As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A lot or parcel which shares a common border, excluding the
road right-of-way, with the subject lot or parcel.
A technique to improve traffic operations and safety along
major roadways through the control of driveway locations and design;
the promotion of alternatives to direct access; and consideration
to the relationship of traffic activity for properties adjacent to,
and across from, one another.
A subordinate building or structure, the use of which is
clearly incidental to that of the principal building, structure or
use of the subject parcel, and is a structure or use that is customarily
associated with the principal use of the lot. Where an accessory structure
is attached to a principal building, such accessory building shall
be deemed a part of the principal building. Where two or more activities
take place within a principal building, the accessory use shall be
the use occupying the least square footage or generating the least
amount of traffic or other external impacts.
A facility licensed by the State of Michigan pursuant to
Public Act 287 of 1972, Public Act 116 of 1973 (MCLA § 722.111
et seq.) or Public Act 218 of 1979 (MCLA § 400.701 et seq.)
and constructed for residential purposes.
A facility that provides care to over 12 adults for a period
of time less than 24 hours.
A facility that provides care to adults, in accordance with
Public Act 218 of 1979 (MCLA § 400.701 et seq.), as amended,
and the Adult Foster Care Administrative Rules as administered by
the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services. Adult foster-care
facilities include facilities for individuals 18 years or older who
are aged, mentally ill, developmentally disabled or physically handicapped
and require supervision but not continuous nursing care on an ongoing
basis. The following adult foster-care homes are provided for by these
rules:
ADULT FOSTER-CARE FAMILY HOMEA private residence with the approved capacity to receive six or less adults that are provided with foster care for five days or more a week and for two or more consecutive weeks. The licensee must be a member of the household and an occupant of the home. Local zoning approval is not required prior to issuance of a license.
ADULT FOSTER-CARE SMALL GROUP HOMEA facility with the approved capacity to receive 12 or less adults. The licensee is not required to live in the home. Local zoning approval is required prior to issuance of a license only if seven or more residents will live in the house.
ADULT FOSTER-CARE LARGE GROUP HOMEA facility with the approved capacity to receive 13 to 20 adults. The licensee is not required to live in the home. Local zoning approval is required prior to issuance of a license.
ADULT FOSTER-CARE CONGREGATE FACILITYA facility with the approved capacity to receive more than 20 adults.
ADULT FOSTER-CARE CAMPÂ /Â ADULT CAMPA facility with the approved capacity to receive more than four adults to be provided foster care when located in a natural or rural environment.
The following definitions shall be classified as adult regulated
uses:
ADULT PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENTAny establishment, club or business by, whatever name designated, which offers, advertises or is equipped or arranged to provide massages, body rubs, alcohol rubs, physical stimulation, baths or other similar treatment. An adult physical cultural establishment may include, but is not limited to, establishments commonly known as "massage parlors," "health spas," "sauna baths," "Turkish bathhouses" and "steam baths." The following uses shall not be included in the definition of an adult physical culture establishment:
Establishments which routinely provide such
services by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed
osteopath, a licensed physical therapist, a licensed nurse practitioner
or any other similarly licensed medical professional.
Fitness center.
Electrolysis treatment by a licensed operator
of electrolysis equipment.
Continuing instruction in martial or performing
arts or in organized athletic activities.
Hospitals, nursing homes, medical clinics or
medical offices.
Barbershops, beauty parlors or salons which
offer massages to the scalp, the face, the neck or shoulders; and
Adult photography studios whose principal business
does not include the taking of photographs of specified anatomical
areas as defined herein.
ADULT BOOK OR SUPPLY STOREAn establishment having 10% or more of its usable floor area devoted to the distribution, display or storage of books, magazines, other periodicals, photographs, drawings, films, videotapes and/or novelty items which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein).
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER or ADULT LIVE STAGE PERFORMING THEATERAn enclosed building having a capacity of 50 or more persons wherein still or motion pictures, videotapes or similar material is presented or viewed which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein). Such an establishment is customarily not open to the general public but only to one or more classes of the public, excluding minors.
ADULT MODEL STUDIOAny place where models who display specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) are present to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by persons who pay some form of compensation or gratuity. This definition shall not apply to any accredited art school or similar educational institution.
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE ARCADE or MINI MOTION-PICTURE THEATERAny place where motion picture machines, projectors or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine and where the images displayed depict, describe or relate to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
ADULT NUDE/PARTIALLY NUDE DANCINGA business where a principal activity is the live presentation or display of nude, or partially nude, male or female impersonators, dancers, entertainers, models, waiters or waitresses or employees. Such activity may or may not feature food or beverage service. Nude or partially nude shall mean having any or all of the specified anatomical areas exposed.
ADULT OUTDOOR MOTION-PICTURE THEATERA drive-in theater used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons. Such establishment is customarily not open to the general public but only to one or more classes of the public, excluding any minor by reason of age. The definition shall not apply to coin-operated amusement devices owned or leased to establishments that are properly licensed for sale of beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises.
GROUP A CABARETAn establishment where material or live entertainment is provided, presented, permitted or performed in which performances are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or relationship to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) for observation by or participation of patrons, or an establishment which features any of the following: topless dancers and/or bottomless dancers, go-go dancers, strippers, male and/or female impersonators or similar entertainers, topless and/or bottomless waiters, waitresses and/or employees.
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED DEALER'S ESTABLISHMENTA retail establishment consisting of less than 8,000 usable square feet of retail space or any retail establishment licensed by the State Liquor Control Commission to distribute liquor, other than wine under 20% alcohol by volume and beer in the original package, for consumption off the premises where more than 10% of the usable retail space is utilized for the distribution of alcohol.
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED MERCHANT'S ESTABLISHMENTA retail establishment consisting of less than 8,000 usable square feet of retail space or any retail establishment licensed by the State Liquor Control Commission to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises, where more than 10% of the usable retail space is utilized for the distribution of alcohol.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREASPortions of the human body defined as having:
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIESThe explicit display of one or more of the following:
TATTOO PARLORA business having as its principal activity the application or placing, by any method, of designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols or any other marks upon or under the human skin and includes any other substance resulting in the coloration of the skin by aid of needles or any other instrument designed to touch or puncture the skin.
