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

Grant Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Pools inside Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan.

  • Other electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits may also be required.

  “POOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT; OTHER PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING”

• Building code adoptedPartial

  Plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work inside Grant Township.

  • The official page identifies adoption of the 2021 Plumbing Code, 2021 Mechanical Code, and 2023 Electrical Code; it does not establish adoption of a residential or general building code.

  plumbing code: 2021 Plumbing Code · mechanical code: 2021 Mechanical Code · electrical code: 2023 Electrical Code

  “-2021 Plumbing Code -2021 Mechanical Code -2023 Electrical Code”

• InspectionsRequired

  Newly hooked-up natural-gas appliances inside Grant Township.

  • The resident must be switching to natural-gas appliances and must obtain the appropriate permits.

  “natural gas appliances [...] inspections are required”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Used mobile homes proposed to be moved into Grant Township for use as dwellings.

  • The home must first pass an inspection by a Michigan licensed or certified home inspector.
  • Certification must be provided to the township-designated building inspector or building code official before the home is moved in and installed.
  • The ordinance does not regulate existing mobile-home use or location.
  • All other Michigan Building Code requirements remain unaffected.

  “any used mobile home proposed to be moved into Grant Township and intended for use as a dwelling [...] must first pass an inspection”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan.

  • The ordinance page identifies the township land-division ordinance as referencing Michigan Act 288 of 1967.

  ordinance number: 22

  “LAND DIV ORDINANCE No. 22 Land Division Reference to : mcl-Act-288-of-1967”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Commercial and residential permit/inspection requests inside Grant Township.

  • Commercial and residential drawings are to be submitted to the township building official.
  • Inspection scheduling requires 24 to 72 hours' notice and timely contact before the end of the business day for next-inspection-day service.
  • Federal holidays move inspections to the next available date.

  inspection scheduling notice: 24-72 hours

  “We require 24-72 hours’ notice to schedule.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Grant Township or Clare County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-performed construction inside Grant Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Structures inside Grant Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Grant Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Grant 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.