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

Volinia Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Grading, excavation and construction inside Volinia township

  • A zoning permit must be issued first.
  • A building permit is issued through the building inspector only where required by state law.

  “no grading, excavation, or construction shall be initiated prior to the issuance of a zoning permit and, where required by state law, the building inspector certifies proposed structures and buildings comply with the construction code through the issuance of a building permit.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy of structures or uses inside Volinia township

  • Permit for occupancy comes from the building inspector pursuant to the construction code.

  “no structure or use shall be occupied, in whole or in part, without first receiving a permit for occupancy from the building inspector pursuant to the construction code.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Volinia township, Cass County, MI

  • Ordinance No. 0816 as amended by Ord. No. 04-08-19; the township site hosts a file titled 2021, so later amendments were not checked.

  “the township is hereby divided into the following zoning districts, which shall be known by the following respective symbols and names, and shall have boundaries as delineated on the official zoning map.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Volinia township

  • Districts listed: AP agricultural production, AR agricultural residential, R-L lakefront residential, R-1 low density residential, R-2 medium density residential, R-MF multiple family residential, R-MHC manufactured housing community, C-1 local commercial, PUD planned unit development.

  “agricultural districts ap agricultural production ar agricultural residential district residential districts r-l lakefront residential district r-1 low density residential district r-2 medium density residential district r-mf multiple family residential district r-mhc manufactured housing community district commercial districts c-1 local commercial district other districts pud planned unit development district”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential lots created under Section 3.7(a) from agricultural land in the AP agricultural production district inside Volinia township; the main R-1 single-family district limits are in Table 3-4, which was not located

  • A larger lot area is required where the county health department requires it.
  • Lot created in association with an existing dwelling may be up to five acres.

  minimum lot area: >= 1 acre (larger area if required by county health department) · maximum lot area: <= 3 acre (5 acres where created in association with an existing dwelling)

  “minimum and maximum lot area: minimum one (1) acre and a maximum of three (3) acres, except where a larger lot area is required by the county health department. where a new lot is to be created in association with an existing dwelling, as provided under subsection a(2)(b), the maximum lot area shall be five (5) acres.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential lots created under Section 3.7(a) in the AP agricultural production district inside Volinia township

  • Front setback measured from the roadway right of way line.
  • Other districts' setbacks are in Table 3-4, not located.

  front yard setback: >= 50 feet · side yard setback: >= 50 feet · rear yard setback: >= 50 feet

  “minimum front yard setback: fifty (50) feet. measured from the roadway right of way line.[ord. no. 04-08-19,§ii,4-8-19] d. minimum side yard setback: fifty (50) feet. e. minimum rear yard setback: fifty (50) feet.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential lots created under Section 3.7(a) in the AP agricultural production district inside Volinia township

  • Lots principally occupied by agricultural service establishments: 25% building and lot coverage.

  maximum building coverage: <= 10 percent · maximum lot coverage: <= 15 percent

  “maximum building coverage: ten percent (10%). g. maximum lot coverage: fifteen percent (15%).”

Still unanswered

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• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Volinia township
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Volinia township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Volinia township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Volinia township
• Building height — Building height inside Volinia 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.