The Township is hereby divided into the following zoning districts
as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which together with all explanatory
matter shown thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared
to be a part of this chapter:
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AG
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Agricultural District
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RR
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Rural Residential District
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R-1
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Suburban Residential District
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R-2
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Low0Density Residential District
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R-3
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Medium-Density Residential District
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RM
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Multiple-Family Residential District
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MHP
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Manufactured Housing Park District
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OP
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Office and Professional District
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CBD
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Central Business District
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B-1
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Local Business District
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B-2
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General Business District
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I-1
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Light Industrial District
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I-2
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Heavy Industrial District
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SP
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Special Purpose District
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PUD
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Planned Unit Development District
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PDA
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Pinnacle Development Area District
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These districts, so established, are bounded and defined as
shown on the map entitled, "Zoning Map of Huron Township" adopted
by the Township Board, and which with all notations, references and
other information appearing thereon, is hereby declared to be a part
of this chapter and of the same force and effect as if the districts
shown thereon were fully set forth herein.
If, in accordance with the procedures of this chapter and of
Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended,[1] a change is made in a zoning district boundary, such change
shall be made by the Township Board with the assistance of the Zoning
Administrator promptly after the ordinance authorizing such change
shall have been adopted and published by the Township Board. Other
changes in the Zoning Map may only be made as authorized by this chapter
and such changes, as approved, shall also be promptly made by the
Township Board with the assistance of the Zoning Administrator.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 125.3101 et seq.
Regardless of the existence of other copies of the Official
Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official
Zoning Map, which shall be located in the office of the Township Planning
Department, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning
status of any land, parcel, lot, district, use, building or structure
in the Township.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts
as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules for interpretation
shall apply:
A.
A boundary indicated as approximately following the center line of
a highway, road, alley, railroad or easement shall be construed as
following such center line.
B.
A boundary indicated as approximately following a recorded lot line,
a boundary of a parcel, section line, quarter section line, or other
survey line shall be construed as following such line.
C.
A boundary indicated as approximately following the corporate boundary
line of the Township shall be construed as following such line.
D.
A boundary indicated as following a shoreline shall be construed
as following such shoreline, and in the event of change in a shoreline,
shall be construed as following the actual shoreline.
E.
A boundary indicated as following the center line of a stream, river,
canal, lake or other body of water shall be construed as following
such center line.
G.
A distance not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map
shall be determined by the scale of the map.
H.
All questions concerning the exact location of boundary lines of
any zoning district not clearly shown on the Official Zoning Map shall
be determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals consistent with the intent
and purpose of this chapter.
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to preserve the
rural character and support stable and viable agricultural operations.
The primary use of this district area is considered to be agriculture.
The regulations of this district are designed to conserve and protect
farm operations, including dairy farming, pasturage, cash cropping,
stables (public and private), orchards, as well as other agricultural
and related uses. The regulations of the district are designed to
exclude or discourage uses and buildings that demand substantial public
or private services, including but not limited to major thoroughfares,
water supply and wastewater treatment facilities, drainage, and other
public or private utility type services.
B.
Principal permitted land uses.
(2)
Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group homes (six or fewer adults), subject to § 530-59.
(6)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(7)
Governmental and municipal buildings and structures.
(10)
Single-family dwellings, detached.
(11)
Stables, private.
(12)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special land uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
(12)
Farm dwellings, subject to § 530-44. This is regulated by the state, migrant housing, part time farm workers etc.
(16)
Plant nurseries and retail greenhouses.
(17)
Parochial, and private elementary, middle or high schools.
(18)
Public and private parks, playgrounds and recreational activities.
(19)
Public and private areas for nature study, forest preserves,
hunting and fishing reservations, game refuges, fishing, boating,
and other water-related activity sites, non-intensive recreation facilities
related to the natural environment, organized camping and campgrounds
which are located on an area of at least 20 contiguous acres of land.
(23)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal special land uses.
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal or special land use in this district.
(2)
Farm vehicle and implement repair and maintenance in conjunction
with farming or other principal agricultural use located on the same
parcel.
(3)
Grain, feed, cold and other storage of agricultural products in conjunction
with farming or other principal agricultural use located on the same
parcel.
(4)
Herbicide, insecticide and fertilizer sales and application in conjunction
with a farming or other principal agricultural use located on the
same parcel.
