City requests county adopt building code fees

City requests county adopt building code fees

by Dan Sanderson-Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:42 AM EDT

The door is not closed on requiring building permit fees for reroofing, residing and installing windows in an least the City of Grayling.

The Grayling City Council has requested the Crawford County Board of Commissioners to add fees for the home improvement projects into its building fee schedule.

The Crawford County Building and Zoning Department handles building code inspections for the City of Grayling.

In May 2009, the county board rejected a proposal to adopt the fees for reroofing, residing and installing windows because they believed it would place a hardship on homeowners and contractors.

In 2009, Joe Duran, director for the Crawford County Building and Zoning Department, recommended the Crawford County Board approve the new fees to protect the unknown public regarding the new building requirements.

Duran said the inspections covered by the fee would ensure the work was being done to manufacturer's specifications. The inspections would also protect the health, safety and welfare of county residents by cutting down mold and mildew contamination in homes and helping eliminate complaints that go to the Department of Consumer and Industry Affairs for shoddy work.

The fee request was prompted by a state law, which went into effect on June 1, 2009, which amended the Michigan Residential Code and incorporates International Residential Code specifications for family dwellings into state building requirements.

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