Township of Pittsfield, MI
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2023-01-11
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Zoning Ordinance
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Chapter Z Zoning
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Animals
- Ch 5 Historic Districts
- Ch 6 Building Regulations
- Ch 7 Emergency Services
- Ch 8 Environment
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 12 Subdivision
- Ch 13 Land Division
- Ch 14 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 17 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Transient Merchants
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Personnel
- Ch 21 Living Wage
- Ch 22 Public Safety
- Ch 23 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 24 Secondhand Goods
- Ch 25 Marihuana Establishments
- Ch 26 Solid Waste
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Taxation
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 Telecommunications
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Traffic
- Ch 35 (Reserved)
- Ch 36 Utilities
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 38 Vegetation
- Ch 39 Conservation Easements
- Zoning Ordinance
- Ch Z Zoning
- Ch Z Art I Title; Purposes; Legal Clauses
- § Z-1.01 Title.
- § Z-1.02 Repealer.
- § Z-1.03 Authority, findings, and purposes.
- § Z-1.04 Validity and severability clause.
- § Z-1.05 Scope and construction of regulations.
- § Z-1.06 Conflict with other laws.
- § Z-1.07 Effective date.
- Ch Z Art II Definitions
- § Z-2.01 Purpose; rules of interpretation.
- § Z-2.02 Terms defined.
- § Z-2.03 Undefined terms.
- Ch Z Art III Administration and Enforcement
- § Z-3.01 Purpose.
- § Z-3.02 Administration.
- § Z-3.03 Duties of Zoning Administrator.
- § Z-3.04 Certificate of zoning compliance.
- § Z-3.05 Notices.
- § Z-3.06 Fees, charges, and expenses.
- § Z-3.07 Violations and penalties.
- § Z-3.08 Compliance with permits and certificates.
- § Z-3.09 Performance guarantee.
- § Z-3.10 Development agreements.
- Ch Z Art IV District Regulations
- § Z-4.01 Establishment of districts.
- § Z-4.02 Provision for Official Zoning Map.
- § Z-4.03 Rules for interpretation.
- § Z-4.04 Application of regulations.
- § Z-4.05 Scope of provisions.
- § Z-4.06 RC Recreation Conservation District.
- § Z-4.07 AG Agricultural District.
- § Z-4.08 R-1A Single-Family Rural Non-Farm Residential District.
- § Z-4.09 R-1B Single-Family Suburban Residential District.
- § Z-4.10 R-2 Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
- § Z-4.11 R-3 Moderate-Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
- § Z-4.12 MHP Mobile Home Park Residential District.
- § Z-4.13 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
- § Z-4.14 C-2 Regional Commercial District.
- § Z-4.15 I General Industrial District.
- § Z-4.16 BD Business District.
- § Z-4.17 PF Public Facilities District.
- § Z-4.18 FB Form-Based Mixed-Use and PUD Planned Unit Development Districts.
- § Z-4.19 Supplemental dimensional regulations applicable to all districts.
- § Z-4.20 Residential, Recreation Conservation and Agricultural District Use Table.
- § Z-4.21 Nonresidential Use Table.
- Ch Z Art V Form-Based Mixed-Use Districts
- § Z-5.01 General intent, purpose, and use.
- § Z-5.02 Applicability and organization.
- § Z-5.03 Standards applicable to all districts.
- § Z-5.04 Carpenter Road Mixed-Use District.
- § Z-5.05 Michigan Avenue Mixed-Use District.
- § Z-5.06 State Street Mixed-Use District.
- § Z-5.07 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Mixed-Use District.
- § Z-5.08 Washtenaw Avenue Mixed-Use District.
- Ch Z Art VI Planned Unit Development
- § Z-6.01 Purpose.
- § Z-6.02 Application requirements.
- § Z-6.03 Final site plan requirements.
- § Z-6.04 Subdivision plats.
- § Z-6.05 Permitted uses.
- § Z-6.06 Planning and development regulations.
- § Z-6.07 Common areas and facilities.
- § Z-6.08 Amendment and revision.
- § Z-6.09 Expiration of plan approvals.
- § Z-6.10 Extension of time limits.
- § Z-6.11 As-built drawings.
