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

Fremont Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Fremont Township's limits (Tuscola County, MI), administered by the township zoning administrator. Not county zoning and not the City of Fremont (Newaygo County).

  • The township's ordinance index lists a Zoning Ordinance adopted October 8, 2009 with amendments adopted August 8, 2013, and a caregiver cultivation amendment (Ordinance 114) listed as adopted May 2022.
  • Township planning minutes of April 11, 2023 say the board was still continuing to work on updating the zoning ordinance; a newer version may exist.
  • The zoning ordinance text itself was not opened within the research budget, so district, dimensional and use provisions are not verified here.
  • A separate Mayville-area planning document says the township ordinance was last revised in 2003; this conflicts with the 2009 adoption date and was not resolved.

  “master plan adopted august 28, 2007 zoning ordinance adopted october 8, 2009 zoning ordinance amendments adopted august 8, 2013”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Keeping a camper or recreational vehicle on a parcel inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI

  • The 120-day period is quoted from township planning-commission minutes of April 11, 2023 describing section 13.15 of the zoning ordinance. The ordinance text itself was not opened.
  • The board discussed changing the period to 200 days and decided to leave it at 120 days for now, per the same minutes.
  • Any other zoning or sanitation rule that applies to the camper was not checked.

  camper on parcel, permitted period: <= 120 days

  “section 13.15 states that you can have a camper on a parcel for 120 days”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions of parcels inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI

  • The ordinance index lists a land division ordinance by title only; its text was not opened.
  • Whether state Land Division Act requirements also apply was not checked.

  “land division ordinance ordinance enforcement policy blight ordinance civil infraction ordinance”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permitting inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Fremont Township, Tuscola County, MI

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.