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

Grayling Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Grayling Charter Township, Crawford County, Michigan.

  • The ordinance establishes district boundaries on the township zoning map.

  “The boundaries of the zoning districts are established and shown on the Zoning Map of Grayling Charter Township, Crawford County, Michigan”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • The zoning map and all notations, references, and information shown on it are made part of the ordinance.

  “The zoning map, as amended, with all notations, references and other information shown thereon is hereby made part of this Ordinance.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping within the Natural River District in Grayling Charter Township.

  • The stated restriction applies to the natural-vegetation strip.
  • Tent camping is excepted from the ban in that strip.

  “Camping, except for tent camping, is not permitted in the natural vegetation strip.”

• Shed and accessory-building permit exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Portable accessory structures of 200 square feet or less under the township zoning ordinance.

  • This is an exemption from a township zoning permit, not a finding about building-code permits.
  • Applicable placement and height rules remain in the ordinance.

  maximum portable accessory-structure area: <= 200 square feet (No zoning permit required.)

  “Portable Accessory Structures 200 ft2 or less. 1. Permit. No zoning permit is required.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Lot splits in the R-F and R-3 districts inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • In R-F, the planning commission may approve a split below 2.5 acres only if resulting parcels are at least 1.25 acres and existing structures do not become nonconforming for yard setbacks.
  • Lot splits are not allowed in R-3.

  minimum approved R-F split parcel: >= 1.25 acres (Planning Commission approval; must not create setback nonconformity.)

  “lot splits less than the required two and one-half (2 1/2) acres may be approved by the Planning Commission”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways governed by the township zoning ordinance inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • All driveways must meet MDOT minimum standards and receive an MDOT driveway permit before construction.
  • Single-family driveways must be at least 12 feet wide and cleared to 15 feet; those longer than 300 feet need an emergency-vehicle turnaround.

  minimum residential driveway width: >= 12 feet (Single-family residences.) · minimum residential driveway clearance height: >= 15 feet (Single-family residences.)

  “all driveways shall meet [...] the minimum standards of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and shall receive a driveway permit from MDOT prior to construction.”

Rules another office applies inside Grayling Township

Grayling 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 sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • Schedule footnotes and other applicable zoning controls apply.

  minimum floor area: >= 924 square feet (R-1 Single-Family Residential District.)

  “R-1 Single-Family Residential 12,000 sq ft [...] 924”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in the R-F Recreational Forest District inside Grayling Charter Township.

    “RF Recreational Forest 2.5 acres [...] 720”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-F Recreational Forest District inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • Schedule footnotes apply.

  minimum lot area: >= 2.5 acres (R-F Recreational Forest District.) · minimum lot width: >= 200 feet (R-F Recreational Forest District.)

  “RF Recreational Forest 2.5 acres [...] 200”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • Schedule footnotes apply, including the reversed-corner-lot rule.

  front setback: >= 30 feet (R-1.) · rear setback: >= 40 feet (R-1.) · side setback: >= 10 feet (R-1.) · street-side setback: >= 30 feet (R-1.)

  “R-1 Single-Family Residential 12,000 sq ft [...] 35 30 40 10 30 924 40”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-F Recreational Forest District inside Grayling Charter Township.

    “RF Recreational Forest 2.5 acres [...] 35 50 50 30 30 720”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • Schedule footnotes apply.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent (R-1.)

  “R-1 Single-Family Residential 12,000 sq ft [...] 924 40”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Grayling Charter Township.

  • Height regulations may be subject to the Crawford County Airport Zoning Ordinance and other state or federal regulations.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (R-1.)

  “R-1 Single-Family Residential 12,000 sq ft [...] 35 30 40 10 30 924 40”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-F Recreational Forest District inside Grayling Charter Township.

    “RF Recreational Forest 2.5 acres [...] 35 50 50 30 30 720”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Grayling Charter Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Grayling Charter Township.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Grayling Charter Township.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Grayling Charter Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Grayling Charter 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.