The RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential Low Rise District is designed
to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures, and related
uses, which will generally serve as zones of transition between the
nonresidential districts or major thoroughfares and lower density
single-family districts. The Multiple-Family District is further provided
to serve the limited needs for the apartment type of unit in an otherwise
medium-density, single-family community.
In the RM-1 District, no building or land, except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, shall be erected or used except for one
or more of the following specified purposes and shall be permitted,
subject to the review and approval of the site plan by the Planning
Commission. Such review of the site plan is required to find proper
relationships between the following development features as they relate
to traffic safety, and further, to minimize the possibility of any
adverse effects upon adjacent properties: service roads, driveways,
parking areas; accessory buildings and uses and open space.
A.
Nonprofit clubs, providing that no residential facilities of any
kind shall be, or become, a part of the premises.
B.
Adult foster care small group home as defined in this chapter and
adult foster care large group home as defined in this chapter, provided
that any and all licensing requirements by the State of Michigan shall
be met, for up to 12 and up to 20 adults, respectively, subject to
the following conditions.
[Amended 7-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1213]
(1)
Any such facility will require issuance of a use permit by the City.
(2)
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each caregiver,
plus two spaces for customer dropoff and pickup.
(3)
All refuse containers will be kept in the rear yard and shall be
screened from view.
(4)
Any use permit issued for a small or large foster care group home
shall terminate upon any change of ownership or noncompliance with
any applicable local or state regulatory standards.
C.
Child-care or day-care centers, subject to the following:
(1)
Day-care centers that care for children, provided that any and all
licensing requirements by the State of Michigan shall be met and shall:
[Amended 7-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1213]
(2)
Day-care centers that care for adults, regardless of the number, shall be permitted upon issuance of a use permit by the City, and shall be subject to all applicable local and state codes, including the off-street parking requirements of Article XX of this chapter.
(3)
A use permit issued for any day-care center shall terminate upon
change of ownership or noncompliance with applicable local or-state
regulatory standards.
D.
General hospitals, except those for criminals and those solely for
the treatment of persons who are mentally ill or have contagious diseases,
with no maximum height restrictions, when the following conditions
are met:
(1)
All such hospitals shall be developed only on sites consisting of
at least 10 acres in area.
(2)
The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting
a major thoroughfare (a thoroughfare of at least 120 feet of right-of-way,
existing or proposed). All ingress and egress to the off-street parking
area, for guests, employees, staff, as well as any other uses to the
facilities, shall be directly from a major thoroughfare.
(3)
The minimum distance of any main or accessory building from bounding
lot lines or streets shall be at least 100 feet for all two-story
structures. For every story above two, the minimum yard distance shall
be increased by at least 20 feet.
(4)
Ambulance and delivery areas shall be obscured from all residential
view with an obscuring wall.
E.
Independent elderly housing as defined in this chapter, not to exceed
a height of two stories, when the following conditions are met:
(1)
All housing for the elderly shall be provided as a planned development
consisting of the following:
(a)
Cottage-type dwellings and/or apartment-type dwelling units, subject to the floor area requirements of § 370-60 of this chapter.
(b)
Common services containing, but not limited to, central dining
rooms, recreational rooms which may include exercise rooms, an auditorium,
meeting rooms, central lounges and workshops.
(c)
Self-contained services such as a barber or beauty shop, gift
shop and pharmaceutical dispensary for use of the residents only,
and with no outside signs or advertising.
F.
Dependent elderly housing as defined in this chapter, not to exceed
a height of two stories, when the following conditions are met:
(1)
The site shall be so developed as to create a land-to-building ratio
on the lot or parcel whereby for each one bed in the convalescent
home there shall be provided not less than 150 square feet of land
area per bed which shall provide for a landscaped setting, off-street
parking, service drives, loading space, yard requirements, employee
facilities, and space required for accessory uses. The one-hundred-fifty-square-foot
requirement is over and above the building coverage area.
(2)
No building shall be closer than 40 feet from any property line.
(3)
Such uses shall be located on a major or secondary thoroughfare as
identified in the City's Master Plan.
G.
Lodging and boarding houses, subject to the density, off-street parking
and off-street parking layout standards of this chapter.
H.
Bed-and-breakfast facilities, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Application to establish or reestablish a discontinued operation
shall be made to the Building Department for its review and approval.
The application shall include:
(a)
A floor plan of the dwelling, drawn to a scale of not less than
one inch equals 50 feet and showing the layout of the building, the
location of the guest room(s), bathroom(s) and such other information
as may be required to facilitate an adequate review of the application.
(b)
A plan view of the lot, drawn to a scale of not less than one
inch equals 50 feet and showing the existing principal residential
building, all accessory buildings and the location of driveways and
off-street parking spaces.
(2)
The Building Department, in making its review of the application,
shall find that the following conditions are met:
(a)
Not more than 25% of the total existing floor area or not more
than 50% of the total number of bedrooms of the dwelling structure
at the time of application, whichever is the more restrictive, shall
be devoted to bed-and-breakfast operations. The method for determining
floor area shall be based on the definition of "floor area residential,"
as defined in 370-5, Terms defined, in this chapter.
(b)
The dwelling building shall contain at least two doorway exits
to the outside.
(c)
Room(s) utilized for guest sleeping shall have a minimum of
80 square feet of floor area for two occupants, with an additional
30 square feet of floor area provided for each additional occupant
up to a maximum of four occupants per room.
(d)
No separate cooking facilities shall be provided for bed-and-breakfast
guests, nor shall existing cooking facilities be made available for
use by bed-and-breakfast guests.
(e)
Adequate lavatories and bathing facilities shall be provided
to all guests in a bed-and-breakfast facility.
(f)
No transient occupant shall reside on the premises for more
than 14 consecutive days, nor more than 30 days in any one year.
(g)
No outside employee(s) shall be used in the operation of a bed-and-breakfast
facility.
(h)
Each sleeping room shall meet all applicable local and state
fire codes.
I.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above
uses.
The following conditions, where applicable, shall apply to all
uses permitted in this district.
A.
All one- and two-family uses permitted in the RM-1 District shall
be subject to the applicable requirements of the R-1, R-1A and R-2
Districts.
B.
See Article XVIII, Schedule of Regulations; District Options, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of a lot by a permitted land use, the maximum dwelling unit density permitted, and building setbacks.
