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

Rules another office applies inside Hersey Township

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

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Homeowners acting as their own general contractor on a county building permit inside Hersey township

  • Homeowner must file an affidavit form with the permit application
  • Electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are separate permits
  • County page links homeowner plumbing and electrical guidelines

  “if you are the homeowner acting as the general contractor an affidavit form is required with your application.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction in Hersey township: Osceola County is the enforcing agency for the Michigan state construction code inside the township

  • Resolution signed by the township supervisor March 18, 2014; county signature date left blank in the posted copy
  • Applies until the resolution is rescinded or the township makes other provision to enforce the construction code act

  “osceola county agrees on behalf of hersey township to function as the designated enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of administering, applying, and enforcing the construction code act and the state construction code, specifically the michigan residential code and the michigan building code, to all development within hersey township's political boundaries”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New construction inside Hersey township (county building permit documentation)

  • State highways: contact MDOT
  • Permits to construct or alter a driveway within the road right-of-way are issued by the Osceola County Road Commission

  “driveway approval from the county road commission for all new construction. if on a state highway contact mdot.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in flood hazard areas inside Hersey township; Osceola County building official enforces floodplain provisions of the state construction code (including Appendix G)

  • All permits necessary for development in floodplain areas must be issued, including a floodplain permit, approval, or letter of no authority from the Michigan state environmental agency under Part 31 of PA 451
  • County reviews permit applications to determine whether building sites are reasonably safe from flooding
  • Resolution signed for the township March 18, 2014

  “hersey township and osceola county agree that osceola county's officially designated enforcing agency for the construction code act, building official, be directed to administer, apply, and enforce on hersey township's behalf the floodplain management regulations as contained in the state construction code (including appendix g)”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  County building permit process for construction inside Hersey township

  • Zoning approval needed only if the township is zoned; county page does not list Hersey Township among zoned townships
  • Separate electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits
  • Applications can be submitted online or downloaded and submitted to the building department
  • Driveway approval from the county road commission for all new construction; soil erosion waiver or required permit

  “health department approval: provide a copy of the septic approval for all single family dwellings, mobiles, modulars and additions containing bedrooms.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Hersey township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hersey township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Hersey township
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Hersey township
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Hersey 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.