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

Village of Shoreham’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction within Shoreham village limits; the village enforces the state construction code and its sub-codes

  • Adopted by the village's Construction Code Ordinance 2022-3 (October 2022); the ordinance footer dates it October 2022, and the effective date was not stated in the excerpt read.
  • Michigan Residential Code addresses one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses; Michigan Building Code applies to other buildings.
  • Repeals the 2003 Michigan building code ordinance, 2008 international existing building code ordinance, 2000 electric code enforcing agency ordinance and 1994 uniform building code ordinance.

  “the state construction code, public act 230 (mcl 125.1501 - 1531 et seq) is hereby adopted by reference and shall be enforced by the village of shoreham building official or his or her designee”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Shoreham village limits (Berrien County, MI), administered by the village

  • The village's own index lists a Shoreham Zoning Ordinance 2023-1 with amendment 10-4-2023; the ordinance full text was not opened in this research, so district rules are not established here.
  • The unofficial 2017 zoning ordinance copy on energyzoning.org was not relied on.
  • The shorehamvillage.org domain belongs to Shoreham, New York and was discarded.

  “b-1 2023-1 shoreham zoning ordinance with amendment 10-4-2023”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Shoreham village limits

  • Established from the village ordinance index title only; the Land Division Ordinance 2022-2 (8-17-2022) text was not opened, so its thresholds and procedures are unknown.

  “b-2 2022-2 shoreham land division ordinance 8-17-2022”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Shoreham village limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Shoreham village limits
• Inspections — Inspections for construction inside Shoreham village limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for buildings inside Shoreham village limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts of Shoreham 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.