Marilla Township

Marilla Township is a Zoned Community

What does this mean to you?  Before you buy, build or propose a new business in our Township we encourage you to review our zoning ordinances.

Zoning Administrator

Misty Cudney
(231) 362-3555
mcudney@marillatownshipmi.gov

News

August 2024: Marilla Township is searching for a new zoning administrator. The job is part time and will work closely with the clerk/interim ZA and planning commission. Job description and educational requirements are available. Please contact Misty Cudney via email. 

May 2024: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

MARILLA TOWNSHIP, Manistee County

Ordinance No.    1    of 2024

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDED THE MARILLA TOWNSHIP ORV ORDINANCE

THE TOWNSHIP OF MARILLA ORDAINS:

Section 1. Amendment of Section 2.

Section 2 of the Marilla Township ORV Ordinance is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Sec. 2 Subject to the regulations of this Ordinance and Part 811 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81101, an ORV may be operated on the far right of the maintained portion of the road within the Township, including Beers Road, 9 Mile Road, Yates Road, Marilla Road, 13 Mile Road, and any other road within the Township, except on the maintained portion and shoulder right-of-way of any state or federal highway.

Section 2. Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall become effective the day following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the township.

Ordinance No.   1-2024  was adopted on the   14  day of  May  , 2024, by the Marilla Township Board as follows:

Motion by: Steven Vegter                                  

Seconded by:  Bruce Bahr                                               

Yeas: Misty Cudney, Bruce Bahr, Steven Vegter

Nays: Douglas Glick                                                 

Absent: Camie Bay  

I certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No.    1-2024    that was adopted at a regular meeting of the Marilla Township Board on   May 14 , 2024 and published in the Manistee News Advocate  on  May 31, 2024. 

Resources
Zoning Ordinances

Marilla Township Zoning Ordinance – Effective April 23, 2014, Amended June 14, 2022

Zoning Ordinance – Table of Uses Amended June 14, 2022  (In maintenance mode: contact clerk for more info)

Zoning Ordinance Amendment Summary – March 11, 2022

Nuisance Ordinance – Effective April 16, 2022

ORV Ordinance and Amendment – Effective June 1 2024

Recreational Marijuana Establishment Ordinance – Adopted April 13, 2021

Recreational Marijuana Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance – Adopted April 13, 2021

*Please note that the term Marijuana can also be spelled Marihana, both refer to the botanical plant also known as cannabis, and both are acceptable according to michigan.gov.

Applications

IMPORTANT: Please allow for 7-10 business days for a permit response

Zoning Land Use Permit Application– Updated August 16, 2022

Special Use Permit Application – Updated August 16, 2022

Recreational Marijuana Establishment Permit Application – Updated January 30, 2022

Fee Schedule
2024 Fee Schedule – adopted June 2024
2023 Fee Schedule – adopted June 20, 2023
Additional Information

District 10 Health Department – Manistee County

Health Department Forms  – Including water, septic, food, etc.

Manistee County Resources

State Permits – Including building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical.

Manistee County Address Request 

Michigan DNR Burn Permits

Michigan DNR Burn Map

Michigan Wetland Regulations

Michigan/EGLE Wetland Permit

 

Zoning Board of Appeals
Term: January 2023 - December 2025

Janet Howes – Chairperson

Walter (Sonny) Rewerts – Planning Commission Representative

Available – Alternate Member

Bruce Bahr – Board Representative
bbahr@marillatownshipmi.gov.  
989.513.8569 (mobile)