City of East Jordan: Lake Charlevoix Watershed

East Jordan is a city of around 2,400 people at the south end of the south arm of Lake Charlevoix. Visit the City of East Jordan website to view the City Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning Districts

Indicates Zoning that Meets the Recommendation

District Name	CR- Conservation Reserve District	I- Industrial	WF- Waterfront District	R1- Single Family Residential District	RA- Single Family Residential District	R3- Multiple-family Residential District
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Defined High Water Elevation/OHWM	Legally established surface water level	Legally established surface water level	Legally established surface water level	Legally established surface water level	Legally established surface water elevation	Legally established surface water level
Setback from OHWM	50'	75'	50'	35'	40'	35'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage	20%	75%	75%	30%	30%	30%
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits	No	No	No	No	No	No
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Number and Use of Docks	No	No	No	No	No	No
Keyhole or Funneling standards	No	No	No	No	No	No
Shoreline Protection Structures	No	No	No	No	No	No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips	No	No	No	No	No	No
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Requirement of trees and woody plants in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Limited cutting or pruning of greenbelt vegetation	No	No	No	No	No	No
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Paths through greenbelt to water	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers	No	No	No	No	No	No
Prohibition of beach sanding	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