(A) No permit shall be issued for the construction of a building or structure with drinking water and/or sanitary facilities and located on a lot which is not served by both public water and sewer facilities if its water supply and/or sewage disposal facilities, as the case may be, does not comply with the applicable rules and regulations governing waste and sewage disposal of the county. Residential outdoor restrooms/outhouses are not permitted.
(B) Any unfinished basement or finished basement without a direct outside access shall not be considered as living area for the calculation of required living area of a dwelling. Any dwelling without a full floor above grade shall be considered a basement dwelling.
(C) No building, structure, or recreational equipment intended for human use or habitation shall be constructed or occupied unless it meets the minimum requirements of this chapter, the Cass County Health Department, and the adopted Building Code of the township, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-30-2015)