Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.31142 - Enforcing agency procedures and inspections

Rule 1142.

(1) An enforcing agency shall issue building permits for certified premanufactured units prior to installation and shall not withhold issuance of building permits for buildings containing certified building components which in all other respects comply with all applicable construction codes. An application to an enforcing agency for a building permit shall, when requested in addition to any other regulations, contain:

(a) A statement that the work to be performed under the permit is to include the installation of a certified premanufactured unit or building component in accordance with the provisions of the act which statement shall be signed by the applicant or his agent, with an appropriate address.

(b) A copy of the approved building system with respect to which the premanufactured unit or building component was manufactured or is to be manufactured, if one has not been furnished to that local enforcement agency previously.

(c) A copy of the building system approval report, where it has not been furnished to that local enforcement agency previously.

(2) A local enforcement agency shall inspect site preparation work, including foundations, not within the scope of the approval and certification, and the structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical connections among units, for compliance with applicable law.

(3) An enforcing agency shall inspect all premanufactured units or building components upon, or promptly after, installation at the building site to determine whether all instructions in the building system approval report or conditions listed on the manufacturer's data plate have been followed. This may include tests for tightness of plumbing and mechanical systems, for malfunctions in the electrical system and a visual inspection for obvious nonconformity with the approved building system. Destructive disassembly of certified units and building components shall not be performed in order to conduct these tests or inspections. Standards or test criteria different from those adopted by the bureau or specified in the building system approval report shall not be imposed. Nondestructive disassembly may be performed only to the extent of opening access panels and cover plates.

(4) An enforcing agency shall cause the disposition of noncomplying premanufactured units and building components after consultation with the bureau and reasonable notice of the proposed disposition to the manufacturer or owner thereof.

(5) An enforcing agency shall issue certificates of occupancy for certified premanufactured units and for buildings containing certified building components which otherwise comply with all applicable building codes, after they have been installed and inspected pursuant to the act and these rules. A premanufactured unit or building component found not to comply with the building system approval report shall be brought into compliance before the certificate of occupancy is issued.

(6) When an enforcing agency is making an inspection and finds a violation, it shall report the details of the violation in writing to the bureau. Where a violation is hazardous to occupants, a certificate of occupancy shall not be issued and the building shall not be occupied before the hazard is corrected. If a violation is not hazardous, a provisional certificate of occupancy may be issued.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.31142

1979 AC; 1984 AACS