Zoning Department

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Zoning Administrator
Zoning@LongLakeTownship.com
8870 North Long Lake Rd. Traverse City, MI 49685
Phone: 231-946-2249, Fax: 231-946-4573
Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am-5:30 pm.

Introduction

The purpose of township zoning is to protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township, to provide for adequate light, air and convenience of access to secure safety from fire and other dangers; to avoid undo concentration of population by regulating and limiting types and locations of buildings and regulating the location of trades, industries and buildings designated for specific uses; to provide for the orderly development of the Township; to encourage the use of lands and resources of the Township in accordance with their character and adaptability; to provide for safety in traffic, adequate parking and to reduce hazards to life and property; to facilitate the development of adequate systems of fire protection, education, recreation, water supplies and sanitary facilities; and to conserve life, property, natural resources and the use of public funds for public services and improvements to conform with the most advantageous use of lands, resources and properties.

Long Lake Township Zoning Ordinance #60 amended November 2008

Long Lake Township Zoning Map

Zoning Fee Schedule

 

Duties of the Zoning Administrator

The Zoning Administrator is to receive applications for land use permits and issue or deny the same; to inspect buildings or structures; to determine compliance with the land use permits issued in compliance with this Ordinance; and to be in charge of the enforcement of this Ordinance. The Township Board may in its discretion instruct the Zoning Administrator to make effort to obtain voluntary compliance with this Ordinance. The Township Board may instruct the Zoning Administrator to initiate a criminal complaint or other legal action.

Under no circumstances is the Zoning Administrator permitted to make changes in this Ordinance nor to vary its terms in carrying out her or his duties.