MI Comp L § 289.6107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 289 - Pure Foods and Standards|Act 92 of 2000 - Food Law (289.1101 - 289.8111)|92-2000-VI - Chapter VI Standards for Food Establishments (289.6101...289.6152)|Section 289.6107 - Plans and Specifications; Review by Director; Revisions; Approval; Expiration; Availability for Inspection.

289.6107 Plans and specifications; review by director; revisions; approval; expiration; availability for inspection.Sec. 6107.  (1) The director shall review plans and specifications received under section 6105 as soon as practicable after receipt to determine their completeness and adequacy. If a submission of complete plans and specifications is not reviewed within 30 business days of receipt, the plans and specifications shall be considered to have been determined to be complete and adequate. Thereafter, construction may proceed without the director's authorization. Approval of the plans and specifications by operation of law does not relieve the license applicant or license holder from compliance with other provisions of this act.  (2) If the director determines that plans and specifications are incomplete or inadequate, or both, he or she shall notify the license applicant or license holder in writing and shall request the submission of revised plans and specifications with appropriate corrections or additions. The director shall not approve the plans and specifications until he or she determines that the plans and specifications are complete and adequate and that the food establishment is designed in accordance with the food code and this act.  (3) Upon a determination that the plans and specifications are complete and adequate, the director shall mark the plans and specifications showing approval and the date of approval, shall notify the license applicant or license holder in writing of the approval, and shall authorize construction, conversion, alteration, or remodeling of the food establishment.  (4) Approval of plans and specifications by the director and authorization for construction pursuant to the food code, this act, and rules expire if construction, conversion, alteration, or remodeling has not commenced within 1 year from the date of approval or has been interrupted for 1 year or more since the date of approval. A license applicant or license holder may apply in writing to the director for an extension of the approval and construction authorization before the approval expires. The request for extension shall identify the project for which the approval and construction authorization were originally granted and the reason for requesting the extension. The director may require modification of the plans and specifications to incorporate updated food safety practices or requirements, where applicable, unless the license applicant or license holder has entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations which cannot be canceled or modified without substantial loss to the license applicant or license holder as determined by the director.  (5) The approved plans and specifications shall be kept on-site during construction and shall be available for inspection by the director. History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012 Compiler's Notes: Sec. 1117 of Act 92 of 2000 provides:“Sec. 1117. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this act takes effect 6 months after the date of enactment.“(2) Until 6 months after the effective date of this act, compliance with the standards of the design, construction, and equipment of a food service establishment approved under former sections 12901, 12902, 12903, 12904, 12905a, 12906, 12907, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12912, 12913, 12916, and 12921 of the public health code, MCL 333.12901, 333.12902, 333.12903, 333.12904, 333.12905a, 333.12906, 333.12907, 333.12908, 333.12910, 333.12911, 333.12912, 333.12913, 333.12916, and 333.12921, is considered compliance with this act.“(3) Beginning 6 months after the effective date of this act, a food service establishment shall comply with the standards of design, construction, and equipment established under this act.”