Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Cedar Creek Township, Michigan

Cedar Creek Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Zoning permits for land inside Cedar Creek township, Wexford County, Michigan

  • The county packet lists a Cedar Creek township zoning official separately from the Wexford Joint Planning Commission, whose listed member townships do not include Cedar Creek township.
  • The township zoning ordinance title and text were not located on an official page during this research; the value rests on the county's listing of the township's zoning official.

  “wexford county zoning officials: cedar creek township: wendy johnson 231-824-6543 cedar creek township building official: mack erickson 231-564-2202”

Rules another office applies inside Cedar Creek Township

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

• Who permits septicLocal

  Well and septic permits for land inside Cedar Creek township, Wexford County, Michigan

  • The county packet gives this district health department as the step for well and septic permits in Wexford County; the packet does not list Cedar Creek township by name for this step, so the service-area match should be confirmed.
  • Recorded as local because the district health department, not the state or the township, is named as the permit authority.

  “step 2: well/septic permit. contact the wexford/missaukee county district #10 health department for a well and septic permit or waiver if already existing.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Septic system permit for a home inside Cedar Creek township, Wexford County, Michigan

  • A waiver is available instead of a permit if the septic system already exists.
  • Service-area match for Cedar Creek township is not confirmed on an official health department page.

  “step 2: well/septic permit. contact the wexford/missaukee county district #10 health department for a well and septic permit or waiver if already existing.”

• Well permitRequired

  Water well permit for a home inside Cedar Creek township, Wexford County, Michigan

  • A waiver is available instead of a permit if the well already exists.
  • Service-area match for Cedar Creek township is not confirmed on an official health department page.

  “step 2: well/septic permit. contact the wexford/missaukee county district #10 health department for a well and septic permit or waiver if already existing.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveway connecting to a county road or state highway for a parcel inside Cedar Creek township

  • Applies if the driveway is on a county road (road commission) or a state highway (MDOT).
  • A waiver is available if the driveway already exists.

  “step 3: driveway permit. contact the wexford county road commission (if on a county road) or mdot (if on a state highway) to obtain a driveway permit or waiver if already existing.”

• Permit processPartial

  Wexford County's published step list for building permits, applied inside Cedar Creek township for the zoning, health and driveway steps; the county does not issue building permits for Cedar Creek township

  • Step 1 zoning permit goes through the local township office; step 2 is the district health department; step 3 is the road commission or MDOT driveway permit; step 4 covers wetland/floodplain review (text truncated in research).
  • The county building department excludes Cedar Creek township from its own building permits.

  “step 1: zoning permit. contact the appropriate local agency to obtain a zoning permit.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Cedar Creek township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Cedar Creek township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Cedar Creek township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes inside Cedar Creek township
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts of Cedar Creek 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.