Effective July 1, 2026
11-10-15. No building permit for certain repairs, replacements--Compliance--Exception.
Notwithstanding any authority granted to a county, municipality, or township to prescribe building codes or standards or to issue building permits, a county, municipality, or township may not require a building permit for the repair or substantially similar replacement of any of the following existing exterior parts of a detached single-family owner-occupied residential structure:
(1) Door, if the dimensions remain the same;
(2) Downspout;
(3) Fascia,
(4) Fencing panel or post;
(5) Gutter;
(6) Siding, if nonstructural;
(7) Soffit; and
(8) Window, if the dimensions remain the same.
Nothing in this section relieves a homeowner from compliance with any other applicable building code or ordinance.
A county, municipality, or township may require building permits for repairs pursuant to this section or substantially similar replacements for exterior parts of any designated historical property as authorized under chapter 1-19B.