CONST. CODE: ROADSIDE STANDS H.B. 4732:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4732 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Greg MacMaster
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Single State Construction Code Act to do the following:
-- Exempt a qualifying roadside stand from plumbing fixture requirements.
-- Specify that a qualifying roadside stand would not be required to have electric power but, if it did, it would be subject to the Electrical Code.
-- Exempt from the Act and the State Construction Code a tent complying with part of the definition of "qualifying roadside stand".
Specifically, under the bill, a qualifying roadside stand would be exempt from the plumbing fixture requirements of the Act and the State Construction Code, and would not be required to have electric power. A qualifying roadside stand that had electric power, however, would have to comply with the Electrical Code.
These provisions would not exempt a qualifying roadside stand from a requirement to obtain a building permit.
"Qualifying roadside stand" would mean a roadside stand that meets all of the following requirements:
-- It is used only for seasonal retail trade in agricultural products produced on the land where the roadside stand is located.
-- It is not larger than 400 square feet.
-- It is securely anchored to the ground.
A tent meeting the first two requirements above also would be exempt from the Act and the State Construction Code.
MCL 125.1502a & 125.1510 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.