Short-Term Rental Policies in Wexford County

City

The City of Cadillac Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Article 4 establishes the registration and inspection process for rentals that “include, but not be limited to, single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, mobile homes (whether located within or outside of a mobile home park or a seasonal mobile home park) rooming houses and boardinghouses.”(i) Exceptions to this registration and inspection requirement includes “single-family dwellings, which are rented for less than three months of any calendar year” and “transient rental dwelling units such as hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast establishments.”(ii)

i. Chapter 8, Article 4, Section 8-86a of the City of Cadillac Code of Ordinances

ii. Chapter 8, Article 4, Section 8-86b of the City of Cadillac Code of Ordinances

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The City of Manton Ordinance No. 2019-01 Rental Inspection Program requires that all residential rental structures be registered. The properties not subject to the rental inspection program are “single-family dwellings, which are rented for less than three months of any calendar year.” and “Roominghouses or boarding-type houses that are rented to only persons of the operator's immediate family, or not more than two persons not so related.”(i) Additional details of the City of Manton Rental Inspection Program can be found in the City of Manton Ordinance No. 2019-01 Article 4. The City of Manton Code of Ordinances also permits Bed and Breakfasts in the Low-Density Residential (LDR) District,(ii) Medium Density Residential (MDR) District,(iii) Mixed Residential (MR) District(iv) by a Special Use Permit.

i. Article 4, Section 8-31e of the City of Manton Ordinance No. 2019-01

ii. Article 3, Division 3, Section 38.123 of the City of Manton Code of Ordinances

iii. Article 3, Division 3, Section 38.143 of the City of Manton Code of Ordinances

iv. Article 3, Division 4, Section 38.163 of the City of Manton Code of Ordinances

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Villages

The Village of Buckley Zoning Ordinance permits Bed and Breakfasts in the Residential (R) District(i) with special conditions. Bed and Breakfasts are defined as “a private home that is occupied by a resident family which provides short term lodging for tourists and guests and features a personalized service and a full breakfast.”(ii)

i. Article 6, Section 6D, Page 37-38 of the Village of Buckley Zoning Ordinance

ii. Article 3, Section 3.01, Page 3 of the Village of Buckley Zoning Ordinance

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Harrietta Township does not have a Zoning Ordinance available online.

For more information visit the Village of Harrietta Officials contact sheet via Wexford County

It does not appear that the Village of Mesick Zoning Ordinance lists zoning regulations for Residential Districts.

For more information visit the Village of Mesick website

Townships

Antioch Township is zoned under the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017, specifically on page 71 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017. Under the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017, Short Term Rentals are defined under the term “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings”. “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings” is permitted in the Manistee and Pine Rivers Corridor District,(i) Forest Conservation District,(ii) Rural Residential District,(iii) Residential (R-1) District,(iv) Residential (R-2) District,(v) and the Resort District.(vi) In the River Overlay District, “all uses permitted by right or potential special uses listed in the respective underlying district”(vii) by Special Use Permit. “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings” are defined as “a cottage industry which includes rental of a house for a short term (30 or fewer days) carried out for gain by a resident on the property on which the resident lives.”(viii)

i. Article 20, 2003C, Page 83 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

ii. Article 36, 3603E, Page 91 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

iii. Article 37, 3703C, Page 94 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

iv. Article 43, 4303D, Page 96 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

v. Article 46, 4603D, Page 98 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

vi. Article 51, 5103A, Page 100 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

vii. Article 74, 7403A, Page 112 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

viii. Article 5, 503, Page 7 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017

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Boon Township is zoned under the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017, specifically on page 71 of the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017. Under the Wexford Joint Zoning Ordinance of 2017, Short Term Rentals are defined under the term “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings”. “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings” is permitted in the Manistee and Pine Rivers Corridor District,(i) Forest Conservation District,(ii) Rural Residential District,(iii) Residential (R-1) District,(iv) Residential (R-2) District,(v) and the Resort District.(vi) In the River Overlay District, “all uses permitted by right or potential special uses listed in the respective underlying district”(vii) by Special Use Permit. “Cottage Industry for Short Term Rental of Dwellings” are defined as “a cottage industry which includes rental of a house for a short term (30 or fewer days) carried out for gain by a resident on the property on which the resident lives.”(viii)