Ordinances

Two types of ordinance - Township and Zoning

Purpose and Intent of Zoning Ordinance

This Zoning Ordinance is enacted, without limitation, for the purpose of providing a means of guiding future development of land so as to insure a safer, more pleasant and more economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial and public activities; to preserve agricultural and other open lands; to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Becker and the City of Becker; to provide in advance for anticipated changes in population, transportation, public utilities, real estate development, and public improvements, thereby obtaining significant savings in both private and public expenditures; to provide a public guide for future municipal action, thereby enabling both public agencies and private agencies to plan their activities in harmony with the municipal plans of the Becker Joint Planning Board; to assist citizens in developing their land more wisely, to serve citizens of the Town and City more effectively, to make the construction of future public services less costly, and to achieve a more secure tax base within the Town of Becker; to provide for the administration of the Zoning Ordinance and the powers and duties of administrative zoning officers; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this Zoning Ordinance.

Building Code and Township Ordinance

Building Code, Septic, and other ordinances that are non-zoning ordinance will be found in the Township Ordinance section.  If you are looking for Certificate of Survey Requirements?  See the Building Code Ordinance

How can I be notified when ordinance's are going to be modified? 

All ordinance revisions require a public hearing and notice. Either read the Patriot Newspaper Public Notice section each week or you may contact the office and ask to be added to the email notification list. You will receive notice when public hearing notices are posted to the website as well as other important Township Notices such as when road construction will occur.