Torch Lake Township is seated in northern Michigan between Torch Lake and Lake Michigan.

Below are links to Torch Lake Township departments,  officials, forms and documents.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Township facts
Helpful links
Annual budgets

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Supervisor
Treasurer
Clerk

Trustees

APPOINTED OFFICIALS

Assessor
Ordinance Enforcement Officer
Zoning Administrator

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS
AND DEPARTMENTS

Board of Review
Day Park Advisory Committee
EMS
Fire Department
Planning Commission
Torch Bay Nature Preserve
Torch Lake Township Board
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

COMMITTEES

View a list of all committees

ELECTIONS

View election information

STAFF

Full roster and phone list

TAXES

Pay TLT taxes online

FORMS AND APPLICATIONS

View a complete list of forms
and applications

ORDINANCES / ETC.

Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Police Power Ordinances
Land Use Plan

TLT Policies

MINUTES

Minutes for past meetings

FOIA

Miscellaneous documents


Torch Lake Township Committees

Following is a list of Torch Lake Township committees. Each committee sets its own guidelines for meeting frequency and agendas.

Board of Review
The Board of Review meets twice each year to correct qualified errors involving property dimensions, size corrections, taxable status, errors by the property owner when submitting personal property statements, clerical errors and mutual mistakes of fact. Contact the Torch Lake Township Clerk for more information on this committee.

Day Park Advisory Committee
This committee reviews park areas, activities and rules. Contact Virginia (Ginny) Hawkins for more information.

Planning Commission
Township Development is controlled largely by the Zoning Ordinance - specifying which types of development can be constructed in each zone. With the help of a professional planner, the Planning Commission drafts the ordinance and recommends amendments. Contact the Zoning Administrator for more information on this committee.

Salary and Wage Committee
Meeting once each year, this committee serves as an advisory body to the Torch Lake Township Board. Their primary duty is recommending compensation for TLT staff members. Committee members include three township residents who are appointed to three year terms. Contact the Torch Lake Township Clerk for more information on this committee.

Torch Bay Nature Preserve
Description coming soon.

Zoning Board of Appeals
Sometimes special circumstances make the Zoning Ordinance unduly restrictive or causes unique hardships. There is an appeal process for such cases. The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is responsible for expediting that appeal process. The ZBA consists of five appointed citizens and two alternates. Contact the Zoning Administrator for more information on this committee.

 
       
Torch Lake Township.

Street address: 2355 N US-31 | Kewadin, MI 49648
Mailing address: Post Office Box 713 | Eastport, MI 49627
Phone (231) 599-2036 | Fax (231) 599-2981
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