CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS

Section

General Provisions

150.01 House numbering

Standard Codes

150.10 [Reserved]
150.11 [Reserved]
150.12 [Reserved]
150.13 [Reserved]
150.14 Code for the abatement of dangerous buildings
150.15 Housing code
150.16 Fire code
150.17 State construction codes adopted
150.18 Construction Board of Appeals

Permits

150.25 Permit required
150.26 Application for permit
150.27 Fees
150.28 Violations; relief; citations

150.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Adoption of codes by reference, see Charter § 5.15

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 150.01 HOUSE NUMBERING.

(A) Marking of premises required. From and after the date hereof, all buildings and improved property shall be conspicuously marked with a premises number placed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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(B) Numbering system. The numbering system for the city is established by the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power or Consumers Power Company. Anyone wishing to establish the number of a premises shall contact one of these agencies.

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to contact the appropriate agency to procure the correct number for each premises.

(2) The numbers used shall be at least three inches high and shall be made of durable material. Arabic numbers must be used. Numbers written out shall not be used to replace the arabic numbers.

(3) The numbers shall be placed near the front entrance, clearly visible from the street. In cases where the numbers will not be visible from the street, an additional set of numbers shall be placed at the street, at least five feet off the side of the driveway and at least 42 inches above the ground.

(D) Administration.

(1) The Building Inspector shall administer this section.

(2) No building permit shall be issued for any building until the owner has procured a premises number from the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power or Consumers Power Company.

(3) No occupancy permit shall be issued until the numbers are in the approved place.

(4) It shall be the duty of all city police officers and firefighters to report violations of this section.

(5) The Building Inspector, upon notification of violation, shall give written notice within ten days to comply from the date of notice. If there is not compliance within the ten days, a summons shall be issued requiring appearance at the District Court and imposing fines as designated under § 150.99.
(Ord. 54, passed 8-9-78) Penalty, see § 150.99

STANDARD CODES

§ 150.10 [RESERVED].

§ 150.11 [RESERVED].

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§ 150.12 [RESERVED].

§ 150.13 [RESERVED].

§ 150.14 CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.

(A) Adoption of Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted subject to the modifications set forth in this section. A complete copy of the code is made available to the public at the office of the City Clerk in compliance with state law requiring that records of public bodies be made available to the general public.

(B) Amendments to code. The following chapters, sections and subsections of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings are amended, deleted or added for the application of that code in the city. The following section numbers refer to like numbers in that code.

SECTION 201. Building Official, is amended to read:

SECTION 201. “Building Official”

The term “building official”, as contained in Section 201 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, shall refer to the Building Inspector.

SECTION 205. The following sentence shall be deleted:

The building official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board.

SECTION 205. The following Section shall be added:

SECTION 205. (c) The Board of Appeals

(c) The Board of Appeals shall consist of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 155, passed 1-15-96)
Cross-reference:
Special assessments - removal of nuisance or hazard buildings, lots, and the like, see Charter
§ 7.10

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§ 150.15 HOUSING CODE.

(A) Adoption of International Property Maintenance Code. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2000 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference, subject to the modifications contained in this section. A complete copy of the code is made available to the public at the office of the City Clerk in compliance with state law requiring that records of public bodies be made available to the general public.

(B) Amendments to code. The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code are amended to read as follows:

SECTION 101.1 Title. Insert:

City of Ferrysburg.

SECTION 103.6 Fees. Amend to read:

The fees for activities and services performed by the department carrying out its responsibilities under this Code shall be established by the City Council by resolution.

SECTION 303.14 Insert Screens. Insert:

April 1 until October 1.

SECTION 304 Residential Rental Property Permit. Add:

(a) Permit required. A residential property permit shall be required for all property used for residential rental occupancy. A permit shall be valid for a period of one year.

(b) Inspections. An inspection of the residential rental property may be conducted by the building official or an authorized representative of the building department prior to the granting of permit. If the property does not comply with the requirements of the housing code, a residential rental property permit may be denied. An inspection shall be made when a complaint is registered by the occupant.

(c) Temporary permits. Temporary residential rental property permits shall be issued upon application. An owner is required to obtain a temporary residential rental property permit. Such permit shall be valid until the date of inspection by the building official or an authorized representative of the building department.

