Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Beaver Creek Township, Michigan

Beaver Creek Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County, Michigan.

  • The cited county master plan identifies an ordinance adopted February 10, 2021 and effective March 4, 2021.

  “Beaver Creek Township administers its own zoning ordinance. The township ordinance was adopted February 10, 2021 and took effect March 4, 2021.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Beaver Creek Township.

  • The county master plan says there are eight districts; it says the mobile-home district is not listed because no land is zoned for it.

  zoning district count: 8 (mobile-home district has no land zoned in it according to the cited master plan)

  “There are eight zoning districts in the Ordinance. The mobile home district is not listed in this document due to the fact that there is no land zoned for the mobile home district.”

Rules another office applies inside Beaver Creek Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Construction requiring a building permit inside Beaver Creek Township; the county packet covers all Crawford County townships except Grayling Township and Frederic Township.

  • The county packet requires an accurately completed application, proof of ownership, driveway permit, well and septic permit, new-construction address application, plans, a scaled site plan, and other listed approvals.
  • The cited county packet is dated/amended May 19, 2003; current county permit forms should be confirmed before filing.

  “Building Permit information required for permit to build in all Townships and the City of Grayling located in Crawford County, but not Grayling Township nor Frederic Township.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Residential construction inside Beaver Creek Township subject to Michigan's statewide residential construction code.

  • Michigan's current residential code listed by LARA is the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, effective February 8, 2016.

  “2015 Michigan Residential Code Current Code – Effective February 8, 2016”

• InspectionsRequired

  Building projects inside Beaver Creek Township that are covered by Crawford County's permit packet.

  • Inspections listed include footing, backfill, rough, insulation, final, and accessory-building inspections; a stop-work order may result from proceeding past an inspection level before inspection.
  • The cited county packet is dated/amended May 19, 2003; current county procedures should be confirmed before filing.

  “The County of Crawford Building Department Inspectors, in accordance with the Code of the State of Michigan and the Ordinance of the County of Crawford, must inspect all building projects in the logical and sequential order below:”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings inside Beaver Creek Township covered by Crawford County's building-permit process.

  • A final inspection is stated to occur when construction is complete and before occupation.
  • The cited county packet is dated/amended May 19, 2003; current county procedures should be confirmed before filing.

  “A Certificate of Occupancy must be issued before building is occupied.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems inside Beaver Creek Township, within Crawford County.

  • District Health Department #10's Crawford County office administers environmental-health permitting; the county building packet identifies a well and septic permit from the county health department as part of its all-township building process.

  “Building Permit information required for permit to build in all Townships and the City of Grayling located in Crawford County, but not Grayling Township nor Frederic Township. 4. WELL & SEPTIC PERMIT: FROM THE CRAWFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.”

• Well permitRequired

  Wells drilled inside Beaver Creek Township.

  • The permit is obtained from, or notice is given to, the local health department before drilling; county ordinances may differ in their specific requirements.

  “All Michigan counties have ordinances requiring that a well permit be obtained from the local health department (or the local health department be notified) before the well is drilled.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New construction inside Beaver Creek Township covered by Crawford County's building-permit process.

  • The cited county building packet applies to all Crawford County townships except Grayling Township and Frederic Township.
  • The cited county packet is dated/amended May 19, 2003; current road-commission requirements should be confirmed before filing.

  “3. DRIVE WAY PERMIT: FROM THE CRAWFORD COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION. 348-2281”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Beaver Creek Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Beaver Creek Township.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Beaver Creek Township.
• Building height — Buildings inside Beaver Creek Township.
• Living in an RV — Long-term RV occupancy on private land inside Beaver Creek 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.