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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1514 (2026)

Construction board of appeals; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; appeal to board; hearing; decision; statement of reasons for decision; appeal to commission; copy of decision; additional powers or duties; procedures; conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of certain writings to public.

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STILLE-DEROSSETT-HALE SINGLE STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE ACT


Act 230 of 1972


125.1514 Construction board of appeals; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; appeal to board; hearing; decision; statement of reasons for decision; appeal to commission; copy of decision; additional powers or duties; procedures; conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of certain writings to public.

Sec. 14.

    (1)  A construction board of appeals for each governmental subdivision enforcing the code shall be created consisting of not less than 3 nor more than 7 members, as determined by the governing body of the governmental subdivision. Unless otherwise provided by local law or ordinance, the members of the board of appeals shall be appointed for 2-year terms by the chief executive officer of a city, village, or township and the chairperson of the county board of commissioners of a county. A member of the board of appeals shall be qualified by experience or training to perform the duties of members of the board of appeals. A person may serve on the board of appeals of more than 1 governmental subdivision. If an enforcing agency refuses to grant an application for a building permit, or if the enforcing agency makes any other decision pursuant or related to this act, or the code, an interested person, or the person's authorized agent, may appeal in writing to the board of appeals. The board of appeals shall hear the appeal and render and file its decision with a statement of reasons for the decision with the enforcing agency from whom the appeal was taken not more than 30 days after submission of the appeal. Failure by the board of appeals to hear an appeal and file a decision within the time limit is a denial of the appeal for purposes of authorizing the institution of an appeal to the commission. A copy of the decision and statement of the reasons for the decision shall be delivered or mailed, before filing, to the party taking the appeal.

    (2) This act does not prevent a governmental subdivision from granting its board of appeals additional powers or duties not inconsistent with this act, or from establishing procedures to be followed by its board of appeals insofar as the procedures do not conflict with this act. Except as otherwise provided by this act, or by other laws or ordinances, a board of appeals may by rules establish its own procedures.

    (3) The business which the board of appeals may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board of appeals held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

    (4) A record of decisions made by the board of appeals, properly indexed, and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board of appeals in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.

History: 1972, Act 230, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 442, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1978

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Cummins v. Robinson Twp., 770 N.W.2d 421 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
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Cummins v. Robinson Twp., 770 N.W.2d 421 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “MCL 125.1514 requires the creation of a construction board of appeals for each governmental subdivision enforcing the code.”
20241218_C369584_38_369584.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 14× “The MCCC reasoned: …Forner failed to present a proper appeal to the local board of appeals in accordance with MCL 125.1514(1). Furthermore, the Commission determined that the relief sought by Forner exceeded its appellate jurisdiction under 125.”
Ypsilanti Twp. v. Edward Rose Bldg. Co., 315 N.W.2d 196 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 125.1514; MSA 5.2949(14). A person aggrieved by the local board of appeals’s decision may then appeal to the State Construction Code Commission pursuant to MCL 125.”
Serkaian (W.D. Mich. 2026). · cites it 6× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1514 (1). The appeals board may hear appeals from “an interested person, or the person’s authorized agent.”
Kevin Logan v. Charter Twp. of West Bloomfield (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiff had failed to show that there was no other available remedy, as he did, in fact, have a legal remedy under MCL 125.1514. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s entire complaint with prejudice.”
Kevin Logan v. Charter Twp. of West Bloomfield (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiff had failed to show that there was no other available remedy, as he did, in fact, have a legal remedy under MCL 125.1514. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s entire complaint with prejudice.”
Phil Forner v. Allendale Charter Twp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Appellant then took action on September 5, 2018, by appealing the inspector’s decision to the Township Board, as mandated by the Act, MCL 125.1514(1). After receiving an unfavorable outcome, in part, appellant then appealed the Township Board’s decision to the Commission, as…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1514(1) — 5 cases
Cummins v. Robinson Twp., 770 N.W.2d 421 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “MCL 125.1514 requires the creation of a construction board of appeals for each governmental subdivision enforcing the code.”
20241218_C369584_38_369584.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “The MCCC reasoned: …Forner failed to present a proper appeal to the local board of appeals in accordance with MCL 125.1514(1). Furthermore, the Commission determined that the relief sought by Forner exceeded its appellate jurisdiction under 125.”
Kevin Logan v. Charter Twp. of West Bloomfield (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiff had failed to show that there was no other available remedy, as he did, in fact, have a legal remedy under MCL 125.1514. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s entire complaint with prejudice.”
Kevin Logan v. Charter Twp. of West Bloomfield (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiff had failed to show that there was no other available remedy, as he did, in fact, have a legal remedy under MCL 125.1514. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s entire complaint with prejudice.”
Phil Forner v. Allendale Charter Twp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Appellant then took action on September 5, 2018, by appealing the inspector’s decision to the Township Board, as mandated by the Act, MCL 125.1514(1). After receiving an unfavorable outcome, in part, appellant then appealed the Township Board’s decision to the Commission, as…”
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