(9)
Sales of seed and other product sales in conjunction with farming
or other principal agricultural use located on the same parcel.
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide areas
in which the primary use is single-family residential on large, estate
size lots, plus customary accessory and compatible supportive uses.
Selective ranges of agricultural types of land uses are also accommodated
within the district. Certain other private and public uses are permitted,
as well as special uses subject to conditions that will insure compatibility
with the primary use and essential rural character of this district.
The regulations of the district are designed to exclude or discourage
uses and buildings that demand substantial public services, including
but not limited to major thoroughfares, public sewer or water facilities,
drainage, and other public services.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(2)
Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group home (six of fewer adults), subject to § 530-59.
(5)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(6)
Single-family dwellings, detached.
(7)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide a district
that preserves the Township's rural character by accommodating a variety
of agricultural uses deemed generally compatible with residential
uses, and simultaneously permitting single-family residential development
on large size lots. The regulations of the district are designed to
exclude or discourage uses and buildings that demand substantial public
services, including but not limited to major thoroughfares, water
supply and wastewater treatment facilities/plants, drainage, and other
public or private utility type services.
B.
Principal permitted land uses.
(2)
Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group homes (six or fewer adults), subject to § 530-59.
(5)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(6)
Governmental and municipal buildings and structures.
(7)
Single-family dwellings, detached.
(8)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal or special land use in this district.
(3)
Farm implement and vehicle repair and maintenance.
(4)
Grain, feed, cold and other storage of agricultural products in conjunction
with farming or other principal agricultural use located on the same
parcel.
(9)
Stables, private.
A.
Intent and purpose. These districts are established to provide for
residential development at a low to medium density, plus customary
accessory and compatible support uses. Development within these areas
are suburban in character and are designed to preserve and enhance
the Township's rural character and natural features while also adding
to the range of lot sizes and potential housing opportunities for
various segments of the general public.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide areas
for single-family attached or multiple-family dwelling structures,
and to serve as a transitional zoning district between lower-density
residential districts and nonresidential districts. Normally accessory
and compatible uses supportive uses are also permitted within the
areas.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(2)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(3)
Multiple-family dwellings.
(4)
Public parks, playgrounds and recreational activities.
(5)
Single-family attached dwellings.
(6)
Two-family dwellings.
(7)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to allow the development of functional, compatible, and aesthetically pleasing manufactured home residential parks of imaginative design, adjacent to essential community services, including public and/or private sanitary sewer and water supply, and otherwise protect the health, safety and welfare of mobile home residents in Huron Township. See § 530-90 for the general development requirements for the MHP District.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
(3)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(4)
Parochial, and private elementary, middle or high schools.
(5)
Private recreation centers, swimming pools, community centers, clubhouses,
etc.
(6)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal special land uses.
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to accommodate low-intensity,
office-type professional and administrative services necessary for
the normal conduct of a community's activities. These areas shall
have the following characteristics: allowable activities take place
in attractive buildings in landscaped settings, they generally operate
during normal daytime business hours, they produce a minimal amount
of traffic, and their use characteristics make them compatible with
adjacent residential uses. A limited range of convenience and service
businesses is permitted within larger office developments for the
benefit of office personnel and visitors, provided that office remains
the predominant use within the district.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(1)
Business service establishments, including but not limited to typing
services, photocopying services, office supply stores, and similar
establishments.
(2)
Credit unions, banks, savings and loan offices and similar financial
institutions.
(3)
Data processing and computer centers including the servicing and
maintenance of electronic data processing equipment.
(5)
Governmental offices and public buildings.
(6)
Meeting halls, clubs and similar uses designed to serve the needs
of the members rather than of the general public.
(7)
Medical and dental offices including clinics but not for the care
or boarding of a person on an around-the-clock basis.
(8)
Medical or dental laboratories that provide testing services or provide
medical or dental devices, including but not limited to artificial
limbs, organs, teeth, etc.
(9)
Office-type business related to executive, administrative, or professional
occupations, including but not limited to offices of a lawyer, accountant,
tax consultant, financial advisor, insurance/real estate agent, architect,
engineer and similar occupations.
(10)
Pet grooming facilities for small household pets.