- § Z-6.12 Performance guarantee.
- Ch Z Art VII Development Options
- § Z-7.01 Site condominiums.
- § Z-7.02 Open space preservation development option (OSPDO).
- Ch Z Art VIII Provisions Applicable to All Uses
- § Z-8.01 Purpose.
- § Z-8.02 Number of buildings permitted on lot.
- § Z-8.03 Accessory buildings.
- § Z-8.04 Temporary dwelling structures.
- § Z-8.05 Essential services and utilities.
- § Z-8.06 Manufactured housing.
- § Z-8.07 Entrance structures.
- § Z-8.08 Private sewer systems.
- § Z-8.09 Commercial, industrial and institutional development height, setback and greenbelt provisions when adjacent to any residential zoned or used property.
- Ch Z Art IX Site Plan Review
- § Z-9.01 Purpose.
- § Z-9.02 Building, structures and uses requiring site plan review.
- § Z-9.03 Preliminary site plan review.
- § Z-9.04 Final site plan.
- § Z-9.05 Administrative plan review.
- § Z-9.06 Site plans within historic district.
- § Z-9.07 Data required for preliminary and final site plans.
- § Z-9.08 Standards for site plan review.
- § Z-9.09 Engineering plan approval.
- § Z-9.10 Site plan completion guarantee.
- § Z-9.11 Certification of compliance.
- § Z-9.12 Amendment, revision of site plan.
- § Z-9.13 Extension, revocation, and abandonment of site plan approval.
- § Z-9.14 Development agreements.
- Ch Z Art X Conditional Use Review
- § Z-10.01 Purpose.
- § Z-10.02 Authority to grant permits.
- § Z-10.03 Procedure.
- § Z-10.04 Required standards and findings for making determinations.
- § Z-10.05 Conditions of approval.
- § Z-10.06 Effectiveness.
- § Z-10.07 Amendments, expansions, or change in use.
- Ch Z Art XI Specific Use Standards
- § Z-11.01 Purpose.
- § Z-11.02 Agricultural processing and food storage.
- § Z-11.03 Community supported agriculture (CSA) and farm markets.
- § Z-11.04 Agricultural commercial/tourism.
- § Z-11.05 Adult foster-care facilities.
- § Z-11.06 Senior assisted and independent living.
- § Z-11.07 Functional equivalent family; additional persons.
- § Z-11.08 Convalescent center.
- § Z-11.09 Bed-and-breakfast.
- § Z-11.10 Accessory dwelling units.
- § Z-11.11 Lodging facilities.
- § Z-11.12 Live/work units.
- § Z-11.13 Mobile home parks.
- § Z-11.14 Temporary housing.
- § Z-11.15 Home occupation/home office.
- § Z-11.16 Kennel regulations/pet day care.
- § Z-11.17 Post-secondary schools (colleges and universities).
- § Z-11.18 Primary/secondary schools.
- § Z-11.19 Hospital.
- § Z-11.20 Cemetery.
- § Z-11.21 Places of worship.
- § Z-11.22 Golf courses.
- § Z-11.23 Sexually oriented businesses.
- § Z-11.24 Massage therapy regulations.
- § Z-11.25 Drive-through facilities.
- § Z-11.26 Large-scale retail establishment.
- § Z-11.27 Firearm retail sales.
- § Z-11.28 Incidental sales and services.
- § Z-11.29 Building material sales, garden centers, and similar uses.
- § Z-11.30 Materials recovery facility.
- § Z-11.31 Self-storage facilities.
- § Z-11.32 Vehicle repair.
- § Z-11.33 New, used, and vintage vehicle sales.
- § Z-11.34 Vehicle fueling/multi-use station.
- § Z-11.35 Vehicle towing/impoundment lot.
- § Z-11.36 Vehicle wash.
- § Z-11.37 Extractive operations.
- § Z-11.38 Wireless communication facilities.
- § Z-11.39 Open air business.
- § Z-11.40 Outdoor storage and contractors/landscapers yard.
- § Z-11.41 Outdoor seating and service.
- § Z-11.42 Outdoor promotional activities.
- § Z-11.43 Outdoor commercial recreation.
