Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Turner Township, Michigan

Turner Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Turner township's limits (Arenac County, Michigan): Turner township reviews zoning matters and site plans under its own zoning ordinance.

  • The official township page confirms a township zoning ordinance and planning commission review; the ordinance's dimensional and use rules were not verified on an official page.

  “the turner township planning commission reviews land use applications, zoning matters, and site plans.”

Rules another office applies inside Turner Township

Turner Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Building construction inside Turner township: Arenac County building department issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits for Turner township.

  • Property tax ID number is required on all applications.
  • Construction may proceed after permit issuance; permit is required before work begins per the county step list.
  • Late fees may be applicable.

  “this office issues permits for the following townships / municipalities: clayton, mason, standish, turner, whitney, moffatt, city of augres, villages of: sterling, turner & twining for building, electrical, mechanical & plumbing”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New driveway access from a county road into a parcel in Turner township

  • Permit is listed as step 5 in the county sequence; the road commission's own driveway standards were not reviewed.

  “5) driveway permit, arenac county road commission 989-718-3250”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building a structure inside Turner township (including HUD manufactured homes and state-approved homes): the county publishes a sequence of permit steps.

  • Steps run in order: local zoning first, then subdivision approval if applicable, health department permits, soil erosion control if within 500 ft of a waterway or disturbing more than an acre, driveway permit, building permit, then electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits.
  • Permit and inspection contacts are listed on the same page; a late fee may apply.

  “steps to follow if you plan to build any type of structure (includes hud manufactured & state approved f.k.a. "boca" homes)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Turner Township or Arenac County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Turner township
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list for Turner township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family district of Turner township
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in Turner township's main single-family residential district
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks in Turner township's main single-family residential district

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.