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

Washington Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Washington township's limits, Sanilac County, Michigan: the township administers zoning compliance (land use) approvals through its zoning administrator and zoning contact.

  • Presence is inferred from the township's own zoning compliance permit form and its listed zoning contact; the zoning ordinance text itself was not readable, so the ordinance title and adoption date are not confirmed.
  • The county page lists a 'Washington Township Ordinances' PDF that returned no extractable text, so district-level zoning rules are not answered here.

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• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Township land use / zoning compliance permit fees for land inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan

  • Zoning compliance permit fee of $60.00 is payable to Washington Township and due upon receipt of the application (township application form).
  • Special land use / zoning compliance permit fee of $500.00 is payable to Washington Township and due upon receipt of the application (township application form).
  • Fee schedule effective or adoption date is not stated on either form.
  • Building permit fees, septic, and well fees are not covered by these forms.

  zoning compliance permit fee: 60 USD · special land use / zoning compliance permit fee: 500 USD

  “the permit fee of $500.00 shall be made payable to washington township, and due upon receipt of the application.”

• Permit processPartial

  Township zoning compliance (land use) permit process for land inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan

  • A site plan showing compliance with the requirements listed on the back of the form must be submitted before approval; the back-of-form requirements were not captured.
  • The form has a township-use-only section for payment type, check number, and status (approved/denied) with a support-for-decision line.
  • The forms describe the township zoning permit only; the process for building permits and inspections is not published on these pages.

  “a site plan showing the compliance of the requirements listed on the back of this form must be submitted before approval.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new construction inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan: which building code applies and who adopts it
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Washington township, Sanilac County, Michigan

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.