A way dedicated to the public and which affords a secondary
means of access to abutting property and is not intended for general
traffic circulation.
An oval or circular structure with rising rows of seats ranged
about an open space, commonly used for public gatherings, contests
and spectacles.
A facility operated by a licensed individual, humane society,
a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or any other similar
institutions that keep animals for an extended period of time and
are available for adoption/placement.
A suite of rooms or a room arranged and intended for a place
of residence for a single family commonly located in a multiple dwelling
or accessory to another use as defined herein.
EFFICIENCY APARTMENTA dwelling unit containing 350 square feet or less of net floor area and consisting of not more than one room in addition to kitchen and necessary sanitary facilities.
ONE-BEDROOM UNITA dwelling unit containing a minimum net floor area of at least 500 square feet per unit and consisting of two rooms or less in addition to kitchen, dining and necessary sanitary facilities.
TWO-BEDROOM UNITA dwelling unit containing a minimum net floor area of at least 700 square feet per unit and consisting of three rooms or less in addition to kitchen, dining and necessary sanitary facilities.
THREE-OR-MORE-BEDROOM UNITA dwelling unit wherein for each room in addition to the three rooms permitted in a two-bedroom unit there shall be provided an additional area of 200 square feet to the minimum net floor area of 700 square feet.
An element extending out from the exterior wall of a building
or structure, including cornices, eaves, gutters, belt courses, sills,
lintels, bay windows, chimneys, and decorative ornaments.
Revised construction plans prepared in accordance with all
approved field changes.
Any motorized vehicle intended to be driven on roads or trails,
such as cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles.
A building or premises used primarily to provide general
maintenance on automobiles such as an oil change and lubrication;
the servicing and repair of spark plugs, batteries, pumps, belts,
hoses, air filters, windshield wipers and distributors; mufflers and
exhaust replacement, brakes and shock absorbers; radiator cleaning
and flushing; sale and installation of automobile accessories such
as tires, radios and air conditioners; wheel alignment, balancing
and undercoating, excluding tire recapping or grooving or any major
mechanical repairs, collision work or painting. An automobile maintenance/service
establishment may also sell gasoline but is distinct from an automobile
service station.
An automotive repair establishment which in addition to minor
repairs, as defined above, may conduct one or more of the following:
engine rebuilding, the rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles;
collision service; overall painting and undercoating of automobiles;
the major overhauling of an engine requiring removal of cylinder head
or crankcase pan; the recapping or retreading of tires; steam cleaning
and other similar activities.
Buildings and premises used for the purpose of retail, such
as gasoline, oil, grease, batteries, tires, mufflers, automotive accessories,
and other similar products, routine automotive maintenance and minor
automobile repair as defined above. An automotive service station
may also include accessory retail sales of convenience items.
A building or premises used primarily for the sale of new
and used automobiles and other motor vehicles such as motorcycles,
boats, recreational vehicles or other similar methods of transportation.
Such a dealership may include outdoor display and accessory indoor
maintenance and/or repair.
A building or structure, or portion thereof, containing facilities
for washing motor vehicles using production line methods with a conveyer,
blower, steam-cleaning device or other mechanical washing devices.
Automobile washes include coin- and attendant-operated drive-through,
automatic self-serve, track-mounted units and similar high-volume
washing establishments, but exclude hand-washing operations.
The portion of a building which is partly or wholly located
below grade, provided the vertical distance from the average grade
to the floor is greater than the vertical distance from the average
grade to the ceiling.
Any dwelling in which transient guests are provided overnight
accommodations, breakfast and access to bathing/lavatory facilities
in return for compensation. A bed-and-breakfast shall have only one
set of kitchen facilities, employ only those living in the house plus
up to one additional employee and have a facade treatment that is
consistent with surrounding homes.
The Zoning Board of Appeals for the Charter Township of Northville,
established by the Township Board to exercise the authority granted
by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (Public Act 110 of 2006).[1]
The Charter Township of Northville Board of Trustees.
An area of land containing landscaping, berms or walls to
minimize visual and noise impacts.
Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having a roof
supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter or enclosure
of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.
Any change to the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns or girders, any alteration or relocation
of a building and any change in use.
The ground area of a lot which is defined by the minimum
setback and spacing requirements of a principal building.
The vertical distance measured from the ground/grade to the
highest point of the roof surface for flat roofs; to the deckline
of mansard roofs and to the average height between eaves and ridge
for gable, hop and gambrel roofs. Where a building is located on sloping
terrain, the height is measured from the average grade surrounding
the base of the building wall by taking measurements at five-foot
intervals.
A line formed by the face of the principal building, the
area between the structure and the street right-of-way or property
line.
The designated building official for the Charter Township
of Northville.
An independent residential dwelling unit or living area within
a principal building that is designed for and occupied by no more
than two persons and where at least one of the residents is employed
to provide services or to look after goods, buildings or property
on the parcel in which the living quarters are located.
A shelter for vehicles consisting of a roof extended from
a wall of a building or a partially open structure consisting of a
roof and possibly walls. Carports shall comply with all yard requirements
applicable to private garages.
See "mortuarial uses."
The use of a building, structure or parcel of land, or portion
of a building, structure or parcel of land, which is different from
the previous use in the way it is classified in this chapter.
The processing of chemicals and allied products, including
industrial chemicals, plastics materials and synthetics, drugs, soaps,
cleaners and toilet goods, paints and allied products, agricultural
chemicals and fertilizers, adhesives and sealants, explosives and
ink.
A facility for the care of children under 18 years of age,
as licensed and regulated by the state under Act 116 of the Public
Acts of 1973 (MCLA § 722.111 et seq.), Act 218 of the Public
Acts of 1979 (MCLA § 400.701 et seq.) and the associated
rules promulgated by the State Department of Social Services.
