Casnovia

The Village of Casnovia has not adopted a short-term rental ordinance, so STR permissibility tracks the underlying zoning district on the village’s official zoning map. Residential dwellings in residential districts are the default starting point, but the village has not published a machine-readable use table covering short-term/transient lodging specifically.^[2] For any property, pull the parcel’s zoning from the official map below, then confirm with the Zoning Administrator (Zoning Chair: Ken Frary) before listing on Airbnb, VRBO, or similar.^[1]

No. There is no short-term rental permit, license, or registration program adopted by the Village of Casnovia. The village’s published ordinance index does not include an STR or vacation-rental ordinance.^[2] Operators are still subject to the zoning ordinance and to all general ordinances (noise, property maintenance, parking, animal control, disorderly conduct).^[2][5]

If a property has been substantially modified to support an STR (added bedrooms, converted accessory structures, kitchenette additions, etc.), a zoning compliance application and building permits through IMS will be required before the use begins.^[3][4]

Two permit paths apply to STR operators making any physical changes to a property in the village. Land-use approvals (rezoning, special use, variance, base zoning permit) are submitted to the Village of Casnovia using the combined Zoning/Building Application; building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits go to Imperial Municipal Services in Rockford.^[3][4]

Fees cover administrative processing; consultant costs for site-plan review are passed through to the applicant.^[3]

Quiet hours are 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. — during that window any music, radio, television, or sound device that is plainly audible at 50 feet from the property is a noise disturbance and a civil infraction.^[5] Construction noise is restricted to 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.^[5] Yelling, shouting, repeatedly barking dogs, loud vehicle exhausts, and amplified speakers all qualify as noise disturbances at any hour.^[5]

Street parking is prohibited on all village streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 15 through April 15 (snow-route ordinance).^[1] Parking on or over village sidewalks is prohibited year-round.^[1] STR hosts should brief guests on these rules in their listing.

A separate disorderly-conduct ordinance and a youth curfew ordinance apply and are enforced as municipal civil infractions.^[2]

Fireworks may only be used during the dates authorized by Michigan state law and local ordinance.^[5] The village has adopted an amended Discharge of Weaponry ordinance (2024-05) that regulates firearm discharge within village limits, and an Animal Control ordinance (2023-03) that requires all dogs over 4 months old to be licensed annually and prohibits animals from running loose to the extent of becoming a public nuisance or traffic hazard.^[1][2]

STR hosts should explicitly prohibit fireworks and discharge of firearms on the rental property in their house rules — both are likely-to-trigger civil infractions and complaints from neighbors in a small village setting.

Noise-ordinance violations are municipal civil infractions punishable by a fine of up to $500 plus court costs; each day a violation continues is a separate offense.^[5] Zoning and building application fees are: Rezoning $600, Special Use Permit $300, Variance $200, base Building/Zoning Permit $20.^[3] Sewer service is billed quarterly at $65.00 per unit per quarter (FY 2025-26 rate, reviewed annually).^[1]

The village has not published a separate STR licensing fee, transient-lodging tax, or rental-registration fee because no such program exists.^[2]

The first call should be to the Village Office at (616) 675-4780 to identify which ordinance is being cited and which department is enforcing (zoning, animal control, or county sheriff for criminal matters).^[1] Civil-infraction citations for noise, parking, and animal control are issued under the village’s 2025-06 Citation Issuance Ordinance.^[2]

For STR-specific neighbor complaints (parties, parking overflow, trash), a 24-hour local contact is strongly recommended even though the village does not formally require one — Casnovia is small enough that a single bad weekend will reach the Village Council. Investors who do not live nearby should retain a local property manager.