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

Rules another office applies inside Hebron Township

Hebron Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Hebron township zoned D-RS Residential Development on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

  • Minimum floor area 720 sq ft per dwelling unit, excluding basements, breezeways, porches or attached garages.
  • Minimum building width 14 ft.
  • Figures are from a third-party copy of Ordinance No. 200 (Section 17.1); verify against the county's official copy.
  • Section 17.1 footnotes a through m modify several values and were not fully read.

  minimum floor area per dwelling unit: >= 720 sq ft (excludes basements, breezeways, porches or attached garages) · minimum building width: >= 14 ft

  “d-rs residential development 720 d 14 d 12,000 d 75 d 30 8 12 35”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land inside Hebron township zoned M-AF Agriculture and Forestry Management on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

    “m-af agriculture & forestry management 720 d no min. 1 acre d 150 d 50 10 30 35”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Hebron township zoned D-RS Residential Development on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

  • Minimum lot area 12,000 sq ft; minimum lot width 75 ft.
  • Figures are from a third-party copy of Ordinance No. 200 (Section 17.1); verify against the county's official copy.
  • Section 17.1 footnotes a through m modify several values and were not fully read.

  minimum lot area: >= 12000 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 75 ft

  “d-rs residential development 720 d 14 d 12,000 d 75 d 30 8 12 35”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land inside Hebron township zoned M-AF Agriculture and Forestry Management on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

    “m-af agriculture & forestry management 720 d no min. 1 acre d 150 d 50 10 30 35”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Hebron township zoned D-RS Residential Development on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

  • Minimum yard setbacks in feet: front 30, sides 8, rear 12.
  • Figures are from a third-party copy of Ordinance No. 200 (Section 17.1); verify against the county's official copy.
  • Section 17.1 footnotes a through m modify several values and were not fully read.

  front setback: >= 30 ft · side setback: >= 8 ft · rear setback: >= 12 ft

  “d-rs residential development 720 d 14 d 12,000 d 75 d 30 8 12 35”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land inside Hebron township zoned M-AF Agriculture and Forestry Management on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

    “m-af agriculture & forestry management 720 d no min. 1 acre d 150 d 50 10 30 35”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Hebron township zoned D-RS Residential Development on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

  • Maximum height 35 ft as read from the last column of the Section 17.1 table; the column heading was not fully legible and should be checked against the official copy.

  maximum building height: <= 35 ft

  “d-rs residential development 720 d 14 d 12,000 d 75 d 30 8 12 35”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land inside Hebron township zoned M-AF Agriculture and Forestry Management on the county zoning map; county zoning applies because Hebron is not one of the townships with its own zoning

    “m-af agriculture & forestry management 720 d no min. 1 acre d 150 d 50 10 30 35”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Guest house accessory to a single-family dwelling on land inside Hebron township governed by county zoning (county zoning covers all townships except Burt Township)

  • Guest house may not exceed 600 sq ft of total floor area.
  • No more than two bedrooms.
  • Lot must meet the minimum lot area of the zoning district.
  • Single-family dwelling and guest house both served by potable water and a sanitary sewer system meeting health department requirements.
  • No more than one guest house per lot.
  • Source is a third-party copy of Ordinance No. 200; verify against the county's official copy.

  maximum guest house floor area: <= 600 sq ft · maximum bedrooms: <= 2 bedrooms

  “a guest house shall be allowed as an accessory use to a single family dwelling, provided it complies with all of the following regulations and standards: a. it does not exceed six hundred (600) square feet in total floor area. b. it is located on a lot that conforms with the minimum lot area requirements of the zoning district in which it is located. c. it contains no more than two (2) bedrooms.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and open space subdivisions in county zoning jurisdiction, which covers Hebron township

  • Open space subdivision review under Article 16 with county approval of land division splits where applicable.
  • Other land division rules were not read.

  “the county shall simultaneously approve the land division splits, if applicable, as part of the review.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Dwelling units on lots in county zoning jurisdiction covering Hebron township

  • Lot must abut a public road or a permanent unobstructed access easement of record to a public road.
  • Easement must be at least 30 feet wide, except where a narrower easement existed before the ordinance.

  minimum access easement width: >= 30 ft (except where an access easement of record of less width existed prior to the adoption of this ordinance)

  “no dwelling unit shall be built on a lot unless the lot abuts upon a public road or upon a permanent unobstructed access easement of record to a public road. such easement of record shall have a minimum width of 30 feet, excepting where an access easement of record of less width existed prior to the adoption of this ordinance.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction inside Hebron township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from licensing or permit rules for homes inside Hebron township
• Building code adopted — Construction code adopted for buildings inside Hebron township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Hebron township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Hebron 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.