Section 408.30501a. Scope.

a. Section R101.2 of the code is amended to read as follows:

R101.2. Scope. The provisions of the Michigan residential code for 1- and 2-family dwellings shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal and demolition of detached 1- and 2-family dwellings and townhouses not more than 3 stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures.

Exceptions:

1.    Live/work units complying with the requirements of Section 419 of the Michigan building code may be built as 1- and 2-family dwellings or townhouses. Fire suppression required by Section 419.5 of the Michigan building code when constructed under the Michigan residential code for 1- and 2-family dwellings shall conform to Section P2904.

2.         Owner-occupied bed and breakfast and board and room facilities may be constructed in accordance with sections 4b and 13c of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504b and MCL 125.1513c.

History: 2015 AACS.