CHILD-CARE CENTER or DAY-CARE CENTERA facility other than a private residence, receiving more than six preschool or school-age children in group day care for periods of less than 24 hours a day, provided the parents or guardians are not immediately available to the child. It includes a facility which provides care for not less than two consecutive weeks, regardless of the number of hours of care per day. The facility is generally described as a "child-care center," "day-care center," "day nursery," "nursery school," "parent cooperative preschool," "play group" or "drop-in center." "Child-care center" or "day-care center" does not include a Sunday school conducted by a religious institution or a facility operated by a religious organization where children are cared for during short periods of time while persons responsible for such children are attending religious services.
CHILD-CARING INSTITUTIONA facility which is organized for the purpose of receiving minor children for care, maintenance and supervision, usually on a twenty-four-hour basis, in a building that operates throughout the year and is maintained for that propose. It includes a maternity home for the care of minor, unmarried mothers, an agency group home and institutions for mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed minor children. It does not include hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools or an adult foster-care facility in which a child has been placed.
FOSTER-FAMILY HOMEA private home in which at least one, but not more than four, minor children who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption to an adult member of the household are given care and supervision for 24 hours a day, for four or more days a week, for two or more consecutive weeks, unattended by a parent or legal guardian.
FOSTER-FAMILY GROUP HOMEA private home in which more than four, but less than seven, children who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption to an adult member of the household are provided care for 24 hours a day, for four or more days a week, for two or more consecutive weeks, unattended by a parent or legal guardian.
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMEA private home in which one, but less than seven, minor children are received for care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage or adoption. It includes a home that gives care to an unrelated child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.
GROUP DAY-CARE HOMEA private home in which more than six, but not more than 12, children are given care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage or adoption. It includes a home that gives care to an unrelated child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.[2]
An area of each lot near any street intersection or commercial
driveway which shall remain clear of obstructions between a height
of two feet and six feet to ensure safe sight distance for motorists.
Business associations, professional organizations, labor
organizations, civic and social associations, political organizations
and other membership organizations. This includes an organization
of persons for special purposes or for the promulgation of sports,
arts, sciences, literature, politics or the like but not operated
for profit or to espouse beliefs or further activity that is not in
conformance with the Constitution of the United States or any laws
or ordinances. The facilities owned or used by such organization may
be referred to as a "club" in this chapter.
The use of a building, or a portion of a building, for the
location, operation and placement of five or more mechanical amusement
devices. "Mechanical amusement devices" shall mean any device, apparatus,
mechanical equipment or machine operated as amusement for required
compensation but shall not include vending machines used to dispense
foodstuffs, toys or other products for use and consumption.
Any vehicle bearing, or required to bear, commercial license
plates such as a truck tractor, a semitrailer, flatbeds, stake beds,
rolloff containers, tanker bodies, dump bodies and full or partial
box-type enclosures; vehicles of a type that are commonly used for
the delivery, hauling or construction-oriented contractors; tow trucks;
vehicle repair service trucks; snowplowing trucks; and any other vehicle
with a commercial license plate having a gross vehicle weight in excess
of 10,000 pounds or a total length in excess of 22 feet.
Licensed telecommunications services, including cellular,
personal communications services (PCS), specialized mobilized radio
(SMR), enhanced specialized mobilized radio (ESMR), paging and similar
services that are marketed to the general public.
The sorting, grinding, composting, digestion (including mechanical
digestion systems) and wind rowing or storage of refuse at an outdoor,
open-air facility for the purpose of producing material for fertilization
and the conditioning of soil.
Computer programming, computer system design, data processing,
information retrieval, computer facilities management, computer sales,
rental and leasing and computer repair.
A multipurpose facility in which the primary purpose is to
accommodate meetings, seminars, social and civic events. Such a facility
offers a total meeting environment that typically consists of meeting
rooms, conference rooms, and catering uses and may include lodging
facilities. A hotel/motel with at least 10,000 square feet of conference
room facilities shall also be considered a conference center. Accessory
conference center uses may include dining areas, recreation facilities
and specialty shops.
An area connected together to form an uninterrupted expanse
in space. The term "contiguous" shall apply to any of the following:
A permanent surface water connection or other
direct physical contact with any lake, pond, river or stream, including
surface water or groundwater connections;
A seasonal or intermittent direct surface water
connection with any lake, pond, river or stream;
Located within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water
mark of any lake, pond, river or stream; or
Separated only by man-made barriers, such as
dikes, roads, berms or other similar features.
A site where a building or construction contractor stores
equipment, tools, vehicles, building materials and other appurtenances
used in association with building or construction.
A nursing care facility, including a county medical care
facility, but excluding a hospital or a facility created by Act 152
of the Public Acts of 1985, as amended, being §§ 36.1
to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, which provides organized
nursing care and medical treatment to seven or more unrelated individuals
suffering or recovering from illness, injury or infirmity. See also
"senior housing."
The entrance to or exit from a property or public or private
thoroughfare for the purpose of vehicular ingress/egress.
A calendar day.
See "child-care organization, state-licensed."
An unroofed platform, commonly constructed of wood, which
is typically attached to a house.
The number of dwelling units situated on, or to be developed,
per net or gross acre of land. For purposes of calculating maximum
density, only 25% of the acreage comprised of open water, land within
the one-hundred-year floodplain elevation and/or wetlands protected
by the Goemaere-Anderson Wetland Protection Act, Public Act 203 of
1979 (MCLA § 281.701 et seq.)[3] shall be calculated toward the total site acreage.
The proposed construction of a new building on a zoning lot,
the relocation of an existing building on another zoning lot or the
use of open land for a new use.
A portion of the Township within which certain regulations,
requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions
of this chapter.
A business or restaurant establishment so developed to serve
patrons while within the motor vehicle rather than within a building
or structure. This includes eating establishments, customer communications
facilities for banks or other similar uses. A drive-in restaurant
is distinct from a drive-through restaurant in that the majority of
drive-in patrons consume food and beverages while in the vehicle and
parked on the premises.
