City of Charlevoix: Lake Charlevoix Watershed

Charlevoix is city of around 2,500 people located between the northwest end of Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan. Visit the City of Charlevoix website to view the City Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning Districts

Indicates Zoning that Meets the Recommendation

District Name	MC - Marine Commercial	R1 - Low Density Single Family Residential	SR - Scenic Reserve
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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	0'	50'	50'
Maximum Impervious Surface Lot Coverage	None	40%	30%
Conditions for Issuance of Zoning Permits	No	No	No
Formal Planning Commission Site Plan Review	No	No	No
Engineered Stormwater Control Systems	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number and Use of Docks	No	No	No
Keyhole or Funneling standards	No	No	No
Shoreline Protection Structures	No	No	No
Greenbelt/Vegetated Buffer Strips	No	No	No
Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt	No	No	No
Native vegetation requirement in greenbelt	No	No	No
Prohibition of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in greenbelt	No	No	No
Requirement of trees and woody plants in greenbelt	No	No	No
Limited cutting or pruning of greenbelt vegetation	No	No	No
Spacing requirements for new plantings in greenbelt	No	No	No
Viewing platforms in greenbelt	No	No	No
Paths through greenbelt to water	No	No	No
Maintenance of existing natural shoreline buffers	No	No	No
Prohibition of beach sanding	No	No	No
Prohibition of alteration of area between water's edge and high water elevation	No	No	No