Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
2. Bureau:  
Bureau of Construction Codes  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Part 5 Residential Code  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 408.30500- R 408.30501a, R 408.30503-R 408.30506, R 408.30508- R 408.30514  
6. Estimated time frame:  
12 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Amanda Johnson  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
JohnsonA39@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-241-3408  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
Ottawa Building  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
The rules currently adopt by reference Chapters 1 and 2 of the International Residential Code. The  
bureau is revising the above rules that are in Part 5. Residential Code, to correct conflicts and  
inconsistencies between the two chapters of the Residential Code and the Stille-DeRossett-Hale  
Single State Construction Code Act 230 PA 1972 and the Skilled Trades Regulation Act, 407 PA  
2016.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Department Director and Boards & Commission.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
The authority to promulgate the proposed rules is found in section 4 of 1972 PA 230, MCL  
125.1504 and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL 445.2011,  
MCL 445.2025, and MCL 445.2030. In addition, MCL 125.1504(6) of 230 PA 1972.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
MCL 24.239  
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These rules are mandated pursuant to Section 4 of 1972 PA 230, the Executive Reorganization  
Order and MCL 125.1504(6) of PA 230 1972. MCL 125.1504(6) of PA 1792 required that  
beginning with the 2015 national code change cycle, the director shall add, amend, and rescind  
rules to simultaneously update all chapters of the residential code at least once every 6 years or  
more frequently than once every 3 years as the director determines is appropriate.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
There are no similar rules or regulations adopted by the state, regional, or federal level.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
There is no subject matter in these rules contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with the instructions, or operational memoranda.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
Yes, these rules are listed in the department's annual regulatory plan.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
There are no similar rules or regulations adopted by the state, regional, or federal government.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
The Part 5. Residential Code rule set does incorporate the recommendations received from the  
public regarding any complaints or comments regarding these rules. The comments or complaints  
from the public came from either the Public Informal Advisory Meeting or from the Proposal  
Code Rule/ Code Change Request Form.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules  
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
The last time this rule set was amended was an estimated 3 years ago. This rule set gets revised  
every 3 years to make sure the rules are consistent with the Stille- DeRossett- Hale Single State  
Construction Code Act 230 PA 1972.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
No.  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
No  
MCL 24.239  
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