HOUSE BILL No. 5892

May 12, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Milosch, Stahl, Palsrok, Voorhees, Amos, Taub, Meyer, LaJoy, Garfield, Nitz, DeRoche, Pumford, Hummel, Steil, Koetje, Bisbee, Hune, Tabor, Shaffer, DeRossett, Ehardt, Gaffney, Newell, Caswell, Walker, Moolenaar, Acciavatti, Kooiman, Huizenga, Hoogendyk, Caul, Nofs and Sheen and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled

"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"

(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 1510a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 1510a. (1) Beginning the effective date of the

2 amendatory act that added this section and under circumstances

3 where the director is responsible for the enforcement and

4 administration of the code, the director shall issue a building

5 permit not later than 6 months after the applicant files a

6 completed application. If the application is considered

7 incomplete by the director, the director shall notify the

8 applicant in writing within 10 days after receipt of the

9 incomplete application, describing the deficiency and requesting

10 the additional information. The 6-month period is tolled upon

11 notification by the director of a deficiency until the date the

1 requested information is received by the director.

2 (2) If the director fails to issue or deny a building permit

3 within the time required by this section, the director shall

4 return the permit fee and shall reduce the permit fee for the

5 applicant's next renewal application, if any, by 15%. The

6 director shall not discriminate against an applicant in the

7 processing of the application based upon the fact that the

8 application fee was refunded or discounted under this

9 subsection.

10 (3) Beginning January 31, 2005, the director of the

11 commission shall submit a report by January 31 of each year to

12 the standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the

13 senate and house of representatives concerned with construction

14 issues. The director shall include all of the following

15 information in the report concerning the preceding calendar

16 year:

17 (a) The number of initial and renewal applications the

18 director received and completed within the 6-month time period

19 described in subsection (1).

20 (b) The number of applications requiring a request for

21 additional information.

22 (c) The average time for an applicant to respond to a request

23 for additional information.

24 (d) The number of applications rejected, categorized by

25 reason for rejection.

26 (e) The amount of money returned to registrants under

27 subsection (2).