Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
Charlotte Overview
Charlotte, MI Code of Ordinances
CITY OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTERS 3-5: RESERVED
CHAPTER 6: ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
CHAPTERS 7-9: RESERVED
CHAPTER 10: ANIMALS
CHAPTERS 11 - 13: RESERVED
CHAPTER 14: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15: BUSINESSES
CHAPTERS 16 - 17: RESERVED
CHAPTER 18: CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTERS 19 - 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTERS 23 - 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: RESERVED
CHAPTERS 27 - 29: RESERVED
CHAPTER 30: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 31: RESERVED
CHAPTER 32: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 33: RESERVED
CHAPTER 34: OFFENSES
CHAPTERS 35 - 37: RESERVED
CHAPTER 38: PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTERS 39 - 41: RESERVED
CHAPTER 42: PLANNING
CHAPTERS 43 - 45: RESERVED
CHAPTER 46: SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
CHAPTERS 47 - 49: RESERVED
CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 51: RESERVED
CHAPTER 52: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 53: RESERVED
CHAPTER 54: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTERS 55 - 57: RESERVED
CHAPTER 58: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTERS 59 - 61: RESERVED
CHAPTER 62: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63: RESERVED
CHAPTER 64: TAX EXEMPTION
CHAPTER 65: RESERVED
CHAPTER 66: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 67: RESERVED
CHAPTER 68: UTILITIES
CHAPTER 69: RESERVED
CHAPTER 70: VEGETATION
CHAPTER 71: RESERVED
CHAPTER 72: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CHAPTER 73: RESERVED
CHAPTER 74: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTERS 75 - 81: RESERVED
CHAPTER 82: ZONING
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Loading...
§ 82-267 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
   In a General Business District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for 1 or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
      (1)   All uses permitted and all conditional uses permitted in B-1 and B-2 Districts.
      (2)   Bus passenger stations.
      (3)   New and used car salesroom, showroom, office or associated service facilities.
      (4)   Other uses similar to the above uses.
      (5)   Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the permitted uses listed in this section.
(1993 Code, § 82-267) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
§ 82-268 REQUIRED CONDITIONS.
   Required conditions in a General Business District are as follows.
      (1)   All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods provided on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.
      (2)   All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking, loading and those open air uses indicated as being subject to special conditions in § 82-269 shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
(1993 Code, § 82-268) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
§ 82-269 CONDITIONAL USES.
   The following uses may be permitted in a General Business District upon the granting of a permit for such use by the Planning Commission subject to the conditions imposed in this section for each use and subject further to such other conditions which in the opinion of the Planning Commission are necessary to provide adequate protection to the neighborhood and to abutting properties and subject further to a public hearing in accord with § 82-34(C).
      (1)   Outdoor sales space for exclusive sale of new or secondhand automobiles, house trailers, or rental trailers and/or automobiles, all subject to the following.
         (a)   The lot or area shall be provided with a permanent, durable and dustless surface, and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area.
         (b)   Access to the outdoor sales area shall be at least 60 feet from the intersection of any 2 streets.
         (c)   No major repair or major refinishing shall be done on the lot.
         (d)   All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent residential districts.
      (2)   Hotel and motel, subject to the following conditions.
         (a)   Access shall be provided so as not to conflict with the adjacent business uses or adversely affect traffic flow on a major thoroughfare.
         (b)   Each unit shall contain not less than 250 square feet of floor area.
         (c)   No guest shall establish permanent residence at a motel for more than 30 days within any calendar year.
      (3)   Business in the character of a drive-in or open front store, subject to the following conditions.
         (a)   A setback of at least 60 feet from the right-of-way line of any existing or proposed street must be maintained.
         (b)   Access points shall be located at least 60 feet from the intersection of any 2 streets.
         (c)   All lighting shall be shielded from adjacent residential districts.
         (d)   A 6-foot-high, completely obscuring wall shall be provided when abutting or adjacent districts are zoned for R, OS-1, B-1, B-2, B-3 or FS Districts. The height of the wall shall be measured from the surface of the ground. Such wall shall further meet the requirements of §§ 82-451 et seq., general provisions.
      (4)   Veterinary hospitals or clinics, provided all activities are conducted within a totally enclosed main building, and provided further that all buildings are set back at least 200 feet from abutting residential districts on the same side of the street.
      (5)   Plant materials nursery for the retail sale of plant materials not grown on the site, and sales of lawn furniture, playground equipment and garden supplies, subject to the following conditions.
         (a)   The storage and/or display of any materials and/or products shall meet all setback requirements of a structure.
         (b)   All loading and parking shall be provided off-street.
