Environmental Rules in Taylor, MI (2026)
4 verified environmental rules for Taylor, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Sec. 16.08 of Taylor's Zoning Ordinance requires stormwater to run through underground storm sewers built to city engineering standards in the City of Taylor, Michigan, mandating that every street have underground storm sewers and that any lot with existing open ditch drainage along its street frontage be enclosed in belowground sewers, subject to three narrow waiver grounds the city engineer can grant.
Stormwater Drainage Rules in Taylor, Michigan
Some RestrictionsTaylor Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A § 16.08(a)-(b)
(a)Stormwater drainage shall be accommodated through underground storm sewers meeting the city's engineering standards. All streets shall be required to have underground storm sewers.(b)Any lot that currently has open stormwater drainage, including open ditch drainage along the street frontage, shall be enclosed in belowground sewers.
Erosion Control
Anyone proposing an earth change within 500 feet of a Taylor lake, stream or other state water, or one that will disturb an acre or more, needs a soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) permit under Taylor City Code § 20-249 before the city engineer will issue a building permit.
Taylor Soil Erosion Control Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylor City Code § 20-249
(a)A SESC permit is required when an earth change is proposed which is within 500 feet of the waters of the state, a lake or a stream, or will disturb one or more acres of land.(b)Prior to issuance of the SESC permit, a soil erosion and sedimentation control application and SESC plan shall be submitted to the city engineer in accordance with the rules promulgated under part 91, soil erosion and...
Flood Zones
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, new construction inside the Floodplain Overlay District must elevate its lowest floor one foot above base flood level or floodproof to that standard, and variances are never granted there. Taylor Zoning Ordinance Appendix A Sec. 10.02 and Sec. 10.04(c) set the rule, tied to the 1986 FEMA flood insurance rate map.
Taylor Michigan Floodplain Development Rules
Significant RestrictionsTaylor Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A § 10.04(c)
(c)Uses permitted by the zoning districts otherwise established for the parcel subject to the regulations of the district.(1)All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor elevated one foot above the base flood level.(2)All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures shall have either:a.The lowest floor elev...
Flood Elevation Requirements
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, flood-prone areas are set by FEMA maps written directly into the building code. City Code Sec. 8-21 adopts the FEMA Flood Insurance Study for Wayne County and specific Flood Insurance Rate Map panels by reference, declaring them part of Section 1612.3 of the Michigan Building Code and the flood-hazards content of Table R301.2(1) of the Michigan Residential Code.
Taylor Adopts FEMA Flood Maps by Reference
Some RestrictionsTaylor City Code § 8-21
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") Flood Insurance Study ("FIS") entitled "Wayne County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)" and dated December 2, 2013 and the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) ("FIRMS") panel number(s) 26263C, 0244E, 0263E, 0382E, 0383E, 0384E, 0391E, 0392E, 0401E, 0403E, 0411E, dated February 12, 2012 and map panel numbers 26163C, 0243F and 0381F dated December 3, 2013 are ...
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