Lake Charlevoix Watershed
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Zoning District Comparison
Mixed-use and Commercial Districts
District Name
C - Commercial (Waterfront Overlay)
CBD- Central Business District
CSD- Community Service District
MC - Marine Commercial
WF- Waterfront District
VMU- Village Mixed Use
G- Government or Utilities
VC- Village Commercial
C-1- Commercial District
Jurisdiction
Bay Township
City of Boyne City
City of Boyne City
City of Charlevoix
City of East Jordan
Eveline Township
Eveline Township
Eveline Township
South Arm Township
Defined High Water Elevation/OHWM
581.5' I.G.L.D
582.4' I.G.L.D.
582.4' I.G.L.D.
581.5' I.G.L.D
Legally established surface water level
582.35' I.G.L.D.
582.35' I.G.L.D.
582.35' I.G.L.D.
As established by law
Setback from OHWM
65'
35'
35'
0'
50'
50'
50'
50'
75'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage
10%-50%
100%
40%
None
75%
20%
20%
20%
None
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Number and Use of Docks
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Keyhole or Funneling standards
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shoreline Protection Structures
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips
45'
No
No
No
No
50'
50'
50'
No
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Prohibition of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in greenbelt
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Requirement of trees and woody plants in greenbelt
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Limited cutting or pruning of greenbelt vegetation
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Paths through greenbelt to water
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Prohibition of beach sanding
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Prohibition of alteration of area between water's edge and high water elevation
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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