[Adopted 9-21-2015 by Ord. No. 151[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II,
Building Code and One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, adopted 11-14-1974
by Ord. No. 46, as amended.
The State Construction Code Act, 1972 PA 230, as amended, being
the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act (MCLA
§§ 125.1501 to 125.1531) (the Act), and the building,
plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes promulgated thereunder,
as amended to the date of the enactment of this article, as well as
all future amendments and revisions to said Act and the codes promulgated
thereunder when such amendments and revisions are promulgated and
take effect, are hereby adopted by reference. The Township assumes
responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Act and
the codes promulgated thereunder throughout the corporate limits and
jurisdiction of the Township.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Residential Code
and Michigan Building Code and in accordance with Section 8b of the
Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single Construction Code Act, being MCLA § 125.1501
et seq. (the Act), the Charter Township of Chesterfield Building Department,
through its Building Official and various inspectors, is hereby designated
as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the Charter
Township of Chesterfield of Macomb County, State of Michigan, under
the Act. The Charter Township of Chesterfield assumes responsibility
for the administration and enforcement of the Act and the codes promulgated
thereunder throughout its corporate limits.
The Township may establish, by resolution of the Township Board,
any and all fees, including, but not limited to, inspection and permit
fees payable to the Township as authorized under the Act and each
of the codes promulgated thereunder.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject
to a penalty not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the county jail
for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both such fines and imprisonment.
