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The city requires a building permit for a deck. Its deck handout, now more than ten years old, lists a $100 base fee and $100 for the additional inspections, with the footing, frame, and final inspections named. Add that to your deck building budget.

Yes, the city's deck handout, written to the 2015 Michigan Residential Code and now more than ten years old, requires footings below the frost line for a deck attached to the house, while a deck not attached to the main structure need not extend below it. It also requires a guard rail on a deck over 30 inches high.

A deck, porch, or stoop raised six inches or more above the ground may not project into a required side yard. It may extend no more than eight feet into a required front yard or 33 percent into the required rear yard setback. A patio at ground level must meet the same distance rule as a shed or garage.

The city closes a permit when no inspection is requested and completed within 180 days of issue or of the previous inspection, and reopening it costs $75. Inspections are called in at least one day ahead, so a stalled schedule can close the permit.

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