Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Construction Code Commission General Rules › Construction Code › Part 4 - BUILDING CODE › Section R. 408.30415a - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 415a.
The definitions of act, agricultural or agricultural
						purposes, and source point are added and the definitions of building, building
						inspector, building official, high-rise building, registered design
						professional, and structure in section 202 of the code are amended to read as
						follows: 202. Definitions.
"Act" means 1972 PA 230, MCL
						125.1501 to
						125.1531 and known
						as the Stille-DeRossett- Hale single state construction code act.
"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 are those where the minimum clear
						height between joists and rafters is 42 inches or greater, 42 inches high by 24
						inches in width, or greater, within the plane of the trusses, or where there
						are not two or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of
						accommodating an assumed rectangle. "Attic, uninhabitable without storage"
						means uninhabitable attics without storage are those where the maximum clear
						height between joists and rafters is less than 42 inches, or where there are
						not 2 or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating
						an assumed rectangle 42 inches high by 24 inches 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 official" as found in 1972 PA 230, MCL
						125.1501 to
						125.1531 and known
						as the Stille-DeRossett- Hale single state construction code act, means an
						individual who is employed by a governmental subdivision and is charged with
						the administration and enforcement of the code and who is registered in
						compliance with the building officials and inspectors registration act, 1986 PA
						54, MCL
						338.2301 to
						338.2313. A building
						official may also be an employee of a private organization. "High-rise
						building" means a building with an occupied floor located more than 55 feet (1
						6764 mm) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. "Registered
						design professional" means an individual who is licensed under 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
						words "or part or parts of the structure and all equipment in the structure,"
						unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Source point" is defined in section 4d of 1972 PA 230,
						MCL
						125.1504d.