A business or restaurant establishment so developed to serve
patrons from a drive-through window. A drive-through restaurant may
or may not also have indoor seating.
A building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for
occupancy providing complete independent living facilities for one
family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking and sanitation.
EARTH-SHELTERED DWELLINGA dwelling designed in such a way as to take advantage of the insulating effect of soil and constructed so that 50% or more of the exterior surface of the building, excluding unattached garages and other accessory buildings, is covered with soil. The purpose of such dwelling shall not be to serve only as a foundation or substructure for above-grade construction. Partially completed buildings shall not be considered earth-sheltered dwellings.
DETACHED ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGA building designed exclusively for, and occupied exclusively by, one family as a dwelling unit.
ATTACHED ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGThree or more one-family dwelling units, each having individual entrances on the first floor and only sharing common side walls, but not having a common floor/ceiling. Such dwellings may also be termed "townhomes."
TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGA building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for occupancy by two families living independently of each other as two dwelling units.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLINGA building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other as three or more dwellings. See "apartment."
A right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for limited use
of private land for private, public or quasi-public purpose such as
for franchised utilities, a conservation easement or an access easement
for a private road or service drive.
The erection, construction, alteration, maintenance and use
by public utilities, municipal departments or quasi-public utilities
authorized by franchise agreement with the Township of underground,
surface or overhead gas, electrical, steam, fuel or water transmission
or distribution systems; collection, communications, supply or disposal
systems. These may include, but not necessarily limited to, poles,
wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm
and police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar
accessories in connection herewith that are reasonably necessary for
the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities, municipal
departments or commissions or for the public health or general welfare.
Essential services shall not include buildings or towers subject to
the wireless communications regulations of this chapter.[4]
The removal or recovery by any means of soil, rock, sand,
gravel, peat, muck, barrow, shale, limestone, clay or other mineral
or organic substance other than vegetation from water or land. Common
household gardening and grounds care are not considered excavation.
Either of the following:
A domestic family which is one or more persons
related by blood, marriage or adoption occupying a dwelling unit and
living within a dwelling as a single housekeeping unit; or
The functional equivalent of the domestic family
which is persons living together in a dwelling unit whose relationship
is of a permanent and distinct domestic character, and is the functional
equivalent of a domestic family with a demonstrable and recognizable
bond which constitutes the functional equivalent of the bonds which
render the domestic family a cohesive unit. All persons of the functional
equivalent of the domestic family must be cooking and otherwise operating
as a single housekeeping unit. This definition shall not include any
society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, combine,
federation, or group, coterie, or organization which is not a recognized
religious order, nor include a group of individuals whose association
is temporary and resort/seasonal in character. There shall be a rebuttable
presumption enforceable by the Zoning Administrator in the first instance
that the number of persons who may reside as a functional equivalent
family shall be limited to six.
A platted or unplatted parcel of contiguous land being at
least five acres in area and under single ownership or single operation
on which bona fide farming is carried out by the owner, a manager
or tenant farmer by means of his own labor, with the assistance from
members of the household or by hired employees. The crops may be used
for their own consumption or for sale to others off the premises,
including a bona fide greenhouse, orchard or nursery where plants
or flora are grown for the purpose of selling the agricultural products
thereof off the premises. The farm shall not include the keeping,
raising or breeding of any livestock, animals or fauna or the operating
of hatcheries or stables, unless a permit for such use is granted
from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
A structure of definite height and location constructed of
wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal, other similar material or combination
of approved materials to serve as a physical barrier, marker or enclosure,
provided the fence does not consist of a solid masonry wall, low-rise
decorative fences or railings.
A fence not necessarily used for enclosure which is part
of an overall landscape plan and constructed of natural materials
such as wood, brick, stone or decorative metal.
The depositing or dumping of any matter onto, or into, the
ground; excluding waste, common household gardening and grounds care.
A facility which provides indoor exercise facilities, such
as exercise machines and weight-lifting equipment, usually in a structured
physical activity program supervised by professional physical fitness
instructors or specialists in sports medicine. As defined herein,
"personal fitness center" shall not include spectator seating for
sports events. A personal fitness center may or may not be enclosed
within a gym.
The land at a specified elevation subject to periodic flooding
that has been defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
i.e., lands within the one-hundred-year flood boundary.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas which must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood.
The sum of all horizontal areas of each floor of the building
or dwelling unit measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls
or from the center line of walls separating dwelling units. Basements,
unfinished attics, attached garages, breezeways, enclosed and unenclosed
porches, patios and cellars shall not be considered as part of the
floor area, except when utilized for commercial or institutional purposes.
The area within the perimeter of the outside walls of the
building, without deducting for hallways, stairs, closets/storage
areas, wall thickness, columns or other features.
Floor area in square feet, including basements, of all principal
and accessory buildings divided by the area of the lot, excluding
the existing public street right-of-way. Floor area shall exclude
parking that is wholly underground but shall include any parking structure
located above the ground.
The area used or intended to be used for the sale of merchandise
or services or to serve patrons, clients or customers. Floor area
used or intended to be used for hallways, stairs, closets/storage
areas, sanitary facilities or the storage/processing of merchandise
shall be excluded from the computation of usable floor area. The measurement
of usable floor area shall be the sum of the horizontal areas of each
floor of a structure measured from the internal faces of the wall.
Part of a principal or accessory building or structure used
primarily for the parking or storage of vehicles in connection with
a permitted use.
A public or private area consisting of fairways, greens and
rough that may include a clubhouse and related accessory uses, provided
that all structures and activities shall be an integral part of the
golf course. Further, all clubhouses, restaurants, pro-shop facilities,
etc., shall be secondary in nature to the golf course and may not
be continued if the principal golf course activity shall cease or
become the minor activity of the facility.
The average of the lowest and highest elevations in an area
within five feet of a building or structure's foundation.
The resultant elevation of the land after completion of alterations
and development.
The grade as determined by the natural topography that existed
before alteration.
A landscaped area along a street between the curb or road
shoulder and the front building, parking setback line or rear lot
line to serve as an obscuring mechanism.
