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

Brevort Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Brevort township's limits under the township's own Interim Zoning Ordinance (1984, Third Edition 2004)

  • The ordinance text was found only on energyzoning.org, a third-party host; the township's own site (brevorttownship.com) showed no zoning text, so the current adopted version and amendments are not verified.
  • Uses are permitted only as the district regulations allow; conditional uses and non-conforming use permits go through the township zoning board.
  • Ordinance dated 1984 with a 2004 third edition and an 'interim' title; effective or adoption date not stated in the excerpt, so effective_at is null.

  “this ordinance shall be known as the brevort township interim zoning ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Brevort township zoning districts (the township's own districts) inside its limits

  • Districts named in the ordinance are agricultural, residential, commercial, forestry management and resort/residential; the district boundaries are on an 'interim zoning map of brevort township' kept at the township hall (section 5.1), which was not located online.
  • Source is a third-party copy of the township ordinance; current district list not verified against the township's own site.

  “section 6.1 for the purpose of this ordinance, all unincorporated areas of the township of brevort, county of mackinac and state of michigan are hereby divided into the following zoning districts: agricultural district residential district commercial district forestry management district resort/residential district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Forestry management district of Brevort township only (chapter X, section 10.2); not the main residential or agricultural district

  • Lot size rule in the forestry district only; the residential and agricultural minimum lot areas were not readable (see unknown claims).

  minimum lot area: >= 10 acres (forestry management district)

  “b. a parcel may be used and a building or structure located upon a lot having an area not less than ten (10) acres.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Trailer coaches on residential parcels in Brevort township (residential district regulations, section 9.2)

  • Only storage of one unoccupied trailer coach is addressed; the ordinance does not state that an RV may be lived in.
  • Storage must not obstruct views of adjacent neighbors or cause devaluation of adjacent property.
  • Section 4.8 bars using temporary structures as dwellings; see temporary_camping claim.

  trailer coaches stored: <= 1 count (unoccupied only)

  “the storage of not more than one (1) unoccupied trailer coach, provided that said coach does not obstruct views of adjacent neighbors or cause devaluation of the adjacent property.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes in the residential district of Brevort township (the district whose regulations are at sections 9.2 to 9.7)

  • Mobile homes are permitted in the district only if they meet the requirements of section 9.2 and 9.6, and must have a permanent foundation.
  • The size requirement in section 9.7 is garbled in the OCR copy and not readable; the size limit is not stated here.
  • Forestry district allows one seasonal dwelling or mobile home per parcel (section 10.2); agricultural district mobile home rules were not read.

  “in size with permanent foundation and also provided they meet the requirements of section 9.2 and 9.6.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Mobile homes placed on lots in the residential district of Brevort township

    “each mobile home must be mounted on parallel rows of pillars placed directly beneath each longitudinal steel girder, and spaced on centers of not over eight (8) feet.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Every building used in whole or in part for human occupancy inside Brevort township, under the township ordinance

  • The ordinance requires a septic tank system for every occupied building, so non-septic sewage disposal is not allowed under the township rule; state and health department rules also apply.
  • Source is a third-party copy of the 1984/2004 interim ordinance; currency not verified.

  “every building or structure hereafter erected on any premises and used in whole or in part for human occupancy or frequency shall be provided with a safe and sanitary water supply, a septic tank system of sewage disposal”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Exit and entrance points of parking areas for uses covered by the ordinance's parking provisions in Brevort township; residential driveways not confirmed

  • Approval for the location of the exit and entrance comes from the state highway department or county road commission, depending on road type.
  • Exit and entrance limited to one each, per the parking section.

  “approval for the location of such exit and entrance shall be obtained from the state highway department for all truck line highways and from the county road commission for all other roads and highways in the township”

Rules another office applies inside Brevort Township

Brevort 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 septicMixed (with conditions)

  Septic and well approvals for property inside Brevort township, handled by the LMAS District Health Department serving Mackinac County, with the township ordinance adding its own septic requirement

  • The LMAS home page lists sewage disposal and well & septic application forms; it does not name Brevort township, so the service area for Brevort is not confirmed on an official page.
  • Township requirement comes from the ordinance (section 4.12); the health department's permit process was not opened.

  “a public health agency serving luce, mackinac, alger & schoolcraft counties”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction in Brevort township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home in Brevort township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction in Brevort township
• Inspections — Construction inspections in Brevort township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings in Brevort 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.