Clerk's Department Ordinances and Application Forms Community Development Building Permits and Applications. Zoning Ordinances and Map Assessing Department Property Forms Accounting Department EZ-Pay Water/Sewer Billing and Property Taxes Some of these Forms and Permits require a fee paid to Plainfield Township.  To see the current schedule for these fees, please click here.

An ordinance is a local law, similar to laws (statutes) passed by Congress and the Michigan legislature. 
 

Plainfield Charter Township's Code of Ordinances is now available online in a searchable database format.

The Township's revised Zoning Ordinance and Map is now available online.

If you have any questions regarding current zoning ordinances, please contact the township Community Development Department or call us at (616) 726-8899.  All questions regarding the Code of Ordinances should be directed to the Township Clerk at (616) 364-8466 or . 

Posted below are the various applications for the permits required under our building and zoning codes, forms required for real estate transactions and the forms for making paying your water/sewer and property taxes a little easier.

We've posted them here to make it easier for anyone wishing to locate or do business in the township to obtain the necessary permits.  We cooperate and work with developers to our mutual advantage and these ordinances, most required by various state laws, are enforced as a way of protecting the safety of our residents and the value of property already located here.

The township's Ordinance Enforcement Department is responsible for working with businesses and residents to insure that our local laws are are followed.  If you have any concerns about a possible violation, please contact us , or call (616) 726-8896.

You will need Adobe's free Acrobat PDF viewer to read and print out some of these documents.

From the Township Clerk's Department:
	Ordinances	Forms and Applications
	Online Code of Ordinances   Township Rates and Fees Schedule Cemetery Ordinance #809 #08-19 Property Maintenance Ordinance #798 (new) Property Maintenance Ordinance Administrative Procedures and Enforcement Policy	Hotel/Motel License Application Dance License Application Refreshment Sales License Application Seasonal Sales License Application Short Term Open Air Business License Application Snowplowing License Application Solicitors License Application Trash Haulers License Application Used Vehicles Sales Application Non-Profit Organizations Plainfield Senior and Community Center Election Inspector Application Voter Registration Application Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Request Form
From the Community Development Department (Planning, Zoning, and Building):
	Ordinances	Forms and Applications
	Township Zoning Map (.pdf 4.2mb) Township Zoning Ordinance (.pdf 1.2mb) If you do not have a fast Internet connection, you may download the Zoning Ordinance chapters that interest you by clicking on the chapter heading below. 1. Short Title, Purpose, and Scope 2. Definitions 3. General Provisions 4. Nonconforming Uses and Structures 5. Mapped Districts 6. RP, Rural Preserve 7. RE, Rural Estate 8. R-1, Residential 9. R-1A, Residential 10. R-2, Residential 11. R-3, Residential 12. R-4, Residential 13. C-1, Commercial 14. C-2, Commercial 15.C-3, Commercial 16. C-4, Commercial 17. C-5, Commercial 18. O, Office 19. LI, Light Industrial 20. I, Industrial 21. North East Beltline Overlay District 22. 10 Mile Road Overlay District 23. NR, Natural Rivers Overlay District 24. F, Flood Zone Overlay District 25. PUD, Planned Unit Development District 26. Open Space Preservation Planned Unit Development 27. Special Uses 28.Signs 29. Parking 30. Landscaping and Buffering Provisions 31. Lighting 32. Site Plan Review 33. Board of Appeals 34. Administration and Enforcement 35. Miscellaneous	Development Application  (Site Plans, Re-Zoning, Plating, Site Condos, etc.) Land Division Application Private Road Application Application for Construction Permit  (New Home, Remodeling, Additions, Decks, etc.) Application for Electrical Permit Application for Mechanical Permit Plan Review Permit Sign Permit Application Zoning Review Checklist Complaint Form MI Uniform Energy Code Worksheet Zoning Board of Appeals Information and Application Form Agreement Templates: (Rich Text Format) Stormwater Operation and Maintenance Agreement Deferred Parking Agreement Cross Access Easement Agreement 1 Cross Access Easement Agreement 2
From the Assessors Office:
		Forms and Applications
		Principal Residence Exemption Property Transfer Affidavit Request to Rescind/Withdraw Principal Residence Exemption
From the Treasurer and  Accounting Departments (Water/Sewer Billing, Taxes):
		Forms and Applications
		EZ-Pay Taxes EZ-Pay Utilities