(11)
Studios for professional work and/or teaching of interior decorating,
photography, music, drama, and/or dance.
(13)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal or special land use in this district.
(2)
Health and fitness facilities when associated with a permitted principal
use.
(3)
Medical supply stores limited to the sale or rental of medical devices,
including but not limited to wheel chairs, crutches, etc., corrective
garments, prostheses, optical corrective lens, etc.
(4)
Pharmacies limited to the sale of prescription drugs, patent medicines,
and products for the treatment of illnesses or injuries.
(5)
Retail business normally associated with and complementary to office
districts, including but not limited to stationery shops, office supplies,
and office machine repair, so long as there is no entrance and exit
directly to the outside of the building to and from such retail businesses.
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide for office
buildings and the great variety of retail stores and related activities
which occupy the prime retail frontage, by serving the comparison,
convenience and service needs of the area. The regulations of the
districts are designed to promote convenient pedestrian shopping and
the stability of retail development by encouraging a continuous retail
frontage and by prohibiting automotive-related services and non-retail
uses which tend to break up such continuity.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(1)
All principal permitted land uses in the OP Office and Professional
District.
(2)
Generally recognized retail businesses which supply commodities on
the premises within completely enclosed buildings; such commodities
include but are not limited to foods, drugs, liquor, furniture, clothing,
dry goods, notions or hardware.
(3)
Government offices and public buildings.
(4)
Health and fitness clubs.
(7)
One-family dwellings located above the first floor within a building containing another permitted use, and subject to § 530-39.
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(8)
Outdoor display of products or materials intended for retail sale or rental, subject to § 530-92.
(9)
Personal service establishments, including but not limited to watch,
small appliance, shoe, and television repair shops, and beauty and
barber shops, tailor and seamstress shops, upholstery shops.
(10)
Public libraries and museums.
(11)
Restaurants, carry-out or sit-down.
(12)
Theaters, when completely enclosed.
(13)
Seasonal and transient display of products or materials intended for retail sale or rental, subject to § 530-101.
(14)
Sidewalk cafe service, operated by a restaurant or other food establishment which sells food for immediate consumption, subject to § 530-103.
(15)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
E.
Design
standards.[2]
(1)
Pedestrian/nonmotorized
enhancements. Sidewalks shall be required along all street frontages.
Where possible, sidewalks shall be positioned five feet back of curb
for public safety and to facilitate pedestrian connection between
residential and commercial areas. Pedestrian and nonmotorized enhancements
shall be consistent with complete streets (Public Acts 134 and 135
of 2010).[3] Curb bump-outs, crosswalks, pedestrian refuge islands,
or other safety barriers are encouraged to enhance pedestrian safety.
Bike racks shall be considered at appropriate locations.
[3]
Editor's Note: See MCLA §§ 125.3803 et seq.
and 247.660p, respectively.
(2)
Streetscape.
Streetscape furnishings, including street trees, tree grates, special
concrete finishing, pavers, and decorative lighting, shall be considered
along all frontages along main streets. At least one canopy tree shall
be provided for each 30 linear feet.
(3)
Stormwater
management. Future development shall incorporate low-impact development
(LID) techniques for stormwater management where practical. This shall
include infiltration and on-site retention. Developers are encouraged
to consult the "Low-Impact Development Manual For Michigan" developed
by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. Possible LID techniques
include:
(4)
Architecture.
It is the intent of the Central Business District Overlay Zone to
provide high-quality building materials and complimentary building
architecture. Architectural guidelines shall include the following:
(a)
First floor architecture shall be compatible with sidewalk areas
and shall provide an attractive interface between buildings and pedestrians.
This shall be accomplished with generous window areas, recesses, and
architectural detail.
(c)
A wide variety of building materials are appropriate, including but
not limited to metal, stone, granite, terra cotta, concrete, glass,
brick and stucco. Alternate or new materials may also be used as long
as they are compatible with the physical characteristics of the historic
materials which lend urban character to the downtown.
(d)
The following standards apply to building materials:
[1]
Appropriate materials: metal, stone, granite, terra cotta, concrete,
glass, brick and stucco.
[2]
Inappropriate materials, including but not limited to horizontal
or vertical rough-textured wood siding, stone and gravel aggregate,
shingles, vinyl or aluminum siding, T1-11 (plywood) and EIFS (exterior
insulation finishing system).