Waste or a combination of waste and other discarded material
(including but not limited to solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material) which because of its quantity, concentration or
physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly
contribute to the following if improperly treated, stored, transported,
disposed of or otherwise managed: an increase in mortality; an increase
in serious irreversible illness; serious incapacitating but reversible
illness; or substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment.
Any use which involves the storage, sale, manufacture or
processing of materials which are dangerous, combustible and/or produce
either poisonous fumes or explosions in the event of fire.
Areas on a roof or on the ground used by helicopters or steep-gradient
aircraft for the purpose of boarding and discharging passengers, patients
or cargo. Accessory uses may include maintenance, overhaul or tie-down.
An occupation customarily conducted in a dwelling unit that
is clearly an incidental and secondary use of the dwelling.
A facility offering twenty-four-hour emergency, inpatient
and outpatient care and services for observation, diagnosis and active
treatment of patients under the care and supervision of physicians
and professional medical staff. The term "hospital" shall also include
medical clinics or hospitals offering care in special fields such
as eye, cardiac care, ear, nose, throat, pediatric, orthopedic, skin,
cancer, burn centers, neonatal care, children's hospitals and ophthalmology
centers.
A building, or part of a building, with a common entrance
or entrances, where the dwelling units or rooming units are used primarily
for transient occupancy and/or where one or more of the following
services are offered: maid service, the furnishing of linen, telephone,
secretarial or desk service and bellboy service. A hotel may include
a restaurant or cocktail lounge, public banquet halls or meeting rooms.
A surface that does not absorb or percolate water, including
buildings, structures or pavement.
Any additions to the natural state of land that increase
its value, utility or habitability. Improvements include but are not
limited to street pavements, with or without curbs and gutters, sidewalks,
water mains, storm and sanitary sewers, landscape and other appropriate
and similar items.
An establishment which provides indoor exercise facilities,
indoor court and/or field sports facilities and which may include
spectator seating in conjunction with the sports facilities such as
skating rinks, swimming pools, indoor golf facilities and bowling
alleys. Auditoriums and stadiums are not included.
Any lot or premises on which three or more pets (but not
including wild, vicious or exotic animals) of at least six months
in age are kept either permanently or temporarily for the purposes
of breeding, boarding, training, sale, protection, hobby, pets or
transfer.
Disposal by which the waste is buried between layers of earth
to build up low-lying land.
The treatment of the ground surface with live plant materials
normally grown in Wayne County. In addition, a landscape design may
include other decorative natural or processed materials, such as wood
chips, crushed stone, boulders or mulch. Structural features such
as fountains, pools, statues and benches shall also be considered
a part of landscaping if provided in combination with live plant material.
A qualitative measure describing operational conditions within
a traffic stream; generally described in terms of such factors as
speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions,
comfort and convenience and safety.
An off-street space on the same lot with a building, or a
group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle
while loading and unloading merchandise or materials.
The total horizontal area within the lot lines, exclusive
of any abutting public street right-of-way or private road easements
or the submerged area of any river, pond or lake (below the shoreline
or ordinary high-water mark)
A lot abutting two streets forming an interior angle of less
than 135°.
The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines,
measured along the median between the side lot lines.
A lot other than a corner lot that fronts upon two more-or-less
parallel streets or upon two streets that do not intersect at the
boundaries of the lot. In the case of a row of double frontage lots,
all sides of said lots adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage,
and front yards shall be provided as required.
The length of the front lot line measured along the right-of-way
or easement line.
Any lot other than a corner lot.
The fixed boundaries of a lot described by a survey or recorded
plat.
FRONT LOT LINEThe lot line separating said lot from the public-right-of way or easement. In the case of a double frontage lot, it is the line separating the lot from that street which is designated as the front yard. A corner lot shall have two front lot lines.
REAR LOT LINEThe lot line opposite, parallel and most distant from the front lot line and intersecting the side lot lines. Irregularly shaped lots may have more than one rear lot line. In the case of a triangular shape, the rear lot line shall be an imaginary line parallel to the front lot line, not less than 10 feet in length and located entirely within the subject parcel.
SIDE LOT LINEAny lot line other than the front lot line or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot or lots is an interior side lot line.
A parcel of land, the dimensions of which are shown on a
document or maps on file with the Wayne County Register of Deeds or
in use by the Township or Township officials and which actually exists
as so shown, or any part of such parcel held in a recorded ownership
separate from that of the remainder thereof, whether platted or described
by metes and bounds.
The straight-line horizontal distance between side lot lines,
measured at the minimum front yard setback.
Any single tract of land located within a single block which,
at the time of filing for a building permit, is designed by its owner
or developer as a tract to be used, developed or built upon as a unit
under single ownership or control. A zoning lot shall satisfy this
chapter with respect to area, size, setbacks, dimensions and frontage
as required in the district in which the zoning lot is located. A
zoning lot, therefore, may not coincide with a lot of record as filed
with the County Register of Deeds but may include one or more lots
of record.
A piece of land, or contiguous parcels of land, under one
ownership described within fixed boundaries, of sufficient size and
configuration to meet the minimum site development requirements of
this chapter, excluding only public right-of-way or private road easement.
A lot shall have frontage on a dedicated public or private road. Where
a lot is divided by a public street or a private road, each part of
such lot shall meet minimum area and bulk requirements for the zone
in which it is located and shall be considered separate lots. A lot
may also mean a portion of a condominium project, as regulated by
Public Act 59 of 1978 [MCLA § 559.101 et seq., MSA 26.50(101)
et seq.], designed and intended for separate or limited ownership
and/or use.
An arterial roadway to serve longer-distance travel to and
through the Township with traffic volumes generally over 10,000 vehicles
per day. Major thoroughfares are generally spaced at mile points and
may also be referred to as "county primary roads" or "major arterials."
A manufactured dwelling unit transportable in one or more
sections which is built on a chassis and designed to be used as a
dwelling, with or without permanent foundation, when connected to
the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning
and electrical systems contained in the structure. A mobile home does
not include a recreational vehicle.
