Section 408.30513. Definitions.

The definitions of agricultural or agricultural purposes and building inspector are added to the code and the definitions of building, building official, registered design professional, and sunroom addition in Section R202 of the code are amended, the definition of residential building type is deleted, and the definition of structure is added to Section R202 to read as follows:

R202. Definitions.

“Agricultural or agricultural purposes” means of, or pertaining to, or connected with, or engaged in agriculture or tillage which is characterized by the act or business of cultivating or using land and soil for the production of crops for the use of animals or humans, and includes, but is not limited to, purposes related to agriculture, farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry.

“Attic, uninhabitable with limited storage” means uninhabitable attics with limited storage where the minimum clear height between joists and rafters is 42 inches (1 063 mm) or greater or where there are not 2 or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating an assumed rectangle 42 inches (1 063 mm) high by 24 inches (610 mm) in width, or greater, within the plane of the trusses.

“Attic, uninhabitable without storage” means uninhabitable attics without storage where the maximum clear height between joists and rafters is less than 42 inches (1 063 mm), or where there are not 2 or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating an assumed rectangle 42 inches (1 063 mm) high by 24 inches (610 mm) in width, or greater, within the plane of the trusses.

"Building" means a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, forming a structure affording a facility or shelter for use or occupancy by persons, animals, or property. The term does not include a building incidental to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which the building is located if it is not used in the business of retail trade. The term shall be construed as though followed by the words "or part or parts of the building and all equipment in the building" unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.

"Building inspector" means the person who is appointed and employed by a governmental subdivision, who is charged with the administration and enforcement of the state codes specified in R 408.30499, and who is registered in compliance with 1986 PA 54, MCL 338.2301 to 338.2313.

"Building official" means the person who is appointed and employed by a governmental subdivision, who is charged with the administration and enforcement of the state codes specified in R 408.30499, and who is registered in compliance with 1986 PA 54, MCL 338.2301 to 338.2313.

"Registered design professional" means an individual who is licensed under the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2919.

"Structure" means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or a piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. Structure does not include a structure incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which the structure is located and does not include works of heavy civil construction including, without limitation, any of the following:

(a)      A highway.

(b)      A bridge.

(c)      A dam.

(d)      A reservoir.

(e)      A lock.

(f)      A mine.

(g)      A harbor.

(h)      A dockside port facility.

(i)      An airport landing facility.

(j)      A facility for the generation, or transmission, or distribution of electricity.

Structure shall be construed as though followed by the word "or part or parts of the structure and all equipment in the structure," unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Sunroom addition" means a new structure with glazing in excess of 40% of the gross area of the structure's exterior walls and roof added to an existing dwelling.

History: 2001 AACS; 2004 AACS.; 2008 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2015 AACS.