(5)
A
minimum of 90% of the length of the front lot line shall be occupied
by building.
(6)
All
buildings shall adhere to the schedule of regulations for setbacks
and height. A building shall not be set back greater than 12 feet
from the right-of-way unless the setback provides space for outdoor
cafes or other public open space. Building siting: the building location
shall be established at the right-of-way, lot line, or no more than
12 feet from the right-of-way or lot line.
(7)
Buildings
shall have an orientation to the street and front sidewalk; with a
functioning entrance which enhances the continuity of the pedestrian-oriented
environment.
(8)
Where
possible, there shall be a minimal grade differential between the
elevation of the sidewalk and the first floor elevation of the adjoining
building.
(9)
Building
entries shall be readily identifiable and accessible, with at least
one main entrance, and shall open directly onto the public sidewalk.
(10)
Architecture will be evaluated based upon its compatibility and relationship
to the adjacent buildings and uses, and vice versa.
(11)
Building materials shall be high quality and compatible with surrounding
architecture. Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) may only
be used for architectural detailing above the first floor.
(12)
All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from view.
(13)
Corner building standards.
(a)
Standards: Corner buildings and structures shall incorporate distinctive
features, materials, designs, height levels, and colors that are sensitive
to the flanking buildings. Wider sidewalks and/or further setback
from the corner's edge is encouraged to retain a line-of-sight through
the corner.
(14)
Form and function. Use of ground-level open-aired areas at the intersection
of the sidewalks is encouraged. The design of open-aired areas or
pedestrian plazas adds aesthetic distinction to the facade and compliments
the pedestrian atmosphere. Integrating covered/uncovered seating and
resting areas is highly encouraged.
(15)
The Planning Commission may waive or modify the design standards
or landscape requirements of this section where one or more of the
following factors are demonstrated:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to serve the convenience
shopping and personal service needs of persons residing in adjacent
residential areas, but with the restrictions necessary to minimize
any disturbance to those areas. These regulations are intended to
discourage strip or linear development, and to encourage stable and
desirable development in a cluster or planned pattern.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(1)
All permitted principal land uses in the OP Office and Professional
District.
(2)
Dry cleaners (coin-operated or distribution station) and dry cleaning/laundry
outlet.
(3)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(5)
Health and fitness clubs.
(6)
Libraries and museums.
(8)
Personal service establishments, including but not limited to watch,
small appliance, shoe, and television repair shops, and beauty and
barber shops, tailor and seamstress shops, upholstery shops.
(9)
Restaurants, carry-out or sit-down.
(10)
Retail businesses of less than 30,000 square feet in gross floor
area and supplying commodities, including but not limited to antiques,
automobile parts, tire stores, baked goods, books, candy, clothing,
delicatessen products, dairy products, drugs (with or without pharmacy),
florist, furniture, gifts, groceries, magazines and newspapers, party
store items (including package liquor), meats, notions, hardware,
and other similar commodities.
(11)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to serve the overall
shopping needs of the population both within and beyond the Township
boundaries, including both convenience and comparison goods.
B.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to make available
resources and services essential to high-quality light industrial
development, including manufacturing, office/research, warehousing
and distribution, and other similar light and low-impact industrial
uses, while also guarding against the encroachment of these uses into
districts where they may be considered incompatible.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(1)
Business research, development and testing laboratories and offices.
(2)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission,
distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when
new rights-of-way or easements.
(4)
Industrial research, development and testing laboratories and offices.
(5)
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of
the following uses when conducted completely within a building, structure
or an area enclosed and screened from external visibility beyond the
lot lines of the parcel upon which the use is located:
(a)
Electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices.
(b)
Food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, hardware and cutlery.
(c)
Jewelry, silverware and plated ware, metal or rubber stamps,
or other small molded products, musical instruments and parts, toys,
amusement, sporting and athletic goods, office and artists materials,
notions, signs and advertising displays.
(d)
Office, computing and accounting machines.
(e)
Previously prepared materials, including but not limited to
bone, canvas, cellophane, ceramic, clay, cloth, cork, feathers, felt,
fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious
or semiprecious metals or stones, sheet metal (excluding large stampings,
including but not limited to automobile fenders or bodies), shell,
textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood (excluding saw and planing mills),
and yarns.
