Permits, Applications & Forms

All Residential and agricultural construction within the township must comply with current zoning regulations including setbacks and permit requirements. A zoning permit with site plan review application is required. Note - If a building is "agriculture exempt" please send in the ag building letter of understanding with this form. Please review the description below to determine if your project qualifies for "ag exempt".  There is no fee for this application.

Download Application for Zoning Permit

All land division requests are reviewed and decided by the Hudson Township Board at their regular monthly board meeting. Completed land division applications and the fee must be received at least 5 days prior to the regular board meeting to be on that month's agenda.

Download Land Division Application

Applications for initial meeting to review requests for site condo / subdivision / plat / planned unit developments, or private roads, and formal site plan application. 

Download Pre-Application Meeting Application

Download Site Plan Review Application

Also known as homestead exemption, this form must be filled out and returned to the township assessor for a parcel to qualify for the exemption from non-resident property taxes. This form can be mailed or dropped off at the township office or mailed or emailed to the township assessor. 

Download 2368 Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) Affidavit (michigan.gov)

This form must be filled out and filed with the township assessor to rescind a Primary Residence Exemption before you may claim it on another property.

Download 2602 Request to Rescind Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) (michigan.gov)

Applications to request a change to the township zoning map and rezone a parcel by the Planning Commission.

Download Application for Rezoning

Applications to request a change to the township zoning ordinance text by the Planning Commission.

Download Application to Request Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Text

Application to request an exception to zoning regulations and ordinances for a parcel for a specific use reason. 

Application to create or expand a private road.

Download Private Road Application

Updated 11/14/23. - MCL 211.7b(1)(a) provides an exemption from property taxes under the General Property Tax Act for real property owned and used as a homestead by a disabled veteran who served in the United States Armed Forces, including the reserve components, and was discharged or released under honorable conditions. MCL 211.7b(1)(b) allows an unremarried surviving spouse of a qualifying disabled veteran to retain and claim the exemption.

Details for Qualifying for the Exemption

Download *5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption (michigan.gov)

If you have a denied application and would like to request a review be heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals, please fill out the ZBA application below and send it in with the fee.

Download Zoning Board of Appeals Application

MCL 211.7u provides for a property tax exemption, in whole or part, for the principal residence of persons who, by reason of poverty, are unable to contribute to the public charges. For purposes of the poverty exemption, the term “principal residence” means how principal residence exemption and qualified agricultural property are defined in MCL 211.7dd. The exemption does not apply to property of a corporation.

Download Taxpayer Fact Sheet 2021

Download Hudson Township Asset Guide

Download Hudson Township Poverty Exemption Application

Building site plans must be approved by the Hudson Township Supervisor prior to permit being sent to Hillsdale Building Inspector. Application is at the top of this page. These permits can be mailed to Hillsdale County Inspections. Their address and phone number is located on the permit. ​Fees for these permits are set and inspections are done by Hillsdale County Building Inspectors. Any permits sent in as Hudson Township that are not in Hudson Township will be charged for any inspections that are done and up to a $50 paperwork fee to fix the error. You will still need to contact the proper jurisdiction to have official inspections completed. 

Download Application for Plan Examination and Building Permit

Download Electrical Permit Application

Download Mechanical Permit Application

Plumbing permits are handled through the State of Michigan. Check out the link for information on getting a plumbing permit.

Plumbing Permit Information (michigan.gov)

Think you don't need a permit because your building is considered ag? You may be mistaken. 

Is your building considered Ag Exempt? Are agriculture buildings exempt from building permits? The following is from the Michigan Farm Bureau. If a building classifies as exempt from a building permit due to an agricultural building status Hudson Township requires a Letter of Understanding to be filed with the township. There is no fee for this application.

Download AG Building Letter of Understanding

Does the state construction code exempt farm buildings?

Yes. The Michigan Construction Code Act [technically, the Stille-Derossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act] MCL 125.1501, et seq, exempts certain agricultural buildings from its scope by the definition of the term "building." Specifically, MCL 125.1502(a)(1)(f) provides:

(g) "Building" means a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, forming a structure affording a facility or shelter for use or occupancy by persons, animals, or property. Building does not include a building, whether temporary or permanent, incidental to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which the building is located if it is not used in the business of retail trade. Building includes the meaning "or part or parts of the building and all equipment in the building" unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.

(bb) “Structure” means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or a piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. Structure does not include a structure incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which the structure is located and does not include works of heavy civil construction including, but not limited to, a highway, bridge, dam, reservoir, lock, harbor, dockside port facility, an airport landing facility and facilities for the generation, transmission, or destruction of electricity. Structure includes a part of parts of the structure and all equipment in the structure unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.

What is meant by the phrase "agricultural purposes"?

The definition of "agricultural or agricultural purposes" is contained in MCL 125.1502(a)(1)(a).

(a) "Agricultural or agricultural purposes" means of, or pertaining to, or connected with, or engaged in agriculture or tillage which is characterized by the act or business of cultivating or using land and soil for the production of crops for the use of animals or humans and includes, but is not limited to, purposes related to agriculture, farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry.