Lake Township Posts Draft Short-Term-Rental Rules as Commercial-Zoning Review Continues
Lake Township has posted a draft short-term-rental licensing ordinance and additional commercial-zoning materials, opening a policy process that could affect how properties are rented, reviewed and developed. The materials are proposals, not final law.
The township’s official website lists a draft short-term-rental, or STR, licensing ordinance dated June 29, 2026. The same site lists a press release, a draft zoning ordinance dated June 10, a commercial-zone temporary moratorium notice and a parcel-level zoning map.
What the proposals could change
The posted materials could matter to homeowners who rent properties for short stays, renters and visitors, neighboring residents, and businesses considering commercial property. They also give property owners a way to review the parcel-level zoning information while the township continues examining its commercial zoning rules.
The available source material does not provide the full draft ordinance text. It therefore does not establish how many rentals would be allowed, what licensing fees might be proposed, what enforcement provisions could apply or when a public hearing would occur. Those details should not be treated as settled.
The township is also continuing planning-commission work and lists a future zoning-administrator vacancy. That vacancy could be relevant to the administration of zoning matters, but the source packet does not identify a hiring date, candidate or change in staffing.
Next date listed
The Lake Township Board of Trustees’ 2026 meeting schedule includes an Aug. 27, 2026 meeting. The approved materials do not say that the draft rental or zoning measures will be considered on that date, so it should be treated as the next listed board date rather than a confirmed hearing or adoption deadline.
The township board’s listed location is 15580 S. Star Lake Drive. The official website identifies itself as “Lake, Township (Lake, MI).”
Jurisdiction still needs confirmation
The source packet identifies the saved place for this report as Lake, an unincorporated community in Clare County. It also warns that the search results do not conclusively establish whether the Lake Township website serves that community or another Michigan locality with a similar name.
That distinction matters before residents rely on these proposals as rules applying to their property. The township and county service area should be confirmed before publication or before treating the drafts as applicable to a particular parcel. Until then, the clearest verified development is that a Lake Township source has posted draft housing and zoning measures and related review materials, not that those measures have been enacted in the unincorporated community of Lake.
Sources
- Lake Township official website: zoning and housing notices, Lake Township, Michigan
- Lake Township Board of Trustees, Lake Township, Michigan
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