(f)
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments, photographic
and optical goods.
(6)
Printing, publishing and allied industries.
(7)
Research, development and testing laboratories and offices.
(8)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
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(2)
Airports, airstrips, helicopters and other vertical landing take off craft landing ports and aircraft landing fields, subject to § 530-61.
(3)
Central dry-cleaning plants or laundries, provided that such plants
shall not deal directly with consumers at retail.
(6)
Flea markets and open air businesses.
(7)
Major vehicle repair shops and overhauling facilities, vehicle bump and paint shops and the like, subject to § 530-64.
(8)
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of
the following uses:
(a)
Asphalt, concrete, construction or petroleum products defined
as hazardous by the State Fire Marshal.
(b)
Electric or neon signs.
(c)
Fabricated metal products, excepting heavy machinery and transportation
equipment.
(d)
Furniture and fixtures.
(e)
Monuments, cut stone, stone cutting and stone products.
(9)
Metal fabrication, and tool and die shops.
(10)
Open storage of building materials, sand, gravel, stone, lumber, open storage or construction contractor's equipment and supplies, subject to § 530-76.
(11)
Public or private waste or water treatment facilities.
(12)
Radio, television, telephone, transmitter towers.
(15)
Tennis houses, ice arenas, soccer complexes and other similar
uses involving large structures of the type than can be easily converted
to industrial usage.
(17)
Wholesale of goods and materials.
(19)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal special land uses.
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal or special land use in this district.
(2)
Temporary buildings for construction projects.
(3)
The following uses are permitted when they are an integral part of
the building or structure or are included as a part of the site development
upon which the permitted principal use is located:
(a)
Banking.
(b)
Education, library and training facilities.
(c)
Medical and health-care facilities.
(d)
Recreation and physical fitness facilities.
(e)
Restaurants and cafeteria facilities for employees.
(f)
Sales display facilities and areas.
(g)
Truck and equipment service, maintenance, repair and storage
facilities.
(h)
Warehouse and storage facilities.
(i)
Work clothing sales and service facilities.
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide locations
for the development of medium to heavy industrial uses. Such uses
primarily include those involved in manufacturing, assembly and fabrication.
It is intended that this district be located where adequate utilities
and suitable road and rail access are available.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
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(1)
All permitted principal land uses in the I-1 Light Industrial District.
(3)
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of
the following uses:
(a)
Automobile and machine manufacturing and assembly, not including
tires.
(b)
Furniture and fixtures.
(c)
Prefabricated buildings and structural members.
(d)
Stone, clay and glass products, including but not limited to
flat glass, pressed or blown glass and glass-cut stone and stone products,
and abrasive, asbestos and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products.
(4)
Radio, television, telephone, transmitter towers.
(8)
Wholesale of goods and materials.
(10)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
(1)
Airports, airstrips, helicopters and other vertical landing take off craft landing ports and aircraft landing fields, subject to § 530-61.
(2)
Central dry-cleaning plants or laundries, provided that such plants
shall not deal directly with consumers at retail.
(6)
Incineration of any refuse, industrial, hazardous or other wastes when conducted within an approved and enclosed incineration plant, subject to § 530-83.
(7)
Major vehicle repair shops and overhauling facilities, vehicle bump
and paint shops and the like.
(8)
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of
the following uses:
(a)
Aluminum, bronze, copper, copper-base alloy and nonferrous castings.
(b)
Asphalt, concrete, construction or petroleum products defined
as hazardous by the State Fire Marshal.
(c)
Chemical products, including but not limited to plastic materials,
medicinal, chemical, biological products, and pharmaceutical preparations.
(d)
Electric or neon signs.
(e)
Leather and leather products, including but not limited to industrial
belting and packing, footwear, gloves and mittens, luggage and handbags.
(f)
Machinery, including but not limited to engines and turbines,
farm machinery and equipment, and industrial machinery and equipment.
(g)
Transportation equipment, including but not limited to motor
vehicle equipment and parts, motorcycles, bicycles and parts.
(h)
Wooden containers and pallets.
(9)
Metal fabrication, plating, buffing and polishing and tool and die
shops.
(10)
Open storage of building materials, sand, gravel, stone, lumber, open storage or construction contractor's equipment and supplies, subject to § 530-76.