- § Z-11.44 Outdoor wood-fire boiler.
- § Z-11.45 Garage and yard sales.
- § Z-11.46 Artisan food and beverage production.
- § Z-11.47 Smoking lounge.
- § Z-11.48 Medical Marihuana Overlay District.
- § Z-11.49 Adult-Use Marihuana Overlay District.
- Ch Z Art XII Access, Parking, and Loading Requirements
- § Z-12.01 Visibility at intersections.
- § Z-12.02 Access to public streets.
- § Z-12.03 Access management regulations.
- § Z-12.04 Traffic impact analysis.
- § Z-12.05 Parking and circulation.
- § Z-12.06 Off-street loading zone.
- § Z-12.07 Pedestrian access.
- Ch Z Art XIII Site Design Standards
- § Z-13.01 Intent.
- § Z-13.02 Landscaping.
- § Z-13.03 Trash and recycling containers.
- § Z-13.04 Equipment screening.
- § Z-13.05 Lighting.
- § Z-13.06 Fences.
- Ch Z Art XIV Environmental Standards
- § Z-14.01 Purpose.
- § Z-14.02 Performance standards.
- § Z-14.03 Community wastewater systems.
- § Z-14.04 Preservation of environmental quality.
- § Z-14.05 Natural feature setbacks.
- § Z-14.06 Protection of water quality and quantity.
- § Z-14.07 Flood hazard regulations.
- § Z-14.08 Tree and woodland protection.
- § Z-14.09 Steep slope protection.
- § Z-14.10 Groundwater recharge areas.
- § Z-14.11 Wind energy conversion systems.
- § Z-14.12 Solar energy collectors.
- § Z-14.13 Geothermal energy systems.
- Ch Z Art XV Sign Regulations
- § Z-15.01 Purpose.
- § Z-15.02 General sign regulations.
- § Z-15.03 Prohibited signs.
- § Z-15.04 Signs permitted in all districts without sign permit.
- § Z-15.05 Permitted signs in Recreation-Conservation, Agricultural, and Residential Districts.
- § Z-15.06 Permitted signs in C-1 and C-2 Districts.
- § Z-15.07 Permitted signs in form-based zoning districts.
- § Z-15.08 Permitted signs in PF, I, and BD Zoning Districts.
- § Z-15.09 Permitted signs in PUD districts.
- § Z-15.10 Outdoor advertising signs.
- § Z-15.11 Electronic message signs.
- § Z-15.12 Temporary signs.
- § Z-15.13 Nonconforming signs.
- § Z-15.14 Permits and fees.
- § Z-15.15 Removal of signs.
- § Z-15.16 Violations.
- § Z-15.17 Enforcement.
- Ch Z Art XVI Nonconformities
- § Z-16.01 Purpose.
- § Z-16.02 Nonconforming uses.
- § Z-16.03 Nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § Z-16.04 Repairs and maintenance.
- § Z-16.05 Change of tenancy or ownership.
- § Z-16.06 Extension and substitution.
- § Z-16.07 Completion of pending construction.
- § Z-16.08 Conditional uses.
- § Z-16.09 Substandard, nonconforming lots of record.
- Ch Z Art XVII Zoning Board of Appeals
- § Z-17.01 General regulations.
- § Z-17.02 Powers and duties.
- § Z-17.03 Administrative review.
- § Z-17.04 Variances.
- § Z-17.05 Voiding of and reapplication for variance.
- § Z-17.06 Expansion of nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § Z-17.07 Appeals to Zoning Board of Appeals.
- § Z-17.08 Duties on matters of appeal.
- § Z-17.09 Substitution of nonconforming uses.
- Ch Z Art XVIII Amendment Procedure
- § Z-18.01 Initiating amendments and fees.
- § Z-18.02 Amendment procedure.
- § Z-18.03 Conformance to court decree.
- § Z-18.04 Amendment request.
- § Z-18.05 Findings of fact required.
- § Z-18.06 Conditional rezoning procedures.
- Ch ZDL Zoning Disposition List
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of Trustees of the
Charter Township of Pittsfield 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. ZOA 15-191 as amended through 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. ZOA 17-200. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
