Mich. Admin. Code R. 125.1941

Current through Vol. 24-07, May 1, 2024

Section R. 125.1941 - Required distances between homes and other structures

Rule 941.

(1) A home shall be in compliance with all of the following minimum distances, as measured from the wall/support line or foundation line, whichever provides the greater distance:

(a) For a home not sited parallel to an internal road, 20 feet from an adjacent home, including an attached structure that may be used for living purposes for the entire year.

(b) For a home sited parallel to an internal road, 15 feet from an adjacent home, including an attached structure that may be used for living purposes for the entire year if the adjacent home is sited next to the home on and parallel to the same internal road or an intersecting internal road.

(c) Ten feet from an attached or detached structure or accessory of an adjacent home that may not be used for living purposes for the entire year.

(d) Fifty feet from permanent community-owned structures, such as either of the following:

(i) Clubhouses.

(ii) Maintenance and storage facilities.

(e) One hundred feet from a baseball or softball field.

(f) Twenty-five feet from the fence of a swimming pool.

(g) Attached or detached structures or accessories that may not be used for living purposes for the entire year shall be a minimum distance of 10 feet from an adjacent home or its adjacent attached or detached structures.

(2) A home, including an accessory, shall be set back all the following minimum distances, where applicable:

(a) Seven feet from the edge of the back of the curb or the edge of an internal road paving surface.

(b) Seven feet from a parking space on an adjacent home site or parking bay off a home site.

(c) Seven feet from a common sidewalk.

(d) Twenty-five feet from a natural or man-made lake or waterway.

(3) A carport shall be in compliance with both of the following setbacks if it is completely open, at a minimum, on the 2 long sides and the entrance side:

(a) Support pillars that are installed adjacent to the edge of an internal road shall be set back 4 feet or more from the closest edge of the internal road and 2 feet or more from the closest edge of a common sidewalk, if provided.

(b) Roof overhang shall be set back 2 feet or more from the edge of the internal road.

(4) Steps and their attachments shall not encroach into parking areas more than 3 1/2 feet.

(5) A home sited on one side of the dividing line between a community constructed under a previous act and an expansion of the community constructed in compliance with the requirements of the act shall be a minimum of 13 feet from a home sited on the other side of the dividing line.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 125.1941

1979 AC; 1980 AACS; 1991 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2003 AACS