(11)
Processing of any mined or excavated material.
(12)
Extracting, removing, filling, depositing or dumping operations, subject to § 530-74.
[Added 3-28-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-03]
(13)
Railroad yards and railroad terminal activities.
(17)
Tennis houses, ice arenas, soccer complexes and other similar
uses involving large structures of the type which can be easily converted
to industrial usage.
D.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal or special land use in this district.
(2)
Temporary buildings for construction projects.
(3)
The following uses are permitted when they are an integral part of
the building or structure or are included as a part of the site development
upon which the permitted principal use is located:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to provide for uses
which cater to the general public, some of which require substantially
large sites. These uses do not fit readily into other districts and
must be given special consideration.
B.
Permitted principal land uses.
(2)
Colleges, universities, technical training and other such institutions of higher learning or specialized training, public and private, offering courses in general, technical or religious education, subject to § 530-69.
(3)
County and regional parks and recreation facilities.
(5)
Government offices and public buildings.
(8)
Stadiums, concert halls and auditoriums.
(9)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted principal special land uses. The following special uses of land, building and structures are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-11, Special land uses:
A.
Intent and purpose. This district is established to permit greater
flexibility and consequently more creative design of various types
of development than are possible under conventional zoning regulations.
It is the intention of the associated provisions to allow flexible
land use composition and design without sacrificing the basic principles
of sound zoning practice. The basic zoning districts and their permitted
uses as established in this chapter will form the land use base for
designing a combination of uses permitted in each district in the
form of clustering principal uses and activities at a higher density
than would otherwise be possible under the respective district regulations
on a preferred portion of a parcel while maintaining the overall density
of development of the parcels consistent with the district regulations.
Another option would be to combine the planning of land uses and activities
from several districts as one project on the same clustering principle.
A.
Intent and purpose.
(1)
This district is intended to implement the goals, policies, and future
land use designation of the Master Plan through the provision of a
mixture of nonresidential uses that will contribute significantly
to the tax base of the Township. The specific policies which the PDA
Pinnacle Development Area District seeks to implement include the
following:
(a)
Development standards that require a high quality of design and mitigate
any negative impacts on adjacent uses and the existing natural features;
(b)
Employ alternative site layout (i.e., low-impact development) standards;
(c)
Where deemed necessary, expand public utilities and services, and
mitigate impacts to the existing infrastructure.
(2)
This designation is intended to permit flexible land use composition
and site layout in exchange for higher quality design and incorporation
of low-impact development guidelines. More specifically, the zoning
district regulations encourage:
(a)
Mixed-use environment;
(b)
Pedestrian interconnectivity, shared parking, and access;
(c)
Multiple-story buildings;
(d)
High-quality building materials;
(e)
Extensive landscaping that ties into the existing natural environment
and provides extensive perimeter screening;
(f)
Uniformity as it relates to signage and lighting; and
(g)
Creation of an attractive gateway into the Township.
B.
Permitted principal land uses. Where permitted, the following uses
can be located as a standalone operation and/or combined with any
of the same to provide a mixed-use development/building.
(2)
Credit unions, banks, savings and loan offices and similar financial
institutions, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Standalone uses shall only be located between I-275 and Wahrman
Road, as well as at the intersection of Sibley and Vining Roads.
(b)
Structures shall be no larger than 10,000 square feet in total
usable floor area.
(c)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(3)
Data processing and computer centers, including the servicing and
maintenance of electronic data processing equipment.
(4)
Dry cleaners, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Standalone uses shall only be located between I-275 and Wahrman
Road, as well as at the intersection of Sibley and Vining Roads.
(b)
Only distribution stations are permitted.
(c)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(5)
Essential services and structures of public utility companies, transmission, distribution lines and pipelines of public utility companies, when new rights-of-way or easements, subject to § 530-43.
(6)
Flex industrial space, which may include a single- or multiple-use
building where storage and distribution is accessory to the primary
use.
(7)
Generally recognized retail businesses which supply commodities on
the premises within completely enclosed buildings, such commodities
include, but are not limited to, foods, drugs, liquor, furniture,
clothing, dry goods, notions or hardware, subject to the following
conditions:
(a)
Standalone uses shall only be located between I-275 and Wahrman
Road, as well as at the intersection of Sibley and Vining Roads.