A parcel or tract of land under the control of a person,
group or firm upon which three or more mobile homes or manufactured
homes are located on a continual, nonrecreational basis and which
is offered to the public for that purpose, regardless of whether a
charge is made, together with any building, structure, enclosure,
street, equipment or facility, used or intended for use, incident
to the occupancy of a mobile home and which is not intended for use
as a temporary trailer park.
The comprehensive land use plan, including graphic and written
proposals, indicating the general location of planned land uses, streets,
pathways, greenways, parks, schools, public buildings and design standards
for all physical development of the Township, including any geographic
unit, subarea, chapter, part or amendment to such plan which shall
be adopted by the Township Planning Commission or Board.
The processing and packaging of meat products, dairy products,
fats and oils, excluding live animals and slaughtering houses.
A public or proprietary establishment providing diagnostic,
therapeutic or preventive medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, dental,
homeopathic, holistic, acupuncture and psychological treatment of
ambulatory human patients on an outpatient basis by a group of practitioners
licensed to perform such services and acting conjointly and in the
same building for the purpose aforesaid. A medical clinic may incorporate
customary laboratories and pharmacies incidental to or necessary for
its operation or to the service of its patients, but may not include
facilities for overnight patient care or major surgery.
An intermediate floor in any story occupying not more than
50% of the floor area of the story below.
A building or group of buildings in a controlled-access and
fenced compound that contain varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized
and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the storage of customers'
goods or wares.
A dwelling which consists of prefabricated units transported
to the site on a removable undercarriage or flatbed and assembled
for permanent location on the lot.
Mortuarial uses include the following land uses: cemetery,
pet cemetery, memorial parks and gardens, columbarium, mausoleum,
funeral home and crematorium as defined herein.
CEMETERYA parcel of land intended for the burial of deceased humans (or pets within pet cemeteries). A marker or memorial is erected at each gravesite for permanent remembrance of the deceased.
MAUSOLEUMA building or structure designed with vaults to hold many caskets or crematory urns. A mausoleum could be an elaborate grave marker for a single burial or be erected to house entire families as an alternative to family grave plots.
FUNERAL HOMEÂ /Â MORTUARYÂ /Â UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENTÂ /Â FUNERAL PARLORA facility for funerals often including a chapel for funeral services; viewing rooms; visitation rooms, preparation rooms (embalming, cosmetic treatment and clothing of the deceased); display rooms and storage for caskets; garages for hearses; and other equipment and administrative offices. A funeral home may include family living quarters for the funeral director/owner as an accessory use.
CREMATORIUMA location where bodies are consumed by incineration and the ashes of the deceased are collected for permanent burial or storage in urns.
MEMORIAL PARKSA location for burying the deceased where all gravestones must be of standard dimensions and flush with ground level.
PET CEMETERIESCemeteries as defined herein for the expressed purpose of providing a gravesite and/or permanent marker/remembrance of deceased animals, typically household pets.
COLUMBARIUMA building or structure designed with niches for the location of urns to hold the ashes of cremated persons.
A list of related definitions is provided in § 22.3.
An offensive, annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious thing or
practice, a cause or source of annoyance, especially a continuing
or repeating invasion of any physical characteristics of activity
or use across a property line which can be perceived by or affects
a human being, or the generation of an excessive or concentrated movement
of people or things, such as, but not limited to, noise, dust, smoke,
odor, glare, fumes, flashes, vibration, shock waves, heat, electronic
or atomic radiation, objectionable effluent, noise of congregation
of people, particularly at night, passenger traffic or invasion of
nonabutting street frontage by traffic.
A space, building, structure, or combination thereof for
the storage of live trees, shrubs or plants offered for retail sale
on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping.
The definition of "nursery" within the meaning of this chapter does
not include any space, building or structure used exclusively for
the sale of fruit, vegetables or Christmas trees.
The distance between the center line of driveways or streets
across the street from one another.
A facility providing vehicular parking spaces, drives and
aisles for maneuvering for more than two vehicles.
Business and commercial uses conducted solely outside of
any building unless otherwise specified herein. Examples of open-air
businesses include:
Retail sales of garden supplies and equipment,
including but not limited to trees, shrubbery, plants, flowers, seed,
topsoil, trellises and lawn furniture.
Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural
products, including fruits, vegetables and Christmas trees.
Various outdoor recreation uses, including but
not limited to tennis courts, archery courts, shuffleboard, horseshoe
courts, miniature golf, golf driving ranges and amusement parks.
Outdoor display and sale of automobiles, recreation
vehicles, garages, swimming pools, playground equipment and similar
goods.
A business establishment so developed that service to the
patron may be extended beyond the walls of the structure, not requiring
the patron to enter the structure, such as ice cream and yogurt restaurants
serving patrons through a walkup window. The term "open front store"
shall not include an automobile repair establishment or automobile
service stations. See also "restaurant."
Required open space shall be on the same lot with the principal
use and shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward
except for living plant material, recreation facilities, permitted
signs, sidewalks, bike paths and necessary drives and utility lines,
unless as otherwise provided in this chapter.
The line between upland and bottomland which persists through
successive changes in water levels, below which the presence and action
of the water is so common or recurrent that the character of the land
is marked distinctly from the upland and is apparent in the soil,
the configuration of the soil surface and the vegetation.
The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, material,
merchandise or vehicles in the same place for more than 24 hours.
The manufacturing of paper and allied products, including
pulp mills, paper mills, paperboard containers and boxes, bags, sanitary
paper products, stationary and other miscellaneous paper products.
A continuous area or acreage of land which can be described
as provided for in the Land Division Act (MCLA § 560.101
et seq.).
A one-hour period representing the highest hourly volume
of traffic flow on the adjacent street system during the morning (a.m.
peak hour) or during the afternoon or evening (p.m. peak hour) or
representing the hour of highest volume of traffic entering or exiting
a site (peak hour of generator).
