What should I include with the application?

Include a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan and a site plan at a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch. The City Engineer’s Office may require other documents.

Do I need a notary for the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application?

No. The application is signed and dated without a notary. A designated agent must have written authorization from the landowner.

How do I submit the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application?

Submit it to the City of Cadillac with the required plans. The form lists the City of Cadillac Utilities Department as the local enforcing agency and provides its phone number: (231) 775-0181, ext. 123.

Cadillac, MI · Wexford County

No notary required

Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application

This application is for people proposing soil removal or an earth change who need to request a permit from the City of Cadillac.

What this form is

Use this application to request a permit before moving soil between sites or making an earth change within 500 feet of a lake or stream, or when disturbing more than one acre. It asks for site, applicant, owner, project, soil, transport route, and erosion-control details. Include a site plan and a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, along with any other documents the City Engineer’s Office may require.

Who needs it

A person proposing an earth change, or a landowner or authorized agent responsible for earth change in a land development, submits this application.

How to submit it

Submit the application to the City of Cadillac with a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan and a site plan; the City Engineer’s Office may require other documents. The listed enforcing agency is the City of Cadillac Utilities Department at (231) 775-0181, ext. 123; the fee is $20 per inspection.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated without a notary; it requires applicant and landowner signatures, and a designated agent must have written landowner authorization.

How to submit this form

1
Download the Application
Download the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application PDF.
2
Complete the Application
Provide the site, applicant, owner, earth-change, soil, route, and erosion-control information requested.
3
Gather Required Plans
Attach a site plan and a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, plus any other documents the City Engineer’s Office may require.
4
Submit to the City
Submit the application and plans to the City of Cadillac. The listed local enforcing agency is the City of Cadillac Utilities Department.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application for?: It requests a City of Cadillac permit for moving soil between sites or making an earth change within 500 feet of a lake or stream, or when disturbing more than one acre.
What should I include with the application?: Include a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan and a site plan at a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch. The City Engineer’s Office may require other documents.
Do I need a notary for the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application?: No. The application is signed and dated without a notary. A designated agent must have written authorization from the landowner.
How do I submit the Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application?: Submit it to the City of Cadillac with the required plans. The form lists the City of Cadillac Utilities Department as the local enforcing agency and provides its phone number: (231) 775-0181, ext. 123.

Need something notarized?

This Soil Removal and Erosion Control Application doesn’t need a notary — but Michigan residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.