Port Austin Township
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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Minutes
  • Available Applications
  • Building and Zoning
  • Election Information
  • FYI
  • General Regulations
  • Planning Commission

Building and zoning

Port Austin Township is self-zoned.  Building activity and/or changes in land use require conformity to the Township Zoning Ordinance and approval by our Zoning Inspector.   In many cases permits are required.

​Thinking that most people looking for zoning information on this site are looking for information on a particular topic, we have divided our ordinance into separate documents corresponding to the separate sections of our Ordinance.  Hopefully this will make specific topics easier to find.  If anyone would like the complete Ordinance without the bother of downloading many separate sections, we will gladly e-mail it to you upon request.  Also both paper copies, and a digital version on flash drives are available for purchase at the Township Hall.

Below is an ordinance map of the township for your reference purposes. 
Port Austin Zoning Map
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Article 1: Short Title
Short Title
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Article 2: Administration and Enforcement
Administration and Enforcement
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Article 3: Planning Commision
Planning Commission
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Article 4: Zoning Boards Appeal
Zoning Board of Appeals
File Size: 169 kb
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Article 5: Construction of Language and Definitions
Construction of Language and Definition
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Article 6: Zoning Districts and Map
Zoning Districts & Map
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Article 7: R-1 One Family Residential District
R-1 One Family Residential District
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Article 8: R-2 Multi Family Residential District
R-2 Multi Family Residential District
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Article 9: Reserved For Future Use
Reserved For Future Use
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Article 10: Ag Agriculture District
Ag Agriculture District
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Article 11: BUS General Business District
BUS General Business District
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Article 12: Reserved for Future Use
Reserved For Future Use
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Article 13: IND Industrial
Industrial
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Article 14: Planned Unit Development
Planned Unit Development
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Article 15: Condominium Development
Condominium Development
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Article 16: Subdivision of Land
Subdivision of Land
File Size: 324 kb
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Article 17: Wind Energy (Commercial & Private)
Wind Energy
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Article 18: Area, Density, Bulk, Height, and Yard Requirements 
Area, Density, Height, and Yard Requirments
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Article 19: General Provisions
General Provisions
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Article 20: Violation, Penalties, and Remedies
Violation, Penalties, and Remedies
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Article 21: Severability
Severability
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Article 22: Amendment & Supplement
Amendment and Supplement
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Article 23: Repeal
Repeal
File Size: 65 kb
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Article 24: Effective Date
Effective Date
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Appendix of Illustrations:
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1.  Basement & Story
Basement & Story
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2. Building Height
Building Height
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3. Building Line
Building Line
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4. Site Condominium Terms
Site Condominium Terms
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5. Subdivision Terms
Subdivision Terms
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6. Floor Area
Floor Area
File Size: 3737 kb
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7. Interior, Through, and Corner Lots
Interior,Through, and Corner Lots
File Size: 4542 kb
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8. Basic Structural Terms
Basic Structural Terms
File Size: 2776 kb
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9. Yards
Yards
File Size: 2393 kb
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10. Side Yards Abutting a Street
Side Yards Abutting a Street
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11. Locations of Driveways for Gasoline Service Stations
Locations of Driveways for Gasoline Service
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12. Distance Spacing for Multiple Dwellings 
Distance Spacing for Multiple Dwellings
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13. Parking Layouts
Parking Layouts
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