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Township of Buchanan, MI
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 300 Zoning
Chapter 300
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Township of Buchanan
10-21-2010
, as amended through
12-7-2017
by
Ord. No. 110-2017
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map of Buchanan Township
Article I
Scope; Title; Construction
§ 300-1.01
Short title.
§ 300-1.02
Conflicting regulations.
§ 300-1.03
Scope.
§ 300-1.04
Use regulations.
§ 300-1.05
Unclassified uses.
§ 300-1.06
Land required to satisfy regulations.
§ 300-1.07
Public utility facilities.
Article II
Zoning Definitions
§ 300-2.01
Interpretation of language.
§ 300-2.02
Definitions.
Article III
Zoning Districts and Map
§ 300-3.01
Establishment of districts.
§ 300-3.02
Creation of zoning districts.
§ 300-3.03
Zoning Map.
§ 300-3.04
Application of this chapter.
§ 300-3.05
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 300-3.06
Permissive zoning.
§ 300-3.07
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-3.08
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-3.09
Zoning of vacated areas.
§ 300-3.10
Areas not included within a district.
Article IV
AG Agricultural District
§ 300-4.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-4.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-4.03
Permitted uses by special use permit.
§ 300-4.04
Development standards.
Article V
R-1 Low Density (Rural) Residential District
§ 300-5.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-5.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-5.03
Permitted uses by special use permit.
§ 300-5.04
Development standards.
Article VI
R-2 Medium Density (Suburban) Residential District
§ 300-6.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-6.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-6.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-6.04
Development standards.
Article VII
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District
§ 300-7.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-7.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-7.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-7.04
Development standards.
Article VIII
R-4L Lakefront Residential District; R-4R Riverfront Residential District
§ 300-8.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-8.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-8.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-8.04
Development standards in R-4L Lakefront Residential District.
§ 300-8.05
Development standards in R-4R Riverfront Residential District.
Article IX
R-5 Manufactured Housing Community District
§ 300-9.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-9.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-9.03
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 300-9.04
Development standards and requirements.
Article X
RE Recreational District
§ 300-10.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-10.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-10.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-10.04
Parking areas.
§ 300-10.05
Development standards.
Article XI
RS Rural Salvage District
§ 300-11.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-11.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-11.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-11.04
Development standards.
Article XIA
MU Municipal District
§ 300-11A.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-11A.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-11A.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
Article XII
CS Commercial/Service District
§ 300-12.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-12.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-12.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-12.04
Development standards.
Article XIII
IND Industrial District
§ 300-13.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-13.02
Uses permitted by right.
§ 300-13.03
Uses permitted by special use permit.
§ 300-13.04
Development standards.
Article XIV
PUD Planned Unit Development
§ 300-14.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-14.02
General requirements.
§ 300-14.03
Informal preliminary conferences.
§ 300-14.04
Public hearing and preliminary approval procedures.
§ 300-14.05
Final approval procedures.
§ 300-14.06
Application fee and escrow requirements.
§ 300-14.07
Construction compliance.
§ 300-14.08
Amendments and revisions; approval of minor changes.
§ 300-14.09
Expiration and extension of approval period.
Article XV
Open Space Preservation Option
§ 300-15.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-15.02
Eligibility criteria.
§ 300-15.03
Application and review requirements.
§ 300-15.04
Density calculation.
§ 300-15.05
Design requirements.
§ 300-15.06
Open space maintenance and preservation.
Article XVI
Site Condominiums
§ 300-16.01
Condominium development standards.
Article XVII
(Reserved)
Article XVIII
General Provisions and Exceptions
§ 300-18.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-18.02
General exceptions.
§ 300-18.03
Easements.
§ 300-18.04
Spatial relationships, grades and retaining walls.
§ 300-18.05
Obstructions to vision on corner lots.
§ 300-18.06
Fence, wall and privacy screen regulations.
§ 300-18.07
Winery, brewery or distillery.
§ 300-18.08
Storage of obnoxious matter in open containers prohibited.
§ 300-18.09
Climate-controlled storage facilities.
§ 300-18.10
Outdoor storage of unlicensed recreational and other vehicles and equipment in residential and agricultural districts.
§ 300-18.11
Farm regulations; migrant conditions.
§ 300-18.12
Dumpsters or outdoor trash receptacles.
§ 300-18.13
Swimming pool regulations.
§ 300-18.14
Home occupations.
§ 300-18.15
Temporary and portable buildings, uses, and structures.
§ 300-18.16
Building permits issued prior to effective date.
§ 300-18.17
Restoration of unsafe buildings.
§ 300-18.18
Moving of buildings.
§ 300-18.19
Exceptions to area and width requirements.
§ 300-18.20
One principal use on a lot.
§ 300-18.21
Illegal dwellings.
§ 300-18.22
Projections into yards.
§ 300-18.23
Access through yards.
§ 300-18.24
Accessory buildings and structures.
§ 300-18.25
Adult regulated uses and sexually oriented businesses.
§ 300-18.26
Automobile fueling stations and service stations.
§ 300-18.27
Junkyards and salvage operations.
§ 300-18.28
Guesthouse.
§ 300-18.29
Refuse and dumping.
§ 300-18.30
Removal and processing of sand, gravel and topsoil.
§ 300-18.31
Building permit and zoning compliance permit required.
§ 300-18.32
(Reserved)
§ 300-18.33
Single-family dwellings.
