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

Mills Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Mills Township's own limits. The township's official ordinances page lists a Zoning Ordinance No. 82 file, and the township's zoning permit application asks for zoning district and zoning approval.

  • Zoning applies to the unincorporated portions of Mills Township, which the ordinance text describes; approval is conditional on the zoning permit process.
  • The zoning ordinance text itself (districts and dimensional rules) was not opened; only the township's own listing of the ordinance was verified.

  “zoning-ordinance-no-82-detailed (updated)”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit approval for construction or use on land inside Mills Township. Building-permit steps are not covered by this claim.

  • Application must include a site plan showing property boundaries, existing and proposed structures and their distances from boundary lines, driveways and parking, and adjacent public roads.
  • Approval may be made subject to conditions; applicant must sign an affidavit that they own or are authorized to act for the owner.
  • Submit to Mills Township, 3480 E. Shearer Road, Midland, MI 48642.

  “it is hereby requested that the mills township approve a zoning permit for the property identified below.”

Rules another office applies inside Mills Township

Mills 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)

  Septic systems on land inside Mills Township, Midland County, Michigan (county service area; the page does not name Mills Township)

  • The Midland County environmental health page describes county sanitarian soil evaluation, inspection and permitting for septic systems; it does not name Mills Township, so this applies because Mills Township is in Midland County and the page describes the county service.
  • Mills Township's own official pages were checked and do not name a separate township septic authority.

  “our environmental health sanitarians conduct soil evaluations (percolation "perc" test), inspection, and permitting for septic systems.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Mills Township (building permit, not zoning permit)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Mills Township
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Mills Township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Mills Township
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside Mills 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.