Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.6001

  • Advisory board: means each of the following:
  (i) The building officials advisory board described in section 1005. See Michigan Laws 339.6001
  • Approved: means reviewed and found acceptable by the commission. See Michigan Laws 339.6001
  • Board: means , in each article of this act that is related to a specific occupation or occupations, the board that is created in that article and composed principally of members of the regulated occupation or occupations, or the commission or other agency that is defined in or designated as the board for purposes of that article. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
  • Commission: means the state construction code commission created in section 3a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.6001
  • Fire protection system: means that term as defined in the Michigan building code. See Michigan Laws 339.6001
  • Inspector: means the individual who is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the construction of buildings, structures, or appurtenances under the state construction code. See Michigan Laws 339.6003
  • Michigan building code: means part 4 of the state construction code, R 408. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Plan reviewer: means an individual who is engaged in the practice of examining construction documents for the purpose of determining compliance with applicable codes. See Michigan Laws 339.6003
  • Rule: means a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • State construction code: means the rules promulgated by the state construction code commission under section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act: means 1972 PA 230, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  •   As used in this article:
      (a) “Adopted”, in reference to a rule or ordinance, means properly passed.
      (b) “Advisory board” means each of the following:
      (i) The building officials advisory board described in section 1005.
      (ii) The barrier free design board created in section 5 of 1966 PA 1, MCL 125.1355.
      (iii) The electrical administrative board described in section 705.
      (iv) The board of mechanical rules described in section 805.
      (v) The state plumbing board described in section 1105.
      (c) “Approved” means reviewed and found acceptable by the commission.
      (d) “Building official” means a construction code enforcement person working as an inspector, or plan reviewer, or actively engaged in the administration and enforcement of adopted building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing codes, or any combination of these codes.
      (e) “Commission” means the state construction code commission created in section 3a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1503a.
      (f) “Education or training program” means formal or informal courses, seminars, correspondence programs, and other teaching aids approved by the commission for building officials, plan reviewers, and inspectors.
      (g) “Fire protection system” means that term as defined in the Michigan building code.
      (h) “Fire protection system inspector” means an individual who meets the qualifications established under this article and is responsible for the inspection of fire protection systems in accordance with the design and installation standards referenced by the Michigan building code.
      (i) “Fire protection system plan reviewer” means an individual who meets the qualifications established under this article and is responsible for the review of fire protection system plans in accordance with the design and installation standards referenced by the Michigan building code.