§ 300-18.34
Access management.
§ 300-18.35
Keeping, raising, or breeding of animals.
§ 300-18.36
Docks, boathouses, and mooring facilities.
§ 300-18.37
Spas and wellness centers.
§ 300-18.38
Accessory uses.
§ 300-18.39
Event venues.
§ 300-18.40
Wireless communication towers, commercial.
§ 300-18.41
Agricultural sales and uses.
Article XIX
Parking and Loading Standards
§ 300-19.01
Off-street parking required.
§ 300-19.02
General requirements.
§ 300-19.03
Table of off-street parking requirements.
§ 300-19.04
Barrier-free off-street parking.
§ 300-19.05
Off-street waiting area and stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
§ 300-19.06
Off-street parking lot layout, construction and maintenance.
§ 300-19.07
Off-street loading space requirements.
§ 300-19.08
Permitted reductions in required parking and loading spaces.
Article XX
Landscaping Standards
§ 300-20.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-20.02
Requirements and timing of landscaping.
§ 300-20.03
Special provisions for existing sites.
§ 300-20.04
Parking lot landscaping.
§ 300-20.05
Waste receptacle and mechanical equipment screening.
§ 300-20.06
General layout and design standards.
§ 300-20.07
Incentives to preserve existing trees.
§ 300-20.08
Walls and buffer strips between uses.
§ 300-20.09
Waiver or modification of standards for special situations.
Article XXI
Signage
§ 300-21.01
Purpose.
§ 300-21.02
General provisions for all signs.
§ 300-21.03
Exempt signs.
§ 300-21.04
Prohibited signs.
§ 300-21.05
Permitted signs.
§ 300-21.06
Permit process.
Article XXII
Performance Guarantees
§ 300-22.01
Purpose.
§ 300-22.02
Scope of requirement.
§ 300-22.03
General requirements.
§ 300-22.04
General conditions.
§ 300-22.05
Unsatisfactory completion of improvements.
Article XXIIA
Private Roads and Shared Driveways
§ 300-22A.01
Purpose and applicability.
§ 300-22A.02
Definitions.
§ 300-22A.03
General requirements.
§ 300-22A.04
Application requirements.
§ 300-22A.05
Private road application review procedures.
§ 300-22A.06
Shared driveway design and construction requirements.
§ 300-22A.07
Private road design and construction requirements.
§ 300-22A.08
Private road or shared driveway easement.
§ 300-22A.09
Easement maintenance agreements.
§ 300-22A.10
Extension and/or improvements of an existing private road.
§ 300-22A.11
Commercial access.
§ 300-22A.12
Existing private roads; appropriate remedies.
§ 300-22A.13
Construction of shared driveways or private roads for land divisions.
§ 300-22A.14
Exemptions.
Article XXIII
Site Plan Review and Approval Procedures
§ 300-23.01
Purpose.
§ 300-23.02
When site plan and review by Planning Commission is required.
§ 300-23.03
Application process.
§ 300-23.04
Criteria for granting site plan approval.
§ 300-23.05
Review and approval.
§ 300-23.06
Issuance of building permit after site plan approval.
§ 300-23.07
Modification of an approved site plan.
§ 300-23.08
Conformity to approved site plan required.
Article XXIV
Special Use Permit
§ 300-24.01
Special use permit review.
§ 300-24.02
Statement of intent.
§ 300-24.03
Application.
§ 300-24.04
Notice of public hearing.
§ 300-24.05
Planning Commission recommendation.
§ 300-24.06
Township Board approval.
§ 300-24.07
Standards for granting special use approval.
§ 300-24.08
Recording of Township Board action.
§ 300-24.09
Amendments to special uses.
§ 300-24.10
Revocation of special use approval.
Article XXV
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
§ 300-25.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-25.02
Nonconforming uses of land.
§ 300-25.03
Continuance of nonconforming use or structure.
§ 300-25.04
Alterations, repairs and maintenance.
§ 300-25.05
Township removal of nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 300-25.06
Change in tenancy or ownership.
§ 300-25.07
Encumbering land required to satisfy regulations.
§ 300-25.08
Unlawful nonconformities.
§ 300-25.09
Recording of nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 300-25.10
Plans already filed.
Article XXVI
Zoning Board of Appeals
§ 300-26.01
Creation.
§ 300-26.02
Intent.
§ 300-26.03
Adoption of rules and procedures.
§ 300-26.04
Jurisdiction of Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 300-26.05
Application and notices.
§ 300-26.06
Disposition and duration of approval.
Article XXVII
Zoning Administration
§ 300-27.01
Responsibilities.
§ 300-27.02
Township Board.
§ 300-27.03
Township Planning Commission.
§ 300-27.04
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 300-27.05
Zoning enforcement officials.
Article XXVIII
Amendments to Zoning Chapter and Map
§ 300-28.01
Description and purpose.
§ 300-28.02
Amendment, notice and hearing procedures.
§ 300-28.03
Protests.
§ 300-28.04
Conformance to court decree.
§ 300-28.05
Rezoning review criteria.
§ 300-28.06
Conditional rezoning.
Article XXIX
Violations and Penalties
§ 300-29.01
Public nuisance.
§ 300-29.02
Violation defined.
§ 300-29.03
Enforcement; municipal civil infraction.
§ 300-29.04
Other remedies.
§ 300-29.05
Rights and remedies preserved.
§ 300-29.06
Records of violations and remedies.
