Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Mesick, Michigan

Village of Mesick’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Mesick village limits: the village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance (the 'Mesick Village Zoning Ordinance'), per the village's Ordinances & Resolutions page listing 'complete zoning ord. 2003 02'.

  • The village-hosted zoning file opened for this research is an amendment (Ordinance 2003-102) that refers to the Mesick Village Zoning Ordinance; the full base ordinance text was not opened, so district standards are not verified here.
  • Zoning file states its use provisions apply to all lands and premises in the village.

  “an ordinance to amend in part an ordinance entitled "mesick village zoning ordinance" which was adopted december 3, 1969 as amended”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Mesick village

  • Commercial district article confirmed; residential district list and map not opened.

  “the purpose of establishing commercial districts is to provide areas exclusive ofresidential use and primary dedicated to a wide variety of commercial business”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private privy or septic facilities inside Mesick village

  • Banned in areas served by the public sewer system.
  • Where no public sewer is available, the building sewer may be connected to a private sewage disposal system built under applicable laws and village rules.

  “it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage in any area of the village served by the public sewer system.”

• Well permitLimited

  Private water wells inside Mesick village

  • Potable private wells are barred where the village supply applies; private wells are allowed for nonpotable use.
  • No well-permit form or fee was located in the opened text.

  “except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for an owner, occupant, or tenant of property to drill or maintain a private water well within the village.”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater (with conditions)

  A house inside Mesick village located within 100 feet of, or abutting, a street or right-of-way with a village water main

  • Mandatory connection within 180 days after official notice, or when the health department requires the well be replaced.
  • Applies where a water main is located in the adjoining right-of-way (within 100 feet or abutting).

  distance to water main: <= 100 feet (or abutting the right-of-way) · connection deadline after notice: 180 days (after official notice)

  “located within 100 feet of or abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a water main is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable plumbing facilities therein”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Sewer (with conditions) — A new house inside Mesick village that abuts a street or right-of-way with an available public sanitary sewer

    “the owners of all new houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes (where liquid wastes are produced), situated within the village and abutting on any street, alley or other public right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located an available public sanitary sewer of the village are hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable toilet facilities and connect such facilities directly to the proper public sanitary sewer.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building and other permits issued by Mesick village

  • Fee schedule is a separate PDF ('Mesick permit fees') that was not opened; amounts not recorded.

  “complete ord 2003 03 permits (pdf) download sign ord (pdf) download mesick permit fees (pdf) download”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Mesick or Wexford County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Mesick village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Mesick village
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Mesick village
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Mesick village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Mesick village

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.