A financial guarantee to ensure that all improvements, facilities
or work required by this chapter will be completed in compliance with
the ordinance, regulations and the approved plans and specifications
of a development.
Uses involving petroleum refining, or asphalt and roofing
materials, petroleum and coal products manufacturing.
An integrated and coordinated development of various residential
land uses, and in some cases nonresidential uses, comprehensively
planned and approved as an entity via a unitary site plan which permits
additional flexibility in building sitting, usable open spaces and
preservation of natural features.
The Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Northville,
Wayne County, Michigan.
A structure, attached to the ground, which serves as a covered
entrance to a building, commonly enclosed in part and not heated or
air conditioned.
Blast furnaces, basic steel production, iron and steel foundries
and nonferrous metals foundries, rolling and drawing, including metal
heat-treating.
The primary or predominant building, structure or use to
which the premises is devoted and the primary reason the premises
exists. No lot may contain more than one principal building, structure
or use, excepting groups of multiple-family dwellings, farm worker
housing, retail business buildings or similar other groups of buildings.
A road owned and maintained by the owners of the property
it serves.
Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department, board
or commission duly authorized to furnish and furnishing under federal,
state or municipal regulations to the public gas, steam, electricity,
sewage disposal, communications, transportation or water.
An exterior apparatus that is capable of receiving communications
for radio or television purposes, including satellite reception antennas
but excluding facilities considered to be essential public service
facilities or those preempted from Township regulation by applicable
state, FCC or other federal laws or regulations.
Includes a tent or vehicular-type structure designed primarily
as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use,
which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by
another vehicle which is self-powered. Recreational units of this
type shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: travel
trailers, camping trailers, tent trailers, motor homes and truck campers.
Recreational units shall also include, but shall not be limited to,
the following: boats, boat trailers, snowmobiles, snowmobile trailers,
all-terrain vehicles, dune buggies, horse trailers and similar equipment.
Such uses shall include, but need not be limited to, the
following: recreation fields, rinks or courts, including football,
softball, soccer, tennis, basketball, ice skating, hockey, in-line
skating and similar activities; swimming pools open to the general
public or operated by a private nonprofit organization; and uses accessory
to the above uses, such as refreshment stands, maintenance buildings,
office for management functions, spectator seating and service areas,
including locker rooms and rest rooms.
A facility in which used material, such as paper, glass,
plastic or motor oil, is separated and processed prior to shipment
to other locations for processing or manufacturing into new products.
A recycling center is distinct from a junkyard or salvage yard.
An establishment, organization or association instituted
to advance or promote religious purposes or beliefs at a physical
place such as churches, mosques, temples and synagogues and religious
societies founded by members of a faith. Such institutions shall be
limited to nonprofit religious services and related religious activities.
Permitted related activities may include living quarters for clergy
and other members of religious orders who carry out their primary
duties on site, religious education classes, church-sponsored day
care, youth centers, religious activities, office space and other
similar activities customarily associated with religious institutions.
Soup kitchens, rescue missions and residential facilities for men,
women or families are not considered accessory uses. Temporary religious
assemblies, such as tent revivals or other similar activities, are
not included within this definition.
[Added 8-19-2010]
An establishment serving foods and/or beverages for consumption
upon the premises within the structure serving such foods or beverages
for remuneration.
A restaurant for the selling of food or beverage which is
served in disposable containers or wrappers for consumption primarily
off the premises.
A restaurant at which patrons are served from a drive-in
window, by employees serving patrons while in a motor vehicle or at
which consumption of food takes place within the motor vehicle on
the premises.
A restaurant at which patrons pay for an order and pick up
the order at a drive-through window while in a motor vehicle.
Sporting goods and bicycle shops, bookstores, stationery
stores, jewelry stores, hobby toy and game shops, photographic supply
stores, gift novelty and souvenir shops, luggage and leather goods
shops, florists, tobacco stores, newsstands, optical goods stores
and other uses similar in character and intensity.
Grocery stores, meat and fish markets, fruit and vegetable
markets, candy, nut and confectionery stores, dairy product stores
and retail bakeries.
A public or private strip of land acquired or utilized by
reservation, dedication, easement, prescription, purchase or condemnation
and permanently established for the passage of persons, vehicles,
railroads, water, utility lines and other similar uses.
An area where waste, used or secondhand materials are bought
and sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled or handled,
including but not limited to scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags,
rubber tires and bottles. A salvage yard includes junkyards and similar
facilities, including automobile wrecking yards and any open area
greater than 200 square feet that is used for storage, keeping or
abandonment of junk.
The method by which a view of one site or use is shielded,
concealed or hidden. Screening techniques include fences, walls, hedges,
berms, or other physical features.
Housing constructed for the exclusive use of an individual
55 years of age or older or for a couple where at least one of the
individuals is over the age of 55. Senior housing may include the
types of facilities listed below:
SENIOR APARTMENTSMultiple-family dwelling units where occupancy is restricted to persons 55 years of age or older.
CONGREGATE OR INTERIM-CARE HOUSINGA semi-independent housing facility containing congregate kitchen, dining, and living areas, but with separate sleeping rooms. Such facilities typically provide special support services, such as transportation and limited medical care.
DEPENDENT HOUSING FACILITIESFacilities such as convalescent homes and nursing homes which are designed for older persons who need a wide range of health and support services, including personal nursing care.
An access drive which parallels the public right-of-way in
front of or behind a building or buildings, or may be aligned perpendicular
to the street between buildings, which provides shared access between
two or more lots or uses.
The distance required to obtain the minimum required distance
between the front, side or rear lot lines and the building line or
parking lot. Setbacks from a public street or private road shall be
measured from the right-of-way line or easement. Setbacks shall remain
as open space as defined herein, unless otherwise provided for in
this chapter.
A grouping of two or more business establishments developed
in accordance to an overall plan and designed and built as an interrelated
project. Buildings constructed on out-lots shall not be considered
part of the shopping center unless access and parking easements are
provided.
The edge of a body of water measured at the ordinary high-water
mark.
