[Amended 9-24-2002 by Ord. No. 277; 7-10-2007 by Ord. No. 308]
The Township is hereby divided into the classes of districts listed below:
(A)
Agricultural District
(AR)
Agricultural Residential District
(R-1)
Low Density Residential District
(R-2)
Medium Density Residential District
(P)
Professional District
(CC)
Community Commercial District
(CCII)
Community Commercial II District
(HC)
Highway Commercial District
(HCII)
Highway Commercial II District
(HCIII)
Highway Commercial III District
(LI)
Light Industrial District
(I)
Industrial District
(FH)
Flood Hazard District
The boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on the Antrim Township Zoning Map, which accompanies and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. An official copy of said map, indicating the latest amendments, shall be kept up-to-date for the use and benefit of the public and shall be so displayed at the Antrim Township Municipal Building.
In determining boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, watercourses or railroad rights-of-way of such lines extended, such center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. 
Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following the property lines of parks or other publicly owned lands, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
C. 
Unless otherwise shown, all district boundaries running parallel to streets shall be construed to be 300 feet back from the rights-of-way of said streets.
D. 
In all cases where a district boundary divides a lot in one ownership, the most restrictive district requirement, or control, shall apply. For the purpose of this section, the most restrictive district shall be deemed that district subject to regulations which prohibit the use intended to be made of said lot, or require higher standards with respect to coverage, yards, screening, landscaping and similar requirements.
E. 
In all cases where a district boundary line is located not farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary lines shall be construed to coincide with such lot lines.
F. 
In all cases where dimensions are not shown on the Zoning Map, the location of boundaries shown on the map shall be determined by the use of scale appearing hereon.
G. 
In case of uncertainty as to the true location of a district boundary line in a particular instance, the determination thereof shall be made by the Zoning Officer. An appeal may be taken to the Zoning Hearing Board, as provided in Article XXII herein.
H. 
The limits of a Flood Hazard District boundary shall be determined by the requirements listed in Article XVII of this chapter.
Following the effective date of this chapter and except as hereinafter provided:
A. 
No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt or enlarged, nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations, requirements and restrictions specified in this chapter for the district in which such building or land is located.
B. 
No more than one principal use may exist on a single parcel or tract of land except in the Agricultural District (A) and the Agricultural Residential District (AR), where use as a single-family dwelling may exist together with agriculturally related operations under §§ 150-10D and 150-12C.
C. 
No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces connected therewith and the remaining lot comply with all requirements prescribed by this chapter for the district in which said lot is located. No building permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on any new lot thus created unless such building and lot comply with all provisions of this chapter.
D. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of a building complying with local laws in force prior to this chapter, if the following is found to exist:
(1) 
A building permit shall have been duly issued prior to the date of first publication of notice of public hearing on this chapter.
(2) 
The entire building shall have been constructed in accordance with such plans as have been filed within one year from the effective date of this chapter.
E. 
Lots.
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 238]
(1) 
All lots shall have a minimum frontage on a public street or on a proposed public street to be approved by the Township which is planned to be constructed and dedicated to the Township of 85% of the required lot width as set forth in Article XVIII of this chapter. Lots shall not front on any private streets.
(2) 
A lot commonly referred to as a "panhandle lot" shall be deemed to satisfy the frontage requirements if said lot meets the following criteria:
(a) 
Frontage on a public street: 50 feet.
(b) 
A width beyond the fifty-feet frontage shall be equal to or greater than the minimum lot width requirements as set forth in Article XVIII of this chapter.
(c) 
The building to be constructed on the lot must be a single-family detached dwelling (house).
(d) 
Only one single-family detached dwelling (house) shall be permitted for each panhandle lot.
(e) 
No panhandle lot shall be permitted within 100 feet of another panhandle lot. The 100 feet shall be measured from the property line nearest the other panhandle lot.
(f) 
Lot size, excluding the panhandle area, shall meet all remaining minimum area requirements as set forth in Article XVIII of this chapter. The panhandle area is that portion of the lot which does not meet the minimum lot width and lot depth requirements as set forth in Article XVIII of this chapter.
(g) 
There shall be no more than one panhandle lot for every five acres of land.
(h) 
All panhandle lots shall meet the other requirements of this chapter and any other Township ordinance.
F. 
Uses not permitted or specifically defined in any of the established districts by this chapter shall be a conditional use. These uses shall be a conditional use only in the district that they resemble the like uses and shall be in accordance with all ordinances, rules, regulations, etc. of the Township and other applicable state or federal laws. Any questionable uses will be determined by the Board of Supervisors upon which district that the use best fits.
[Amended 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 283]