Clerk's Department Ordinances and License 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 enforcement of the township's Code of Ordinances should be directed to the Township Ordinance Enforcement Officer at (616) 726-8896 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.

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From the Township Clerk's Department:
	Ordinances	Forms and Applications
	Online Code of Ordinances   Township Rates and Fees Schedule Recently Enacted Ordinances: Moratorium on Medical Marijuana #832 Rezone of 4005 and 4015 Plainfield Avenue #833	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-Plainfield Twp Used Vehicles Sales License Application Non-Profit Organizations Plainfield Senior and Community Center Election Inspector Application Voter Registration Application Cemetery Forms: Authorization for Use of Grave Cemetery Lot Purchase Form Cemetery Lot Transfer Form Cemetery Lot Foundation Order Form   Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Request Form Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Cost Worksheet Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Statute (Excerpt) From the Plainfield Fire Department: Fire Code Requirements for Temporary and Permanent Tents, Canopies, and Membrane Structures
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) Amendments to Township Zoning Ordinance (Sign Ordinance) effective July 22, 2010.  Ordinance #830 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.   -Table of Contents 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 13A. VC, Village 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 36. Wellhead Protection Overlay District	Development Application  (Site Plans, Re-Zoning, Plating, Site Condos, etc.) Land Division Application Private Road Application Application for Residential Construction Permit  (New Home, Remodeling, Additions, Decks, etc.) Application for Commercial Construction Permit Deck Construction Guidelines Swimming Pools: Construction Information and Application Application for Electrical Permit Application for Mechanical Permit Application for Plumbing Permit Application for Demolition Permit Plan Review Permit Mobile Home Permit Sign Permit Application Digital Sign Certification Agreement 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 All About Direct Debit AutoPay