limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.

Added a new section to Chapter 11-10 explicitly prohibiting local governments from requiring building permits for the repair or replacement of specific exterior home parts.

Added an exception clause stating that permit requirements still apply to repairs on designated historical properties authorized under Chapter 1-19B.

Defined specific exterior components exempt from permits, including doors and windows (if dimensions are unchanged), downspouts, fascias, fencing panels or posts, gutters, nonstructural siding, and soffits.

Added a new section to Chapter 11-10 that explicitly prohibits local governments from requiring building permits for specific minor exterior repairs and replacements on owner-occupied residential structures.

Added a specific exemption for doors and windows, provided their physical dimensions remain the same.

Added a specific exemption for nonstructural siding, downspouts, fencing panels or posts, and gutters.

Established eligibility criteria for the permit exemption, specifying that the property must be owner-occupied and the work must be a repair or substantially similar replacement of specific exterior parts.

Created an exception to the permit exemption for repairs on designated historical properties, allowing local governments to require permits for these specific cases.

Added a new section to Chapter 11-10 that prohibits counties, municipalities, and townships from requiring building permits for specific minor exterior repairs and replacements in owner-occupied residential structures.

Defined eligibility for the permit exemption to include only owner-occupied residential structures and specific exterior components such as doors, windows, siding, gutters, downspouts, fencing, and roof coverings.

Established an exception requiring permits for repairs or replacements on designated historical properties authorized under Chapter 1-19B, regardless of the general exemption.