The length of roadway visible to the driver. Generally related
to the distance or time (perception/reaction time) sufficient for
the driver to execute a maneuver (turn from driveway or side street,
stop or pass) without striking another vehicle or object in the roadway.
The processing and packaging of meat products, dairy products,
fats and oils, excluding live animals and slaughtering houses.
A use of land for an activity which, under usual circumstances,
could be detrimental to other land uses permitted within the same
district but which may be permitted because of circumstances unique
to the location of the particular use and which use can be conditionally
permitted without jeopardy to uses permitted within such district.
Such uses are defined as "special land uses" in the Township Zoning
Act (MCLA § 125.271 et seq.).[5]
A facility for the rearing and housing of horses, mules and
ponies or for riding and training academies.
A facility for the rearing and training of horses, ponies
and mules which are owned by the occupant of the dwelling unit.
That part of a building, except a mezzanine defined herein,
included between the surface of one floor and the surface of the next
floor; in instances where there is no floor above, then ceiling next
above. A story thus defined shall not be counted as a story when more
than 50% is below the height level of the adjoining ground.
An uppermost story lying under a sloping roof; the usable
floor area of which the height at four feet above the floor does not
exceed 1/2 of the floor area in the story directly below and the height
above at least 200 square feet of floor space is seven feet six inches.
Any public or private thoroughfare or right-of-way, other
than a public or private alley, dedicated to or designed for travel
and access to any land, lot or parcel, whether designated as a road,
avenue, highway, boulevard, drive, lane, place, court or any similar
designation.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on the ground or attachment to something having location
on the ground. Structures include, but are not limited to, principal
and accessory buildings; radio, television and cellular phone towers;
decks; fences; privacy screens; walls; antennas; swimming pools; signs;
gas or liquid storage facility; mobile homes; sidewalks; and landscape
improvements. Approved regulatory signs, sidewalks, pedestrian paths,
necessary public utilities, driveways, frontage roads and landscaping
shall not be considered a structure.
Any permanent, nonportable structure or container located
either above or below grade designed to allow the holding of water
to a depth of greater than 24 inches, intended for swimming, bathing
or relaxation. The definition of "swimming pool" includes spas, hot
tubs and similar devices. A swimming pool shall be considered an accessory
structure for purposes of computing lot coverage.
The production of textile products into apparel, home furnishings,
automotive trimmings and other textile products.
An enclosed building used for presenting performances or
motion pictures which are observed by paying patrons from seats situated
within the building. ("Theater" is distinct from "adult theater" defined
separately under "adult regulated uses.")
The Charter Township of Northville, Wayne County, Michigan.
The analysis of the potential traffic impacts generated by
a proposed project. This type of study and level of analysis will
vary dependent upon the type and size of the project.
REZONING TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDYA traffic impact study which contrasts typical uses permitted under the current and requested zoning or land use classification. This study usually includes a trip generation analysis and a summary of potential impacts on the street system.
TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENTA traffic impact study for smaller projects which are not expected to have a significant impact on the overall transportation system but will have traffic impacts near the site. This type of study focuses on the expected impacts of a development at site access points and adjacent driveways.
TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENTA traffic impact study which evaluates the expected impacts at site access points and intersections in the vicinity.
REGIONAL TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDYA comprehensive traffic impact study for large projects expected to have a significant long-term impact on the street system. Such a study evaluates the impacts over a long period and may involve analyses of alternate routes. This type of study is typically prepared using a computer model which simulates traffic patterns.
A single or one-direction vehicle movement with either the
origin or the destination (exiting or entering) inside a study site.
An establishment where outpatients are examined and treated
by a group of physicians, dentists or similar professionals. A medical
clinic may incorporate customary laboratories and pharmacies incidental
to or necessary for its operation or to the service of its patients,
but may not include facilities for overnight patient care or major
surgery.
The manufacturing of motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, motorcycles,
railroad equipment and other miscellaneous transportation equipment.
A facility providing diagnosis, treatment, surgery and similar
veterinary care for small domestic animals with no overnight boarding
and indoor boarding of a maximum three animals at any one time.
A facility which provides diagnosis, treatment, surgery and
other veterinary care for domestic animals, horses and livestock.
A veterinary hospital may include outdoor boarding incidental to treatment.
A structure of definite height and location to serve as an
obscuring screen in carrying out the requirements of this chapter.
A container, such as a dumpster, used for the temporary storage
of rubbish or recycling materials, pending collection and having a
capacity of at least one cubic yard.
A natural or artificially created trench which periodically
or continuously contains moving water and has definite banks, a bed
and visual evidence of a continued flow or occurrence of water, including
but not limited to a lake, pond, river, canal, channel, swamp, creek,
marsh or outcropping of water.
Land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency
and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances
does support, wetland vegetation or aquatic life. Wetland may also
be referred to as a "bog," "swamp" or "marsh."
The open spaces on the same lot with a main building unoccupied
and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided
in this chapter and as defined herein.
FRONT YARDAn open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest point of the main building.
REAR YARDAn open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest point of the main building. In the case of a corner lot, the rear yard may be opposite either street frontage.
SIDE YARDAn open space between a main building and the side lot line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is the horizontal distance from the nearest point on the side lot line to the nearest point of the main building.
A modification of a Zoning Ordinance standard granted when
strict application of the ordinance would cause a practical difficulty
or unnecessary hardship upon the individual property in which the
variance is requested.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 125.3101.
[2]
Editor's Note: The former definitions of "churches, temples,
and other places of religious worship (general)" and "churches, temples,
and other places of religious worship (large-scale)," which immediately
followed this definition, were repealed 8-19-2010.
[3]
Editor's Note: MCLA § 281.701 et
seq. was repealed by P.A. 345 of 1966, § 30, eff. 10-26-1066.
See now MCLA § 324.30901 et seq.
[5]
Editor's Note: MCLA § 125.271 et
seq. was repealed by P.A. 110 of 2006, § 702, eff. 7-1-2006.
See now MCLA § 125.3101 et seq.
