Troy, MI Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

3(k)) as the enabling state authority. The adopted code governs the requirements for designing and installing plumbing systems in buildings citywide, expressly covering sanitary and storm drainage, sanitary facilities, water supply, and storm water and sewer disposal. Complete and printed copies of the Michigan Plumbing Code are kept available for public use and inspection at the office of the City Clerk. 1, confirms that decisions applying the Michigan Plumbing Code are made by the Building Official and can be appealed to the Chapter 79 Board of Appeals, a five-member body made up of the City Manager, a representative of the Oakland County Health Department, and three City resident members with construction, engineering or related trade backgrounds, serving five-year terms.

Article 28 also separately adopts the State of Michigan Residential Building Code by reference for one- and two-family construction, which works alongside the plumbing code on residential jobs. No plumbing work governed by the adopted code may proceed without meeting its design, installation and inspection requirements, since the whole of Chapter 79, including Article 28, is enforced through the chapter's penalty provisions.