(d) Fees. A fee shall be charged by the building department for the issuance of a residential rental property permit or a temporary residential rental property permit. The amount of the fee shall be set by the City Council by resolution, and shall be subject to change by resolution.

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(e) Annual registration date. The annual registration date shall be July first of each year, and all fees for residential rental property permits and temporary residential rental property permits shall be paid on or before August fifteenth of each year.

(f) Unpaid fees. Any unpaid fees, as required by this article and/or the Uniform Housing Code, which remain unpaid after August fifteenth, shall become a debt to the city from the owner or person otherwise to be assessed on tax day provided by law. Such unpaid fees shall become a lien upon such real property and the lien for such amounts and for all interest and penalties thereon, shall continue until payment thereof. All such amounts shall be thereafter collected in the same manner as real property taxes.

SECTION 305 Owner Occupied Property. Add:

(a) Change of Occupancy Permit Required. A change of occupancy permit shall be required whenever a dwelling is sold and/or a dwelling has a new occupancy.

(b) Inspections. When there is a change in the dwelling occupancy, an inspection by the building official or an authorized representative of the building department may be required prior to the granting of a permit. If the property does not comply with the requirements of the housing code, the occupancy permit may be denied until corrections are made.

(c) Fees. A fee shall be charged for the change of occupancy permit of a dwelling when the occupancy is changed. The amount of the fee shall be set by the City Council by resolution, and shall be subject to change by resolution.

SECTION 602.3 Heat Supply. Insert:

October 1 until April 1.

SECTION 602.4 Occupiable Work Spaces. Insert:

October 1 until April 1.
(Ord. 98, passed 5-28-86; Am. Ord. 154, passed 1-15-96; Am. Ord. 162, passed 1-20-97; Am. Ord. 191, passed 5-20-02)

§ 150.16 FIRE CODE.

(A) Adoption of Uniform Fire Code. The Uniform Fire Code, 1994 Edition, as amended, including Appendices IA, IB, IIA, IIB, IIC, IID, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, and IVA, and the Uniform Fire Code standards as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association is hereby adopted and made a part of this code as if fully set forth herein, except as said Uniform Fire Code is herein amended. Said Code is hereinafter referred to as the “Uniform Fire Code,” or the “Code,” and copies thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the Building Inspector, the Fire Chief, and the City Clerk for public inspection.

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(B) Amendments. The following chapters, sections and subsections of the Uniform Fire Code are amended, deleted or added for the application of that Code in the city. The following section numbers refer to like numbers in the code.

SECTION 4-105. Penalties is amended to read:

SECTION 4-105. Penalties.

Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any requirements thereof or who shall work in violation of an approved plan or direction of the Fire Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a Civil Infraction subject to a fine. Increased civil fines will be imposed for repeated violations that occur within a six-month period. The civil fine for the first offense is $50. The civil fine for the first repeat offense is $250. The civil fine for the second repeat offense is $500. The City shall also be entitled to equitable relief to abate the violation and to such other relief as may be available to the city pursuant to chapters 83 and 87 of the Michigan Revised Judicature Act, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8301 et seq. and 600.8701 et seq. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ord. 88, passed 2-22-84; Am. Ord. 153, passed 1-15-96)
Cross-reference:
Burning, see Ch. 92

§ 150.17 STATE CONSTRUCTION CODES ADOPTED.

Pursuant to the Stille-Derossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.1501 et seq., as amended, the city assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Michigan State Construction Code throughout its corporate limits including the Michigan Building Code, the Michigan Electrical Code, the Michigan Plumbing Code, Michigan Mechanical Code, Michigan Existing Buildings Code, and all other subordinate codes, additions, modifications, and amendments thereto as the Director of the Department of Consumer and Industry Services, or an authorized representative of the Director may determine. The Building Inspector of the city is designated as the enforcing agent to discharge the responsibilities of the city.
(Ord. 206, passed 10-20-03)

§ 150.18 CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS.