         (c)   The storage of any soil, fertilizer or other loose, unpackaged materials shall be contained so as to prevent any effects on adjacent uses.
      (6)   Automobile car wash subject to the following.
         (a)   All buildings shall have a front yard setback of not less than 50 feet.
         (b)   All washing facilities shall be within a completely enclosed building.
         (c)   Vacuuming and drying areas may be located outside the building, but shall not be in the required front yard, and shall not be closer than 25 feet from any residential district.
         (d)   All cars required to wait for access to the facilities shall be provided space off the street right-of-way, and parking shall be provided in accordance with §§ 82-455 and 82-456.
         (e)   Ingress and egress points shall be located at least 60 feet from the intersection of any 2 streets.
         (f)   All off-street parking and waiting areas shall be paved with Portland cement or asphaltic concrete.
         (g)   All lighting shall be shielded and directed away from adjacent residential districts.
         (h)   A completely obscuring wall, 4 feet, 6 inches in height, shall be provided where abutting to a residential district.
      (7)   Amusement arcades which provide space for patrons to engage in playing of mechanical amusement devices or similar activities, subject to the following.
         (a)   Locations for any such establishment shall be confined to major business streets and shall have the entrance to both the business and parking area for such establishment on the business street. Access from a side or residential street shall be prohibited.
         (b)   Locations for any such facility shall be no closer than 500 feet to the property line of any elementary, intermediate or high school.
         (c)   No such business shall be located within 500 feet of the property line of a similar business.
         (d)   No such business building shall be located within 500 feet of any front, rear or side yard line of any residential lot in a residential district.
         (e)   Off-street parking areas shall be developed in accord with all of the standards of §§ 82-455 and 82-456.
      (8)   Minor automotive repair businesses, such as muffler shops, shock absorber replacement shops, tire stores, undercoating shops and minor engine repair shops, subject to the following conditions.
         (a)   Access to such use shall be directly to a major or collector street or shall be to a minor street which has direct access to an abutting major or collector street.
         (b)   Access to and from such use shall not be cause for traffic to utilize residential streets.
         (c)   Outdoor storage of parts or materials shall be prohibited unless such storage is within a fenced and obscured area which meets all setback requirements.
         (d)   Vehicles shall not be allowed to be stored outside the building for more than 24 hours.
         (e)   Areas for off-street parking required for customer use shall not be utilized for the storage of vehicles awaiting repair.
         (f)   All vehicle servicing or repair, except minor repairs such as, but not limited to, tire changing and headlight changing, shall be conducted within a building.
         (g)   Suitable containers shall be provided and utilized for the disposal of used parts and such containers shall be screened from public view.
         (h)   A 6-foot-high obscuring wall shall be provided and maintained on those property lines adjacent to or abutting a residential district.
      (9)   Small engine repair and equipment repair such as lawn mower repair and servicing, subject to the following conditions.
         (a)   Access to such use shall be directly to a major or collector street or shall be to a minor street which has direct access to an abutting major or collector street.
         (b)   Access to and from such use shall not be cause for traffic to utilize residential streets.
         (c)   Outdoor storage of parts or materials shall be prohibited unless such storage is within an obscured area which meets all setback requirements.
         (d)   Areas for off-street parking required for customer use shall not be utilized for the storage of equipment awaiting repair.
         (e)   All vehicle servicing or repair shall be conducted within a building.
         (f)   Suitable containers shall be provided and utilized for the disposal of used parts and such containers shall be screened from public view.
      (10)   An adult entertainment business may be permitted in the B-3 (General Business) Zoning District as a conditional use under the following procedures and conditions.
         (a)   No adult entertainment business shall be permitted within a 400-foot radius of any residential zone. Measurement of the 400-foot radius shall be made from the outermost boundary of the lot or parcel upon which the proposed adult use will be situated to the outermost residential district boundary.
         (b)   No adult entertainment business shall be permitted within a 400-foot radius of a school, library, park, playground, or church. Measurement of the 400-foot radius shall be made from the outermost boundary of the lot or parcel upon which the proposed adult use will be situated to the school, library, park, playground, or church.
         (c)   The site shall include a diagram that shows all land use zoning districts and any school, library, park, playground, or church located within 500 feet of the proposed adult use. The diagram shall be drawn to a scale of not greater than 1 inch equals 20 feet.
         (d)   No adult entertainment business shall be located within a 400-foot radius of any other adult entertainment business.
         (e)   Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 82-455 and screened on all sides. The screening of the off-street parking areas shall be a solid fence, wall or evergreen planting that is at least 6 feet high.