(b)
Structures shall be no larger than 50,000 square feet in total
usable floor area except when located west of Wahrman Road and south
of Prescott Road (extension).
(c)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(8)
Government offices and public buildings.
(9)
Light manufacturing, processing, assembly, testing, quality control
and/or repair, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
When such facilities require more than two semi-trailer/warehouse
deliveries per workday, they shall not have direct access to the Sibley
Road corridor.
(b)
Light, glare, fumes, gases, odors, etc. shall be maintained
below the maximum standards of this chapter.
(c)
No truck docks or truck parking shall be located within the
front yard.
(11)
Non-adult-regulated motion-picture theaters when located between
I-275 and Wahrman Road and/or at the intersection of Sibley and Vining
Roads.
(a)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(12)
Office-type business, including but are not limited to offices
of a lawyer, accountant, tax consultant, financial advisor/institution,
venture capital firm, public relations/marketing firm, insurance/real
estate agent, construction company, architect, engineer, IT firms,
data processing/computer centers, and similar occupations, or any
other general or specific office use.
(13)
Personal service establishments such as watch, small appliance,
shoe, and television repair shops, and beauty and barber shops, tailor
and seamstress shops, upholstery shops, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Standalone uses shall only be located between I-275 and Wahrman
Road as well as the intersection of Sibley and Vining Roads.
(b)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(15)
Research, development and testing laboratories, and offices
(with or without incubators and/or lab space), including but not limited
to alternative energy, life sciences, and technology, subject to the
following conditions:
(16)
Restaurants, including sidewalk cafe service, cafeteria facilities, coffee shops, tea houses, etc., subject to § 530-103, and the following conditions:
(a)
Standalone uses shall only be located between I-275 and Wahrman
Road as well as at the intersection of Sibley and Vining Roads.
(b)
No associated structures and/or site development features shall
be set back more than 1,300 feet from the road right-of-way when located
east of Wahrman Road and south of Prescott Road.
(17)
Warehousing and materials distribution centers only at an area of
approximately 60 acres only at the northeast intersection of Wahrman
Road and Prescott Road.
[Added 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 21-03[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection
B(17) and (18) as Subsection B(18) and (19), respectively.
(19)
Uses similar to the above permitted principal land uses.
C.
Permitted accessory land uses. The following permitted accessory uses are permitted, subject to the provisions of § 530-42, Accessory buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to the operation
of a permitted principal land use in this district.
(2)
Temporary buildings for construction projects.
(3)
The following uses are permitted when they are an integral part of
a noncommercial (i.e., non-retail) building or structure and are included
as a part of the site development upon which the permitted principal
use is located:
(a)
Business service establishments such as printing and photocopying
services, mail and packaging services, and typing and secretarial
services.
(c)
Credit unions, banks, savings and loan offices, and similar
financial institutions.
(d)
Dry cleaners (distribution station only).
(e)
Education, library, theater, and training facilities.
(f)
Medical and health care facilities.
(g)
Personal service establishments such as watch, small appliance,
shoe, and television repair shops, and beauty and barber shops, tailor
and seamstress shops, upholstery shops.
(h)
Recreation and physical fitness facilities.
(i)
Restaurants and cafeteria facilities for employees.
(j)
Retail business normally associated with and complementary to
a permitted principal use, such as stationery shops, office supplies,
and office machine repair, so long as there is no entrance and exit
directly to the outside of the building to and from such retail businesses.
(k)
Training and/or educational centers where such centers are designed
and intended to provide training at the building, technical and/or
professional level.
(l)
Truck and equipment service, maintenance, repair and storage
facilities when located within a completely enclosed structure.
A.
The following regulations regarding lot sizes, yards, setbacks, lot
coverage, structure size, and densities apply within the zoning districts
as indicated, including those additional regulations referred to in
the table.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Height, and Placement Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
No structure shall be erected, nor shall an existing structure be
altered, enlarged, or rebuilt, nor shall any open space surrounding
any structure be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except
in conformity with the regulations hereby established for the district
in which such structure is located. No portion of a lot used in complying
with the provisions of this chapter for yards, lot area, occupancy,
in connection with an existing or projected structure, shall again
be used to qualify or justify any other structure existing or intended
to exist at the same time.
