Township of Three Oaks, MI Article VI R-2 Two-Family Residential District

§ 380-6.01 Intent.

The two-family residential district is planned as the prime residential area for the placement of attached duplex and other two-family residential dwellings and certain other compatible accessory use buildings, structures and land uses.

§ 380-6.02 Permitted uses.

A. Accessory building with footprint less than or equal to the footprint of the principal structure.

B. Accessory uses to use permitted by right.

C. Day care, family.

D. Dwelling, single-family.

E. Dwelling, two-family.

F. Essential services.

G. Home occupation, minor.

H. Place of public assembly, small.

I. Private road.

J. Subdivision, conservation.

K. Township uses.

L. Unclassified uses, per § 380-12.20.

§ 380-6.03 Special land uses.

A. Accessory building with footprint greater than the footprint of the principal structure.

B. Accessory use to a permitted special use.

C. Bed-and-breakfast.

D. Educational facility.

E. Governmental office.

F. Home occupation, major.

G. Place of public assembly, large.

H. Planned unit development.

I. Subdivision, conventional.

§ 380-6.04 Additional standards.

A. Accessory buildings and structures must comply with the yard requirements of this article.

B. Parking and loading requirements subject to Article XIII.

C. Signage requirements subject to Article XIV.

D. Landscaping standards subject to § 380-12.11.

§ 380-6.05 District regulations.

A. Minimum lot area: 22,500 square feet (plus 6,000 square for the second dwelling unit).

B. Minimum building setbacks.

(1) Front: 35 feet.

(2) Side: 15 feet.

(3) Rear: 25 feet.

C. Minimum lot width: 150 feet.

D. Maximum building height: the lesser of 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.

E. Maximum lot coverage: 30%.

F. Minimum floor area: 1,250 square feet. Every two-family dwelling unit structure in the Two-Family Residential District shall have a total combined floor area of no less than 1,500 square feet. Each dwelling unit in this district shall have a minimum of 2/3 of the required minimum floor area on the ground level (i.e., 1,000 square feet for single-family dwelling unit and 500 square feet for a multifamily dwelling unit).

R-2 Two-Family Residential District Regulations