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

Covington Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Covington township, Baraga County, MI

  • The township's posted copy is labeled '2nd publication' with the effective date left blank, so adoption date is not confirmed from the document.

  “view the zoning ordinance for covington township here.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Covington township

  • Districts per the table of contents: R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, RR, SR, FR, FF, B-1, I-1.

  “article iv - r-1a one family residential district article v - r-1b general residential district article vi - r-1c general residential district article vii - rr recreation residential article viii- sr scenic resource district article ix - fr forest resource district article x - ff farm forest district article xi - b-1 business district article xii - i-1 industrial district”

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Covington township R-1A one-family district minimum ground floor area (other districts 600 sq ft in schedule, not individually asserted)

  • Table is flattened; mapping inferred.

  R-1A minimum ground floor area: >= 1200 sq ft

  “r-1a one-family 40,000 (a) r-1b general residential maximum height of structure minimum yard setback (per lot in feet sides) minimum ground floor area in square feet maximum percent of lot coverage (area of all buildings) in stories in feet front least total rear one of two 150 2 30 30(f) 15(b) 30 25 1,200 30%”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Covington township, one-family dwelling lots; R-1A shown (40,000 sq ft, 150 ft width). Other districts (R-1B/R-1C/RR 22,000; SR 30,000; FR 10 acres; FF 40,000) are in the same schedule; the PDF table is garbled so only R-1A is asserted.

  • Lot minimums may be reduced to 15,000 sq ft with either central water or sewer, and to 9,600 sq ft with both, except R-1A where lot area may not be less than 22,000 sq ft with central utilities.

  R-1A minimum lot area: >= 40000 sq ft (reduced with central water/sewer per note (a)) · R-1A minimum lot width: >= 150 ft

  “r-1a one-family 40,000 (a) r-1b general residential maximum height of structure minimum yard setback (per lot in feet sides) minimum ground floor area in square feet maximum percent of lot coverage (area of all buildings) in stories in feet front least total rear one of two 150 2 30 30(f) 15(b) 30 25 1,200 30%”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Covington township R-1A one-family district (other districts have different yards in Section 1300)

  • Flattened table reads front 30(f), side 15(b) least/30 total, rear 25; footnotes b and f modify these.

  R-1A front yard: >= 30 ft (note f) · R-1A side yard (least): >= 15 ft (note b) · R-1A side yards total: >= 30 ft · R-1A rear yard: >= 25 ft

  “r-1a one-family 40,000 (a) r-1b general residential maximum height of structure minimum yard setback (per lot in feet sides) minimum ground floor area in square feet maximum percent of lot coverage (area of all buildings) in stories in feet front least total rear one of two 150 2 30 30(f) 15(b) 30 25 1,200 30%”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Covington township R-1A district

  • Percent of lot covered by all buildings; other districts 30-35%.

  R-1A maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent

  “r-1a one-family 40,000 (a) r-1b general residential maximum height of structure minimum yard setback (per lot in feet sides) minimum ground floor area in square feet maximum percent of lot coverage (area of all buildings) in stories in feet front least total rear one of two 150 2 30 30(f) 15(b) 30 25 1,200 30%”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Covington township R-1A district

  • Section 1600 general exceptions may modify height.

  R-1A maximum height: <= 2 stories · R-1A maximum height: <= 30 ft

  “r-1a one-family 40,000 (a) r-1b general residential maximum height of structure minimum yard setback (per lot in feet sides) minimum ground floor area in square feet maximum percent of lot coverage (area of all buildings) in stories in feet front least total rear one of two 150 2 30 30(f) 15(b) 30 25 1,200 30%”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Covington township
• Owner-builder exemption — Covington township
• Building code adopted — Covington township
• Inspections — Covington township
• Certificate of occupancy — Covington township

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.