Bath Charter Township Building and Zoning

Building and Zoning

Bert Gale-Building Official/Electrical Official
Dave Hess -Building Inspector
Sandy Bara - Zoning

14480 Webster Rd.
Bath, MI 48808
Ph (517) 641-4238
Fax (517) 641-4170

Office hours: Monday-Friday 1-5 PM.

To schedule an inspection, call 517-641-4238
Inspections are normally done five days a week. If the call goes to voice mail please give the following information: address for inspection, type of inspection needed, permit number, any additional information needed in order to do the inspection. Also please leave your name and phone number if we have questions regarding the inspection. Inspections can generally be done the next day.

Frequently Asked Questions  (FAQs)
Building Permit Procedures
Zoning Board of Appeals Procedures
Building and Zoning Forms

Bath Township Map

The primary responsibility of the Building Department is the administration and enforcement of construction codes. The Township enforces the State Construction Code consisting of the 2006 Michigan Residential Code incorporating the International Residential Code and the 2006 Building Code incorporating the International Building Code.

Building permits are required for the following:

• Construction or alteration of any structure
• Construction of an addition
• Demolition or moving a structure
• Installation or alteration of any electrical, mechanical or plumbing equipment
• Change of occupancy of a structure
• Replacing or repairing a roof structure (eaves, rafters, trusses, etc.)

Zoning (Land Use)  Permits are required for:

• Accessory building.  A building or structure customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal structure and located on the same lot as the principal building.
• Building.  Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, for the shelter, support, enclosure of persons, animals or property. 
• Driveway.  Vehicle access to a lot from a street which shall be located at least five feet from an adjacent lot line.
• Fence (permanent).  A barrier of wood, metal, stone, brick and/or vegetation or any manufactured materials erected for permanent enclosure of yard areas. 
• Screen.  A structure providing enclosure, such as a fence, and a visual barrier between the area enclosed and the adjacent property. A screen may also be non-structured, consisting of shrubs or other growing materials.
• Structure.  Anything constructed or erected which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having such location on the ground including, but not limited to, all buildings and free-standing signs and not including sidewalks, drives, patios, and utility poles.

 There is a $50 fee for a Zoning (Land Use) Permit. 

Maintenance Permits are available at no cost and cover repairs such as:

• Reshingling a Roof requiring no structural repairs
• Replacing Deck Boards
• Siding
• Replacement Windows requiring no structural changes
• Minor Repairs, etc.

* Bath Township contracts with Associated Government Services (AGS) to provide building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections for the Township.