[Code 1975, § 39-51; Code 1992, § 32-201]
The A-1 Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential District
is designed primarily for two- or three-story apartments, dwelling
groups and duplexes. It is designed to promote a harmonious mixture
of medium density residential types and related educational, cultural
and religious land uses in a basically residential environment.
[Code 1975, § 39-52; Code 1992, § 32-202; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No.
1337; 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1364; 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 16-005; 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 18-017]
In the A-1 District, no uses shall be permitted, unless otherwise
provided in this chapter, except the following:
(1)
All principal permitted uses allowed in the R-1 Districts, subject
to the terms and conditions therein.
(2)
Single- and two-family dwellings. A single-family home must be constructed
on a lot that has a minimum of 7,000 square feet. A two-family dwelling
must be constructed on a lot that has a minimum of 10,000 square feet.
Multiple single-family detached condominiums are allowed with three
or more buildings on one site. The minimum site size shall be 5,000
square feet per building. Duplex condominiums are allowed with two
or more buildings on one site. The minimum site size shall be 7,000
square feet per duplex building. Site size shall be in accordance
with the Schedule of Regulations.
(3)
Multiple-family dwellings, including boardinghouses, rooming houses,
apartments, townhouses, row houses and dwelling groups, provided all
such dwellings shall have at least one property line abutting a major
thoroughfare with a minimum site size of 10,000 square feet. All ingress
and egress shall be directly onto such major thoroughfare.
(4)
Churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto, provided
ingress and egress from such site is onto a major thoroughfare. The
minimum site size shall be two acres, and no building shall be located
less than 20 feet from any other lot in any residential district.
(5)
Publicly owned and operated parks, playfields, museums, libraries
and other recreation facilities, provided that any building shall
be located not less than 40 feet from any other lot in any residential
district.
(6)
Public, parochial or private elementary, intermediate and/or high
schools offering courses in general education, not operated for profit,
provided that such buildings shall be located not less than 20 feet
from any other lot in a residential district.
(7)
Municipal, state or federal administrative or service buildings,
provided that such buildings shall be located not less than 20 feet
from any other lot in a residential district.
(8)
Private schools and educational institutions.
(9)
Convalescent and/or nursing homes, memory care facilities, homes
for the aged, or group living quarters for the mentally retarded or
mentally ill, not to exceed a height of 2 1/2 stories.
(12)
State-licensed adult foster care homes, including family homes, small group homes, and large group homes. Foster care homes must provide off-street parking in accordance with the requirements in Article VI of this chapter.
(13)
State-licensed child foster family homes or child foster family
group homes for fewer than seven children.
(14)
Independent or assisted living facilities. The structure shall
be limited to a three-story building in the A-1 Zone; however, the
apartment unit sizes and number of dwelling units per land size shall
be in accordance with the high-rise apartment requirements as required
in the A-2 Zoning District, per Division 16, Schedule of Regulations.
If state licensed, the facility does not have to follow the City zoning
ordinance regulations for apartment unit sizes.
[Code 1975, § 39-53; Code 1992, § 32-203; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253; 10-22-2007 by Ord.
No. 1280; 5-24-2010 by Ord. No. 1311; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 1337]
The following uses shall be permitted in the A-1 District, subject
to the conditions imposed and subject further to the approval of the
Planning Commission:
(1)
Uses which are allowed after special approval in the R and R-1 Districts
except public parks and governmental buildings which are allowed as
a principal permitted use in the A-1 District.
(2)
Manufactured home parks, subject to the requirements as established
and regulated by Public Act No. 96 of 1987 (MCL 125.2301 et seq.).
(3)
Professional and business office approval shall be conditioned upon the meeting of the building height limit, side yard width, rear yard depth, front yard depth and plat coverage required in the district in which the site is located and conditioned further that the automobile parking spaces required shall be in accordance with § 52-772.
A professional office shall not be located in the same structure
or on the same lot as a residential use. If an existing residential
structure is converted to an office, the entire structure shall be
used for said office. Said building shall be renovated according to
the existing building code for a commercial use, including barrier
free codes. The parking lot shall be paved, drained, and screened
from any adjacent residential use.
(4)
A temporary building for commerce or industry for a period of not
more than one year, when incidental to the erection or servicing of
structures or uses permitted in such districts.
(6)
Adult day-care center with off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of Article VI of this chapter.
(7)
State licensed family child care home (six or fewer children), group
day care home (up to a maximum of 12 children), or child day-care
center (with a minimum site size of 20,000 square feet) subject to
the following conditions:
a.
For each child cared for, there shall be provided and maintained
a minimum of 100 square feet of outdoor play area. Such play area
shall have a total minimum area of at least 1,200 square feet, shall
be in the rear yard, and shall be enclosed with a minimum of a six-foot-high
solid screen-type fence.
b.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Article VI of this chapter.
c.
A site plan shall be submitted showing the location of buildings,
play area, and parking provided.
d.
No signage is allowed when the day care is in a private home.
[Code 1975, § 39-54; Code 1992, § 32-204; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 1337; 8-12-2024 by Ord. No. 24-005]
Where required parking lots of any use permitted in an A-1 District
are erected such that the headlights of the cars in the parking lot
will face into an R District, a solid masonry wall or other barrier
of material approved by the Planning Department, which shall be a
minimum of five feet in height, shall be required along that parking
lot boundary line facing the R District.
[Code 1975, § 39-55; Code 1992, § 32-205; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253; 9-28-2015 by Ord. No.
15-008; 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 16-005; 8-12-2024 by Ord. No. 24-005]
For all uses permitted in an A-1 District, except single- and two-family dwellings which are constructed as one building on one lot, a site plan shall be submitted, and no building permit shall be issued until the site plan has been approved by the Planning Department, in accordance with § 52-697. In addition to the criteria set forth in § 52-697(d), the Planning Department shall not recommend approval of any multiple-family dwelling site plan which does not meet the following criteria:
(1)
All site plans shall show two means of ingress and egress to the
project to permit adequate circulation for safety equipment, except
that for projects under 10 acres one boulevard entranceway may be
sufficient.
(2)
In all multiple projects of over 100 dwelling units, parking shall
not be allowed along the main circulation drive.
[Code 1975, § 39-56; Code 1992, § 32-206]
Area, height, bulk and placement requirements in the A-1 District, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in § 52-621 pertaining to the Schedule of Regulations.
