Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Freeport, Michigan

Village of Freeport’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Freeport village limits (Barry County, Michigan). The village council adopted its own zoning ordinance under Act 207 of 1921, as the ordinance's own text states.

  • The ordinance text opened is the version hosted on the village's ordinance page; its file names carry 2005 dates and no effective or amendment date was found in the opened text, so later amendments are not verified.
  • Zoning-only topics for this record are answered as unknown where the district schedule was not opened.

  “be it ordained by the village council of freeport pursuant to the provisions of act 207 of the public acts of 1921 as amended, that this ordinance is known as the village of freeport zoning ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Land inside Freeport village limits. The zoning ordinance establishes districts; the district list and map were not opened.

  • Districts are established by the zoning ordinance; the individual district names and boundaries were not verified.

  “the ordinance is for the establishment of zoning districts within which the use of land for agriculture, recreation, residence, industry, trade, soil conservation, water supply conservation and additional uses of land may be encouraged, regulated, or prohibited.”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater (with conditions)

  New premises built after the water connection ordinance was adopted inside Freeport village that need potable water and abut a street, alley or right-of-way where a village water main lies within 200 feet of the closest property line.

  • Applies to premises constructed subsequent to adoption of Ordinance No. 45.
  • Owner pays the connection cost, per section 3.1.
  • Council may grant a variance for topographic features under section 3.5 (main extension), which applies to main extensions requested by property owners.
  • Sewer connection was not found in the opened text, so this claim covers water only.

  distance to water main: <= 200 feet (measured to the closest property line)

  “the owner of each house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose (the premises) constructed subsequent to adoption of this ordinance which requires the use of potable water and is situated within-the village, abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a water main of the system within 200 feet of the closest property line will, at the owners expense, connect such premises to the water distribution system of the village of freeport.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Freeport or Barry County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Freeport village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Freeport village
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Freeport village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Freeport village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Freeport village

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.