Waterford Township Zoning Board of Appeals Instructions & Application
Development Services Department
5200 Civic Center Drive
Waterford, MI 48329
(248) 674-6238
www.waterfordmi.gov
All applications to the ZBA must be made with full knowledge and written consent of all owners of the property in
question.
This requirement shall include, but is not limited to, the consent of a land contract seller to the relief sought
by a land contract purchaser. All applications must be signed by all property owners and these signatures shall be
notarized.
ALL of the following must be submitted to the Development Services Department by the application deadline
to be considered for the scheduled meeting:
1. Ten (10) copies of the completed and notarized Application Form (Attached)
Ten (10) copies of the completed Supplemental Information Form (Attached)
Ten (10) copies of a Plot Plan (As required by Waterford Township Zoning Ordinance Section 6- 100.2(5)
and as defined in Section 1-007, see below)
Fees will be determined once the application and site plan are deemed complete and accurate. Staff will contact you
with the fees that are owed. The fees must be paid at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled meeting date. Fees are
nonrefundable.
4.
Ten (10) copies of any additional information (i.e. photos, letters of support, etc.)
Plot Plan Requirements
A plot plan shall be the graphic depiction of existing conditions and proposed improvements on a subject zoning
lot drawn on at minimum an eleven (11) inch by seventeen (17) inch sheet and properly scaled within the range of
one (1) inch = twenty (20) feet to one (1) inch = fifty (50) feet and shall consist of the following items of
information:
A. Name, address and telephone number of property owner.
B. Name, business address and phone number of individual who prepared the plan.
C. North arrow.
D. Scale.
E. Legend.
F. A certified survey completed by a State of Michigan licensed land surveyor, which indicates the legal
description and recorded and measured dimensions of the property lines and other pertinent data as prescrib
ed
in Public Act 132 of
1970, Certified Surveys, as amended. The plan shall be drawn in acco
rdance with the
dimensions shown on
this survey
.
G. The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed permanent and accessory buildings and structures,
and where applicable all proposed temporary structures
, on the site.
H. Existing and proposed streets, drives, drive approaches (including acceleration, deceleration and passing
lanes), parking areas indicating ty
pe of surfacing and listing number and size of parking spaces, and outdoor
display areas where applicab
le.
I. Wetland, floodplain, and drainage course boundaries.
J. Location of all proposed signs - type, size and details.
K. Where required by the Township Engineer, the following additional information:
(1) Existing and proposed topography using U.S.G.S. datum with contours at two (2) feet intervals extending
to a minimum of one hundred (100) feet beyond the site property lines. In
certain instances additional
topograp
hy may be requ
ired.
(2) The location and capacity of existing or proposed water, sanitary, stormwater, and other utilities serving
the site with approxim
ate rim elevations, inverts, size and lengt
hs.
(3) Proposed public and private sidewalks.
3.
2.