Clinton Township, MI Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Michigan Plumbing Code Current Edition (ICC)
- Enforcement agency
- Clinton Township Building Department
- Fees set by
- Township Board resolution, Ch. 209
- Forfeiture
- Fees/bonds forfeitable if permit abandoned pre-inspection
- Key section
- Codified Ordinances § 1422.01
Summary
Clinton Township adopts the Michigan Plumbing Code Current Edition by reference under Chapter 1422 of its Codified Ordinances, and plumbing work in the Township is regulated under that adopted code. The Building Department enforces it under Section 1422.03, and permit fees, inspection charges and forfeitures are set by Township Board resolution under Section 1422.04.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan State Construction Code, Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being M.C.L.A. 125.1501 et seq. and M.S.A. 5.2949(1) et seq., the Charter Township of Clinton hereby adopts by reference the Michigan Plumbing Code Current Edition, as published by the International Code Council, as amended by the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes, Plumbing Code Rules, Part 7, as the Plumbing Code of the Township for the control of plumbing systems as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Michigan Plumbing Code Current Edition hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 1422.05.
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
). The adoption carries over the state code's own regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms as though printed in full in the chapter. 03 appoints the Clinton Township Building Department and its employees as the enforcement and administrative agency for the plumbing code. 04 puts fees, bonds, insurance and inspection charges under the Township Board's control by resolution, and lets the Board provide for forfeiture of fees or bonds where a permit is abandoned, terminated or withdrawn before a required inspection takes place. 2) to point instead to the Township's General Fee Schedule at Chapter 209, and confirms that fee refunds are governed by that same Chapter 209 schedule. 09.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work performed without a permit, or in violation of the adopted Michigan Plumbing Code Current Edition, exposes the responsible contractor or owner to the Township's general code penalty and to forfeiture of any fees, bonds or insurance already posted if the project is abandoned before a required inspection under Section 1422.04. The Building Department, as enforcement agency under Section 1422.03, oversees compliance and inspections.
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