. 8-6
- Uninspected-work penalty
- $150 first offense civil infraction
Summary
Sec. 8-2 designates the township building department, its officials, inspectors, and plan-review staff, along with engineering, planning, environmental, and code enforcement personnel, as the enforcing agency for building inspections under the Michigan State Construction Code, with fees for each inspection set under Sec. 8-7.
The township building department, its officials, inspectors, administrative, plan review and inspection personnel and consultants, and personnel and consultants of the township engineering, planning, environmental, and code enforcement departments, and the planning commission, the wetland review board, and the township board of trustees, that perform acts or provide services in the administration and enforcement of the [Michigan] State Construction Code and Act, are hereby designated as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the township to administer and enforce the [Michigan] State Construction Code and Act. ... including, without limitation, 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, and for hearing appeals by the construction board of appeals.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 8-2 names a broad enforcement team: the building department's officials, inspectors, administrative, plan review and inspection personnel and consultants, plus the engineering, planning, environmental, and code enforcement departments, the planning commission, the wetland review board, and the township board of trustees, whenever they 'perform acts or provide services in the administration and enforcement' of the state code. Sec. 8-7 ties inspection to cost recovery, requiring the township board to set fees by resolution 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, and for hearing appeals by the construction board of appeals.' Those fees must be filed and made available at the township clerk's office.
Sec. 8-6 adds a review step specifically for flood-prone hazard areas under Appendix G, section G105 of the state code, following the chapter 12 procedures for improvements in FEMA-mapped flood zones, while Sec. 8-1(a) confirms the underlying inspected codes are the Michigan Residential, Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes.
Violations & Fines
Failing to obtain a required inspection, or performing work that a Sec. 8-2 inspector finds noncompliant, exposes the responsible party to the Sec. 8-1(b) municipal civil infraction schedule: $150.00 for a first violation and $300.00 for a second or later violation within two years, along with a stop-work order and revocation of the permit tied to the uninspected or noncompliant work.
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