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

Sheridan Township’s own rules

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping on a parcel of private property inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan

  • The township says it has a camping ordinance; the page does not reproduce the ordinance text, so further conditions were not verified.
  • Camping on a parcel that extends past 4 days per year requires a permit.

  camping days per year before permit required: > 4 days

  “camping on a parcel of property that extends past 4 days per year must obtain a permit.”

Rules another office applies inside Sheridan Township

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan. The zoning is the Mason County zoning ordinance administered by the county zoning department, not an ordinance adopted by Sheridan township.

  • The Mason County zoning page lists Sheridan among the townships where a Mason County zoning permit is required for routine permits (house, fence, garage, etc.), variances, site plan review, special land uses, signs and access management review.
  • The Sheridan township permits page says zoning and building permits are handled by the Mason County building and zoning departments, and no township-adopted zoning ordinance was found on the township site.
  • Dimensional, occupancy and other zoning-only limits were not read in the county ordinance within this research run; see the unknown claims for those topics.

  “a mason county zoning permit is required for projects in the townships of amber, branch, custer, meade, victory, sherman, sheridan, summit, riverton, eden, and logan”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Buildings on land inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan, used exclusively for agricultural purposes, under the Mason County building department

  • The building must be located on land which is being used for agricultural purposes, per the page citing MCL 125.1508a (1)(a).
  • No residential storage is allowed in the structure (lawn tractors, cars, RVs, recreational equipment, etc.).
  • The building official may inspect; if the building is not used exclusively for agriculture, additional permits may be required and the building may need to be reconstructed, remodeled or removed.
  • A zoning permit is still required for an agricultural building.

  “an agricultural exemption request may be made on buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning and building permit applications for land inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan

  • Applications can be downloaded from the township permits page, signed, and returned by mail or in person; the township says to call the office for the fee amount.
  • The Mason County building inspectors and zoning director are listed on the township page with office hours; a building permit checklist and a hand-drawn floor plan are required for dwellings and accessory buildings (excluding decks), per the township page.
  • Agricultural-use buildings still need a zoning permit, per the township page.

  “zoning & building permits can be downloaded and returned by mail to: 102 e. 5th street scottville, mi 49454”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new buildings inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list for land inside Sheridan township, Mason County, Michigan

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.