         (f)   If employees or patrons of an adult entertainment business violate any of the provisions of Article II of Chapter 15 of the City Code, the conditional use permit may be suspended or revoked. No criminal charge need be brought for suspension or revocation of the conditional use permit to occur. The acts described in this subsection may be shown to have occurred by a preponderance of the evidence.
      (11)   Stand-alone drive-up automated teller machine kiosks, subject to the following conditions:
         (a)   A nonsealed site plan shall be submitted for Planning Commission approval;
         (b)   The kiosk shall comply with the provisions of § 82-454 of this chapter;
         (c)   When the kiosk is to be located within 150 feet of a residential district, an obscuring wall or similar structure 6 feet in height shall be provided to protect residences from noise and glare;
         (d)   Drives shall be constructed or marked so as to provide a by-pass lane and a minimum of 3 stacking spaces. Stacking spaces may not be located within any required yard;
         (e)   Access points shall be located at least 60 feet from the intersection of any 2 streets;
         (f)   Signage shall be limited to that installed on the kiosk and directional sings not exceeding 3 square feet in display area or 5 feet in height.
(1993 Code, § 82-269) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992; Ord. passed 5-11-1998; Ord. passed 12-8-2008; Ord. 2012-03, passed 10-8-2012)
§ 82-270 AREA AND BULK REQUIREMENTS.
   See §§ 82-426 et seq., schedule of regulations, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use, and providing minimum yard setback requirements.
(1993 Code, § 82-270) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
§§ 82-271 -- 82-285 RESERVED.
ARTICLE XIV. CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
§ 82-286 INTENT.
   The CBD Central Business District is intended to permit those uses which provide for a variety of retail stores and related activities, and for office buildings and service establishments which occupy the prime frontages in the Central Business District and which serve the consumer population beyond the corporate boundaries of the city. The district regulations are designed to promote convenient pedestrian shopping and the stability of retail development by encouraging a continuous retail frontage and by prohibiting automotive related services and nonretail uses which tend to break up such continuity.
(1993 Code, § 82-286) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
§ 82-287 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
   In a CBD Central Business District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for 1 or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
      (1)   Any generally recognized retail business which supplies commodities on the premises within a completely enclosed building, such as, but not limited to, food, drugs, liquor, furniture, clothing, dry goods, notions or hardware.
      (2)   Any personal service establishment which performs services on the premises within a completely enclosed building, such as, but not limited to, repair shops (watches, radio, television, shoe, and the like), tailor shops, beauty parlors, barber shops, interior decorators, photographers and dry cleaners.
      (3)   Restaurants and taverns where the patrons are served while seated within a building occupied by such establishment, and wherein the establishment does not extend as an integral part of, or accessory thereto, any service of a drive-in or open front store.
      (4)   Offices and office buildings of an executive, administrative or professional nature.
      (5)   Banks, with drive-in facilities permitted, when such drive-in facilities are incidental to the principal function.
      (6)   Public and quasi-public buildings such as, but not restricted to:
         (a)   Churches;
         (b)   Municipal offices;
         (c)   Municipal off-street parking lots;
         (d)   Libraries;
         (e)   Museums;
         (f)   Fraternal organizations.
      (7)   Commercial recreation facilities such as bowling alleys, theaters and similar uses.
      (8)   Offices and showrooms of plumbers, electricians, decorators or similar trades, of which not more than 25% of the floor area of the building or part of the building occupied by the establishment is used for making, assembling, remodeling, repairing, altering, furnishing or refinishing its products or merchandise, and provided that the ground floor premises facing upon and visible from any abutting street shall be used only for entrances, offices or display. All storage of materials on any land shall be within the confines of the building or part thereof occupied by such establishment.
      (9)   Business schools or private schools operated for profit; examples of private schools permitted include, but are not limited to, the following: dance schools, music and voice schools and art studios.
      (10)   Newspaper offices and printing plants.
      (11)   Storage facilities when incident to and physically connected with any principal use permitted, provided that such facility be within the confines of the building or part thereof occupied by the establishment.
      (12)   Hotels and motels.
      (13)   Bus passenger stations.
      (14)   Other uses which are similar to the above and subject to the following restrictions.
         (a)   All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail from the premises where produced.
         (b)   All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
         (c)   Outdoor storage of commodities shall be expressly prohibited.
      (15)   Sidewalk or outdoor cafes. One-year permits must be obtained from the City Manager. Rules governing sidewalk or outdoor café permits shall be adopted by Council resolution.
      (16)   Accessory structures customarily incident to the permitted uses listed in this section.
(1993 Code, § 82-287) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992; Ord. passed 6-13-2005)
Loading...