Charlevoix Township: Lake Charlevoix Watershed

Charlevoix Township surrounds the City of Charlevoix and lies between Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan. Visit the Charlevoix Township website to view the Township Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning Districts

Indicates Zoning that Meets the Recommendation

District Name	I-2- Marine Industrial District	PRD- Planned Residential District	R-2- One & Two-family Dwelling District	R-1- One-family Dwelling District
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Defined High Water Elevation/OHWM	579.8' I.G.L.D.	579.8' I.G.L.D.	579.8' I.G.L.D.	579.8' I.G.L.D.
Setback from OHWM	50'	50'	50'	50'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage	None	None	35%	30%
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review	No	No	No	No
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems	Yes	Yes	No	No
Number and Use of Docks	No	No	No	No
Keyhole or Funneling standards	No	No	No	No
Shoreline Protection Structures	No	No	No	No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips	No	50'	50'	50'
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt	No	No	No	No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paths through greenbelt to water	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers	No	Yes	No	No
Prohibition of beach sanding	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of alteration of area between water's edge and high water elevation	No	Yes	Yes	Yes