What are the setbacks for a house in Orion Township?

By district (Section 5.04; Section 6.04):

• SF, SE, SR: front 40 feet, each side 20 feet, rear 40 feet
• R-1: front 40, sides 10, rear 35
• R-2: front 35, sides 10, rear 35
• R-3: front 30, sides 10, rear 35

Three adjustments matter often:

• Averaging. If two or more existing houses on your block, or within 300 feet for unplatted land, sit closer to the street than the required front setback, your new house must match the average of those existing setbacks, no closer and no farther (Section 5.04; Section 6.04, footnotes).
• Garage doors. Where a garage door faces a side lot line, that side setback becomes 30 feet (Section 5.04; Section 6.04, footnotes).
• Measuring line. Front setbacks are measured from the future right-of-way line on the township's road right-of-way map, which can sit deeper than the current line (Article II, Front Setback definition).

Decks may project into the rear yard but must stay 20 feet from the rear line, 20 feet from a lake shoreline, and 10 feet from a regulated wetland (Section 27.03.C.3). Eaves may project 3 feet into front and rear yards and 18 inches into side yards (Section 27.03.C). Wetland setbacks under Section 27.17 can also bind on lake and wetland lots. Confirm your district with the lookup above and run any tight layout past the township.