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:  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Part 5. Residential  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 408.30500  
6. Estimated time frame:  
3 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Amanda Johnson  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-582-5519  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
Ottawa Building, Lansing, MI  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
Rule 408.30500 is being amended due to an administrative error in the edition year of the code  
being adopted. The rule currently indicates the edition from 2018 is being adopted, and it should  
be 2015.  
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  
RFR-Page 2  
These rules are mandated pursuant to Section 4 of 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504(5). Also, MCL  
125.1504(6) of PA 230 1972. MCL 125.1504(6) of PA 1972 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 at 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?  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
A. Explain why the rules are being promulgated under 24.244.  
For the solely formal purpose of correcting an administrative error in the edition year of the code  
being adopted.  
MCL 24.239  
;