Summary
The Leelanau Township Board received the June/July 2025 Zoning Report, prepared August 11, 2025. The report details land use permit activity, land divisions, and short-term rental permitting for the period, along with other zoning department work.
Other Business
The Zoning Report shows 11 land use permits issued in June/July 2025, including 5 new homes, 2 alterations, and 4 accessory structures. Year-to-date totals for 2025 stand at 30 permits (9 new homes, 6 alterations, 12 accessory structures, 3 commercial/other), compared to 39 year-to-date in 2024 and 32 year-to-date in 2023.
Eleven specific permits were listed by address and type, including new single-family dwellings at 14907 N. Cathead Bay Rd., 11299 N. Evenfall Tr., 10203 N. Old Farm Rd., 12122 E. Freeland Rd., and 11027 E. Lee Mann Rd.; additions at 7187 N. Christianson Rd. and 314 N. Northcott; a garage/storage building at 7636 N. Swede Rd.; a shed at 13143 N. Knollwood; an accessory building at 10600 E. Bluebird; and an accessory agricultural building at 11951 N. Woolsey Lk. Rd. The report notes several applications are in progress and that there have been many questions regarding zoning and setback requirements.
On land divisions, several parcel transfer/lot split applications are under review with the Assessor, one land division application is under review, and one property transfer has been approved.
Twenty-four short-term rental permits have been issued for 2025.
Other zoning department work includes assisting the Township Board with another local government's approval process for Small Winemaker permits, conducting preliminary site plan reviews, and ongoing Master Plan research.
Action Items
- Continue processing several land use permit applications currently in progress.
- Continue review of several parcel transfer/lot split applications with the Assessor.
- Continue review of one pending land division application.
- Continue assisting the Township Board with the Small Winemaker permit approval process.
- Continue Master Plan research.