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

Village of Honor’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the limits of Honor village, Benzie County, Michigan

  • The village zoning ordinance is administered by the village zoning administrator and planning commission.
  • The effective date of the 2020 revision is not stated in the portion of the official PDF that was reviewed.
  • An older 1998 ordinance copy appears on a third-party site; it was not used as evidence.

  “all powers of the zoning commission have been transferred to this commission, pursuant to mcl 125.3301 of the zoning act”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts and map of Honor village

  • A zoning map PDF (ZONING-MAP-OF-HONOR.pdf) is linked from the official page; it was not opened, so district names and boundaries are not confirmed here.

  “zoning map land use permit application special land use permit application site plan form fee schedule complaint form”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  A site in Honor village that is part of a development requiring site plan approval under the zoning ordinance

  • The quoted rule applies only where public sewers are not available to the site; the applicant must then obtain health-department approval of sewage treatment plans.
  • No mandatory connection distance or water connection rule was found in the reviewed text.
  • A village sewer system exists (the village website lists a sewer emergency line), but its connection ordinance was not located.

  “if public sewers are not available to the site, the applicant shall submit a current approval from the health department or other responsible public agency indicating approval of plans for sewage treatment”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions and planned unit or condominium developments in Honor village

  • The planning commission reviews subdivisions in an administrative capacity, through site plan review.
  • The subdivision standards themselves were not located in the reviewed text.

  “special uses, subdivisions, planned unit developments and condominium developments with site plan review”

• Permit feesPublished

  Zoning permit fees (land use, special land use and site plan) for Honor village

  • Village accepts cash or check for permit fees.
  • The fee schedule is a separate PDF (Zoning-Fee-Schedule2.pdf) linked from the official page; it was not opened, so no amounts are recorded here.

  “the village of honor currently accepts cash or check for payments of permit fees. please see fee schedule below.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning, land use and development permit process in Honor village

  • The page names the zoning administrator as the contact for zoning and development questions and posts the forms; it does not describe the step-by-step process.
  • Building permits are not addressed on the page reviewed.

  “for any zoning or development questions, contact zoning administrator”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction in Honor village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for building work in Honor village
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for construction in Honor village
• Inspections — Building inspections in Honor village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy in Honor 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.