Bay Township: Lake Charlevoix Watershed

Bay Township lies on the northeast shore of the main basin of Lake Charlevoix between Lake Charlevoix and Walloon Lake. Visit the Bay Township website to view the Township Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning Districts

Indicates Zoning that Meets the Recommendation

District Name	R1 - Residential (Waterfront Overlay)	C - Commercial (Waterfront Overlay)	A - Agricultural (Waterfront Overlay)
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Defined High Water Elevation/OHWM	581.5' I.G.L.D	581.5' I.G.L.D	581.5' I.G.L.D.
Setback from OHWM	65'	65'	65'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage	10%-50%	10%-50%	10%-50%
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits	Yes	Yes	Yes
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review	No	No	No
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems	Yes	Yes	No
Number and Use of Docks	Yes	Yes	Yes
Keyhole or Funneling standards	No	No	No
Shoreline Protection Structures	No	No	No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips	45'	45'	45'
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt	No	No	No
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt	Yes	Yes	Yes
Prohibition of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in greenbelt	No	No	No
Requirement of trees and woody plants in greenbelt	Yes	Yes	Yes
Limited cutting or pruning of greenbelt vegetation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt	No	No	No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paths through greenbelt to water	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Prohibition of beach sanding	No	No	No
Prohibition of alteration of area between water's edge and high water elevation	No	No	No