City of Boyne City: Lake Charlevoix Watershed

Boyne City is city of approximately 3,700 people at the southeast end of the main basin of Lake Charlevoix. Visit the City of Boyne City website to view the City Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning Districts

Indicates Zoning that Meets the Recommendation

District Name	CBD- Central Business District	CSD- Community Service District	MFRD- Multiple Family Residential District	WRD- Waterfront Residential District
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Defined High Water Elevation/OHWM	582.4' I.G.L.D.	582.4' I.G.L.D.	582.4' I.G.L.D.	582.4' I.G.L.D
Setback from OHWM	35'	35'	35'	35'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage	100%	40%	30%	30%
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits	No	No	No	No
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review	No	No	No	No
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Number and Use of Docks	No	No	Yes	Yes
Keyhole or Funneling standards	No	No	No	No
Shoreline Protection Structures	No	No	No	No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips	No	No	No	No
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Requirement of trees and woody plants in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Limited cutting or pruning of greenbelt vegetation	No	No	No	No
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Paths through greenbelt to water	No	No	No	No
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of beach sanding	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of alteration of area between water's edge and high water elevation	No	No	No	No