January 22, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Valentine, Terry Brown, Clemente, Bauer, Smith, Roberts, Lahti, Roy Schmidt, Bennett, Dean and Meadows and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled
"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"
by amending section 11 (MCL 125.1511).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11. (1) The enforcing agency shall examine an application
for a building permit. If the application conforms to this act, the
code, and the requirements of other applicable laws and ordinances,
the enforcing agency shall approve the application and issue a
building
permit to the applicant. An Except
as otherwise provided
in subsection (2), an application shall be granted, in whole or in
part, or denied within 10 business days, except that in case of an
unusually complicated building or structure, action shall be taken
within 15 business days. Failure by an enforcing agency to grant,
in whole or in part, or deny an application within these periods of
time
shall be deemed is
considered a denial of the application
for
purposes of authorizing the institution of an appeal to the
appropriate board of appeals. The enforcing agency shall approve
changes in plans and specifications previously approved by it, if
the changes require approval and if the plans and specifications
when so changed remain in conformity with law. Except as otherwise
provided in this act or the code, the construction or alteration of
a building or structure shall not be commenced until a building
permit has been issued. The construction of a building or structure
shall comply with the approved application for a building permit,
and the enforcing agency shall insure such compliance in the manner
provided
in section 12 and in any other way it deems considers
appropriate.
(2) If plans submitted with an application are certified at
any level by LEED, the application shall be granted, in whole or
part, or denied within 5 business days.
(3) (2)
The enforcing agency may suspend,
revoke, or cancel a
building permit in case of failure or neglect to comply with the
provisions of this act or the code, or upon a finding by it that a
false statement or representation has been made in the application
for the building permit.
(4) As used in this section, "LEED" means the leadership in
environmental design rating system developed by the United States
green building council.