Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Barryton, Michigan

Village of Barryton’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Barryton village limits, which the village zones under its own zoning ordinance

  • The ordinance recites its authority as Act 207, Michigan Public Acts of 1921, as amended; this run did not verify how the village administers it under the current Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.
  • The zoning map is said to be maintained in the village hall (section 402:2) and was not located online.

  ordinance number: #01-1988

  “zoning ordinance - #01-1988 barryton, michigan effective date: june 1, 1988 digitalized 03/16/2018”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Barryton village: A-1, R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2 and IND

  • District purpose text is published on the village page; the zoning map adopted by reference was not located online.
  • Dimensional schedules that the ordinance cross-references (schedule of R-1 district regulations, schedule of A-1 district regulations) were not present in the captured text.

  “the following zoning districts are hereby established and the purpose or intended use of each district is stated.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Rooming house as a special use in the R-1 district of Barryton village (not an ordinary single-family lot)

  • Special use: requires a special use permit under section 601 before a building permit.

  minimum lot area: >= 12000 square feet · minimum lot width: >= 80 feet

  “the site, lot or parcel accommodating a rooming house shall have a minimum area of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet and a minimum width of eighty (80) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Retail sales or personal services facility as a special use in the A-1 and R-1 districts of Barryton village

    “the site, lot or parcel accommodating the retail sales or personal services facility shall have a minimum area of one-half (1/2) acre.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Corner lots and double-frontage lots in the R-1 district that do not fit the R-1 minimum area or width requirements

  • Reduction is made by the zoning administrator to the average of existing setbacks on lots within 300 feet on the same side of the street.
  • Waterfront setbacks are excepted from this alternative.
  • Added by a 1998 council amendment to section 502 (subsection 502:4); the captured text gives no separate effective date for it.

  minimum front setback under alternative: >= 10 feet (alternative for corner and double-frontage lots only) · minimum side or rear setback under alternative: >= 4 feet (alternative for corner and double-frontage lots only)

  “may be reduced by the zoning administrator to equal the average of the actual existing setbacks of those lots which are located within 300 feet of, and are on the same side of the street as the lot in question; provided that the front setback shall not be less than 10 feet, and side or rear setbacks arc not less than 4 feet.”

  3 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Accessory buildings and uses on any lot in any Barryton village district (section 302 scope of district regulations)

    “accessory uses, or buildings may be located no closer than five feet (5') from either a side lot line or a rear lot line and unless otherwise specified in this ordinance an accessory use shall not be located within a required front yard or a required side yard.”

  • Specified — Rooming house special use in the R-1 district of Barryton village

    “any permitted structures shall be located not less than forty (40) feet from front and rear lot lines and not less than ten (10) feet from side lot lines.”

  • Specified — Retail sales or personal services facility as a special use in the A-1 and R-1 districts of Barryton village

    “the buildings shall be located not less than forty (40) feet from all property lines.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Accessory buildings and uses inside a required yard in any Barryton village district. This is a yard-occupancy limit, not a whole-lot coverage limit.

  • No whole-lot building coverage percentage was found in the captured text; the R-1 schedule was not captured.

  maximum share of required yard occupied by accessory use or building: <= 25 percent

  “any permitted accessory use or building shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required yard in which it is located.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Rooming house special use in the R-1 district of Barryton village

  • Special use only.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet

  “the maximum height of said structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Accessory uses and buildings in any Barryton village district

    “no accessory use or building shall be higher than the principal use or building.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Privately owned recreational vehicles (campers, travel trailers, motor homes) kept outside on a lot in the R-1 district

  • Covers permanent outside storage only; the stored equipment must be unoccupied and may not sit in a front yard.
  • The captured text does not address occupancy of an RV as a dwelling on a lot.

  “permanent outside storage of privately owned major recreational equipment including or similar to campers, boats, travel trailers, snowmobiles, etc. provided that said equipment shall be unoccupied and shall not be located in a front yard.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Privately owned recreational vehicles kept outside on a lot in the A-1 district

    “permanent outside storage of privately owned major recreational equipment including or similar to campers, boats, travel trailers, snowmobiles, etc. provided that said equipment shall be unoccupied and shall not be located in a front yard.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed

  A mobile home used as a single-family dwelling on a lot in Barryton village (where single-family dwellings are a principal use in the A-1 and R-1 districts)

  • Still subject to the area, location and height restrictions of the district.
  • Mobile homes in mobile home parks are not analyzed here.

  “dwelling, single-family - a detached residential dwelling unit including a mobile home, and a modular home, designed for and occupied by one family only.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Barryton or Mecosta County directly.

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction in Barryton village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption in Barryton village
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction in Barryton village
• Inspections — Building inspection for construction in Barryton village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new dwelling in Barryton village

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.