Westland, MI Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 191-B-8, §§7,8 (8-20-01)
- Penalty range
- $100.00 to $500.00 fine
- Code enforced
- State Construction Code. Plumbing Code
- Administering agency
- City of Westland Building Department
Summary
Westland adopted the State Construction Code's Plumbing Code by ordinance and administers all plumbing permitting, inspection, and enforcement itself.
...being marked and designated as "The State Construction Code—Plumbing Code" as promulgated and published by the Michigan Construction Code Commission, be and is hereby adopted as the plumbing code of the City of Westland and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said plumbing code, as amended, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof...The City of Westland specifically assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the State Construction Code—Plumbing Code, as amended.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 22-101 adopts the State Construction Code. Plumbing Code, as promulgated by the Michigan Construction Code Commission, as the plumbing code of the City of Westland, with the city specifically assuming responsibility for its administration and enforcement. Plumbing installations and alterations therefore require a permit reviewed against the state-adopted code by Westland's Building Department rather than a separate city plumbing standard. The adoption was enacted by Ord. No. 191-B-8, §§ 7, 8 (8-20-01).
Violations & Fines
Violating the adopted Plumbing Code is a municipal civil infraction under Sec. 22-102, punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00.
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