(A) A Construction Board of Appeals for the city shall be created consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, as determined by resolution of the City Council. The members of the Board of Appeals shall be appointed for two-year terms by the City Council. A member of the Board of Appeals shall be qualified by experience or training to perform the duties of members of the Board

of Appeals. If an inspector refuses to grant an application for a building permit, or if an inspector makes any other decision pursuant or related to this Act, or the code, an interested person, or the person's authorized agent, may appeal in writing to the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal and render and file its decision with a statement of reasons for the decision with the inspector from whom the appeal was taken not more than 30 days after submission of the appeal. Failure by the Board of Appeals to hear an appeal and file a decision within the time limit is a denial of the appeal for purposes of authorizing the institution of an appeal to the Construction Code Commission. A copy of the decision and statement of the reasons for the decision shall be delivered or mailed, before filing, to the party taking the appeal.

(B) The business which the Board of Appeals may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Board of Appeals held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.261 et seq. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

(C) A record of decisions made by the Board of Appeals, properly indexed, and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the Board of Appeals in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.231 et seq.
(Ord. 206, passed 10-20-03)
Cross-reference:
Creation of boards and commissions, see Charter § 4.25.

PERMITS

§ 150.25 PERMIT REQUIRED.

If the building code adopted by the city requires a building permit for a specified activity, no person, firm, or corporation shall erect or construct, or repair or improve or enlarge, or move or demolish any building or structure in the city, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a building permit, and, if applicable, an electrical permit, a plumbing permit, and a mechanical permit for each such building or structure from the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-5-97) Penalty, see § 150.99

§ 150.26 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.

An applicant for a building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permit shall file an application in writing, on forms furnished for that purpose by the city, for all proposed work which requires a permit.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-5-97)

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§ 150.27 FEES.

The City Council shall by resolution establish reasonable fees to be charged for acts and services performed by the appropriate inspectors or Construction Board of Appeals, which fees shall be intended to bear a reasonable relation to the costs, including overhead, to the city of the acts and services, including, without limitation, those services and acts as issuance of building permits, examination of plans and specifications, inspection of construction undertaken pursuant to the building permit, the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy and, in case of a Construction Board of Appeals, hearing appeals in accordance with the Stille-Derossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.1501 et seq. The city shall only use fees generated under this section for the operation of the Building Inspector and the Construction Board of Appeals and shall not use the fees for any other purpose.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-5-97; Am. Ord. 206, passed 10-20-03)

§ 150.28 VIOLATIONS; RELIEF; CITATIONS.

The Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator of the city and all police officers of the Spring Lake-Ferrysburg Police Department are authorized to issue civil infraction citations pursuant to this subchapter.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-5-97) Penalty, see § 150.99

§ 150.99 PENALTY.

(A) Any violation of § 150.01 shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25. Each separate day of violations after the ten-day notice shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 54, passed 8-9-78)

(B) A violation of § 150.13 shall be a civil infraction subject to a fine. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate a provision of the mechanical code or shall fail to comply with any requirements thereof or who shall install mechanical work in violation of an approved plan or direction of the Mechanical Inspector, or of a permit or certificate issued under provisions of the mechanical code, shall be guilty of a civil infraction subject to a fine. Increased civil fines will be imposed for repeated violations that occur within a six-month period. The civil fine for the first offense is $50. The civil fine for the first repeat offense is $250. The civil fine for the second repeat offense is $500. The city shall also be entitled to equitable relief to abate the violation and to such other relief as may be available to the city pursuant to chapters 83 and 87 of the Michigan Revised Judicature Act, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8301 et seq. and 600.8701 et seq. (Ord. 69, passed 3-26-80; Am. Ord. 149, passed 1-15-96)

(C) (1) A violation of §§ 150.25 et seq. is a civil infraction subject to a fine. Increased civil fines will be imposed for repeated violations that occur within a 6-month period. The civil fine for a first

offense is $50. The civil fine for the first repeat offense is $250. The civil fine for a second repeat offense is $500. The city shall also be entitled to equitable relief to abate the violation and to such other relief as may be available to the city pursuant to chapters 83 and 87 of the Michigan Revised Judicature Act, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8301 et seq. and 600.8701 et seq. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(2) Each day on which any violation of §§ 150.25 et seq. occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-5-97)