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

Goodland Township’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building, residential and energy, mechanical, plumbing and electrical code enforcement inside Goodland township

  • Ordinance 206 designates the township as enforcing agency for the Michigan codes promulgated under Public Act 230 of 1972, as amended
  • Ordinance 206 repeals prior Ordinances 205.3, 1500, 1600 and 1201
  • The copy found carries a page footer dated 4/29/2013; no later amendment or replacement was located

  “the township of goodland is hereby designated the enforcing agency in the township for the michigan building, residential and energy codes as promulgated by the michigan construction code commission pursuant to public act 230 of 1972, as amended.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Goodland township limits: the township administers its own zoning ordinance (No. 100-07), so county zoning does not apply there

  • Ordinance 101-07 amends Goodland Township Zoning Ordinance No. 100-07 and sets a roof pitch rule for single-family dwelling units in Section 12.06 (Minimum Requirements for Dwellings Outside of Manufactured Housing Parks)
  • The full text of Ordinance 100-07 was not reachable; district, dimensional, and occupancy provisions were not verified (see other claims)
  • Amendment 101-07 was adopted by the township board on 2007-12-11 and took effect seven days after its newspaper publication

  single-family dwelling roof pitch minimum: >= 4-12 pitch

  “an ordinance to amend the goodland township zoning ordinance no. 100-07, to establish a roof pitch requirement for single-family dwelling units.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing permit, bond and inspection fees inside Goodland township

  • Fees are those established by motion of the construction code authority board; the township board may instead establish its own fees by motion
  • No published fee schedule was located

  “all fees for permits, bonds, and inspections required pursuant to the enforcement of the building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes shall be those established by motion of the board of directors of the [...] construction code authority. in the alternative, the township board may establish its own fees, by motion, if it so chooses.”

Rules another office applies inside Goodland Township

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Residential and small commercial onsite sewage (septic) systems on land inside Goodland township

  • The Lapeer County Health Department page describes county-wide permitting; it does not name Goodland township separately
  • No Goodland township septic ordinance was located

  “lchd acts as the local permitting agency for all residential and small commercial onsite sewage treatment systems.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Goodland township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Goodland township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area for a single-family home inside Goodland township
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for single-family residential and agricultural/rural districts inside Goodland township
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks for single-family residential and agricultural/rural districts inside Goodland 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.