During an unrelated repair in a commercial building, unsafe plumbing is found and the code official determines it is hazardous. There is no immediate danger requiring emergency disconnection. Under 2021 Michigan Plumbing Code Section 115.6.1, how does the official order abatement?
- Issue a written order requiring removal or restoration to a safe or sanitary condition, with a compliance time limit
- BTreat a private invoice note as the required abatement order
- CAutomatically exempt the unsafe condition because it predates the current permit
- DLeave the condition in service indefinitely if it is documented in a private job file
Where to look it up
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/MIPC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration
Why A is correct
Section 115.6.1 assigns the code official a written removal-or-restoration order and requires a compliance time limit. Defective plumbing may not be used or maintained after the notice is received. Existing age or a private record does not replace that process. Immediate danger is a separate case: the section allows immediate disconnection without the ordinary notice. This provision establishes official abatement authority; it does not establish the former explanation’s claimed universal same-day contractor reporting duty or transfer of liability. Source: https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/MIPC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration