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

Krakow Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, enlargement or moving of buildings in Krakow township; a township zoning permit comes first.

  • Township zoning permit must be obtained before the county building permit (Winter 2020 newsletter; may be dated).

  “zoning permits: no building may be constructed, altered, enlarged upon, or moved without a township zoning permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Krakow township limits, Presque Isle County, Michigan: the township's own zoning ordinance and zoning administrator.

  • The ordinance text opened is the 2011 version posted on the township website; the current amended ordinance was not opened.
  • A township zoning permit is required before the county issues a building permit.

  “no building may be constructed, altered, enlarged upon, or moved without a township zoning permit.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Krakow township zoning districts as set out in the township ordinance schedule of regulations (Table A).

  • Table A is garbled in the extracted PDF text; the district labels (R-1, R-2, and rows labeled a, c, i, fr) were inferred from the table layout and need confirmation.

  “section 14.2 scheduled of regulations: table a scheduled of regulations zoning district minimum lot size”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the agricultural district (row labeled a) of Krakow township.

  • Minimum floor area excludes basements, breezeways, porches, or attached garages.

  minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 1000 sq ft

  “a 15 acres n/a 2 30’ (e) 30’ 20’ 30’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Dwellings in the R-1 district of Krakow township.

    “r-1 1 acre 100’ 2 30’ 15’ 10’ 10’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 district lots in Krakow township.

  • Table A row read from garbled PDF text; column alignment inferred.
  • Existing lots below 100% of the required lot size may have setbacks varied by the Zoning Board of Appeals (section 4.8).

  minimum lot size: 1 acre

  “r-1 1 acre 100’ 2 30’ 15’ 10’ 10’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in the R-2 district of Krakow township.

    “r-2 12,000 sq. ft (c) 75’ 3 45’ 15’ (a) (d) 10’` (d) 10’ (d) 1,000 sq. ft. (c) 24” (c)”

  • Specified — Agricultural district (row labeled a in Table A) of Krakow township.

    “a 15 acres n/a 2 30’ (e) 30’ 20’ 30’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 district lots in Krakow township.

  • Column alignment inferred from garbled Table A text; footnote (a) applies to waterfront lots.
  • Waterfront front setback: 75 feet from the mean high water mark, but not less than 40 feet if the line of sight provision applies.

  front yard setback: 15 ft · side yard setback: 10 ft · rear yard setback: 10 ft

  “r-1 1 acre 100’ 2 30’ 15’ 10’ 10’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agricultural district (row labeled a) of Krakow township.

    “a 15 acres n/a 2 30’ (e) 30’ 20’ 30’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

• Building heightSpecified

  Agricultural district (row labeled a) buildings in Krakow township.

  • Footnote (e) refers to section 4.9 height limitations.

  maximum building height: <= 2 stories (also 30 feet) · maximum building height: <= 30 ft (also 2 stories)

  “a 15 acres n/a 2 30’ (e) 30’ 20’ 30’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 district buildings in Krakow township.

    “r-1 1 acre 100’ 2 30’ 15’ 10’ 10’ 1,000 sq. ft. 24’”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Travel trailers, motor homes and similar vehicles on residential property with a dwelling in Krakow township.

  • Such vehicles may not be occupied or connected to electrical or sanitary facilities except when transient, for no more than 14 days.
  • Seasonal parking of travel trailers, campers and motor homes is limited to 30 cumulative days from May 1 to September 30 (section 4.24).

  transient occupancy limit: <= 14 days (transient use only)

  “travel trailers, campers, pickup campers and motor homes may be parked on a parcel of land during the period from may 1, xx to september 30, xx. the cumulative occupancy during this period shall not exceed thirty (30) days.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Temporary only (with conditions) — Travel trailer or motor home used during construction of a permanent dwelling in Krakow township.

    “a zoning permit may be issued by the zoning administrator for use of a travel trailer or a motor home during the time of construction of a permanent dwelling.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Tent and recreational vehicle camping on private land in Krakow township.

  • Tent camping limited to 14 days during any 45-day period.
  • Recreational vehicles and tents need holding tanks or an approved portable toilet.
  • Setbacks of the district apply when camping equipment is set up.

  tent camping limit: <= 14 days (per any 45-day period)

  “tent camping shall be limited to fourteen (14) days during any forty-five (45) day period.”

• Accessory dwellingsProhibited

  Garages and accessory buildings in Krakow township; does not address a general accessory dwelling unit.

  • Applies to garages and accessory buildings only; other accessory dwelling forms were not found in the opened text.

  “garages or accessory buildings shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes.”

• Permit processPartial

  Sequence of permits for construction in Krakow township: township zoning permit, then county building permit.

  • The published steps are from a dated newsletter; no complete permit page was opened.

  “this permit is required before the county building and zoning department will issue a building permit.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in Krakow township.
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption in Krakow township.
• Inspections — Building inspections in Krakow township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings in Krakow township.
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage in Krakow 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.