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

Addison Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction required for an individual mobile home outside a licensed mobile-home park inside Addison Township.

  • The rule is in the Township's mobile-home-outside-parks standards.

  “All construction required herein shall be commenced only after a building permit has been obtained in accordance with township regulations.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Addison Township, Oakland County, Michigan.

  • The cited Township zoning ordinance identifies residential zoning districts.

  “Individual mobile homes and other single-family dwelling units may be located in the A, R-E, S-E, S-F, R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential zoning districts which allow single-family residences, subject to the following:”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts published by Addison Township for land inside Township limits.

  • The cited section lists A, R-E, S-E, S-F, R-1, R-2, and R-3 residential zoning districts in the context of individual mobile homes.

  “A - Agricultural [...] RE - Rural Estates [...] SE - Suburban Estates [...] SF - Suburban Farms [...] R-1 - Residential [...] R-2 - Residential [...] R-3 - Residential”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Recreational equipment parked or stored in any Addison Township zoning district.

  • The rule concerns equipment parked or stored; loading or unloading allowances are addressed elsewhere in § 4.35.

  “Recreational equipment parked or stored shall not be connected to electricity, water, gas or sanitary facilities, and at no time shall same be used for living, lodging or housekeeping purposes.”

• Permit processPartial

  Construction required for an individual mobile home outside a licensed mobile-home park inside Addison Township.

  • Construction may commence only after a Township-regulations building permit is obtained.

  “In all cases where a building permit is required, application for a zoning compliance permit shall be made coincident with the application for a building permit; in all other cases, application shall be made not less than five (5) business days prior to the time when a new or enlarged use of a building or premises or part thereof is intended to begin.”

Rules another office applies inside Addison Township

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

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Dwelling units in the A Agricultural District inside Addison Township.

  minimum floor area per dwelling unit: >= 1100 square feet

  “Minimum floor area per dwelling unit: One thousand one hundred (1,100) square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Dwelling units in the R-E Rural Estate Residential District inside Addison Township.

    “Minimum floor area per dwelling unit: One thousand one hundred (1,100) square feet.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Structures in the A Agricultural District inside Addison Township.

  front setback: >= 60 feet · minimum one side setback: >= 30 feet · total side setbacks: >= 60 feet · rear setback: >= 50 feet

  “Minimum yards (setbacks): Front: Sixty (60) feet. Side, least one: Thirty (30) feet. Side, total two: Sixty (60) feet. Rear: Fifty (50) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Structures in the R-E Rural Estate Residential District inside Addison Township.

    “Minimum yards (setbacks): Front: Sixty (60) feet. Side, least one (1): Thirty (30) feet. Side, total two (2): Sixty (60) feet. Rear: Fifty (50) feet.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential buildings in the A Agricultural District inside Addison Township.

  • Nonresidential buildings and structures have a separate 50-foot maximum.

  maximum residential building height: <= 35 feet (Two and one-half stories)

  “Maximum height: Two and one half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet. Nonresidential buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty (50) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Buildings in the R-E Rural Estate Residential District inside Addison Township.

    “Maximum height: Two and one half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Addison Township.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for land inside Addison Township.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Addison Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for land inside Addison Township.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Addison 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.