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

Raisin Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Raisin Charter Township (Raisin township), Lenawee County, Michigan. Not the county's unincorporated area and not Raisinville Township in Monroe County.

  • The township's own page lists a zoning ordinance table of contents and Articles 1 through 15 (plus 4a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) as PDFs, which shows the township has adopted and administers its own zoning ordinance.
  • The Article PDFs returned no extractable text when opened in this run, so district standards and the zoning district map could not be read.
  • Zoning-only topics are answered unknown rather than from the county.

  “zoning ordinances table of contents (pdf) download article 1 (pdf) download article 2 (pdf) download”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits issued by Raisin Charter Township's building department for work inside the township

  • The township building department page links a Raisin and Macon fee schedule PDF, plus separate fee schedules for Ridgeway and Britton; the fee amounts were not readable in this run.
  • The page states the department also issues permits for Britton, Macon and Ridgeway townships; those schedules do not govern land inside Raisin Charter Township.

  “building permit fee schedules raisin and macon fee schedule (pdf) download”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit applications for work inside Raisin Charter Township

  • Application forms are published as PDFs on the building department page (building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing).
  • The page names a building inspector, a back-up building inspector, an electrical inspector, a mechanical inspector and a plumbing inspector, with a construction board of appeals that meets on demand.

  “building permit applications building permit application (pdf) download”

Rules another office applies inside Raisin Township

Raisin 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)

  On-site sewage disposal systems that handle up to 10,000 gallons of wastewater per day on land inside Raisin Charter Township, Lenawee County

  • Systems handling more than 10,000 gallons per day are not covered by this statement; those are regulated by EGLE.
  • The page states the Lenawee County Health Department regulates county-wide, including inside Raisin Charter Township; the township does not issue septic permits in this record.

  “the lenawee county health department (lchd) has jurisdiction for public and private on-site sewage disposal systems in lenawee county that handle up to 10,000 gallons of wastewater per day.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New on-site sewage disposal systems inside Raisin Charter Township, Lenawee County

  • Permit is issued by the Lenawee County Health Department or EGLE depending on the type and amount of wastewater.
  • Construction may proceed only after the construction permit is obtained; permit requires a site evaluation (soil permeability, seasonal high water table, available land area, isolation from water supplies) and payment of permit fees.

  “prior to installing a sewage disposal system, a construction permit must be obtained from either egle or the lchd, depending on the type and amount of wastewater generated.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New on-site sewage disposal systems inside Raisin Charter Township, Lenawee County

  • Each system must be inspected and approved by the Lenawee County Health Department before it is placed into service.

  “each system is inspected and requires approval from the department before being placed into service.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Raisin Charter Township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Raisin Charter Township
• Building code adopted — Construction codes enforced inside Raisin Charter Township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Raisin Charter Township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Raisin 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.