HEIGHT, BULK, DENSITY, AREA AND PLACEMENT, BY ZONING DISTRICT
(A) The following regulations regarding lot sizes, yards, setbacks, building heights and densities apply within the zoning districts as indicated, including the regulations contained in the footnotes in division (B) below. No building shall be erected, nor shall an existing building be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open spaces surrounding any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the regulations hereby established for the district in which the building is located. No portion of a lot used in complying with the provisions of this chapter for yards, courts, lot area occupancy, in connection with any existing or projected building or structure, shall again be used to quality or justify any other building or structure existing or intended to exist at the same time.
District | Minimum Lot Size/Unit | Maximum Height of Structure | Minimum Yard Setback per Lot (Feet) | ||||||
Area | Width (x Length) (Feet) | Stories | Feet | Front (f)(g)(h) | Sides** | Rear** | *Minimum Livable Floor Area i) (Square Feet) | Maximum % of Lot Coverage | |
District | Minimum Lot Size/Unit | Maximum Height of Structure | Minimum Yard Setback per Lot (Feet) | ||||||
Area | Width (x Length) (Feet) | Stories | Feet | Front (f)(g)(h) | Sides** | Rear** | *Minimum Livable Floor Area i) (Square Feet) | Maximum % of Lot Coverage | |
RA – Residential Agriculture | 2 acres; Density of 1 unit per 10 acres (u) | 200 | 2.5 | 35 (j) | (a) (w)2 | 20 feet per side | 25 feet | 1,250 | 20 (d) |
RSF – Residential Suburban Farms | 2 acres; Density of 1 unit per 5 acres (v) | 200 | 2.5 | 35 | (a) (w)2 | 20 feet per side | 25 feet | 1,250 | 15 |
RE – Residential Rural Estate | 2 acres 1 acre sewer & water | 200 150 | 2.5 | 35 | (a) (w)2 | 20 feet per side | 25 feet | 1,250 | 15 |
FS – Single- Family | 30,000 (e) 17,500 sewer 13,500 sewer & water | 150 x 200 100 x 175 100 x 135 | 2.5 | 35 | (a) (w)2 | 20 feet per side 15 feet per side 15 feet per side | 25 feet | 1250 | 15 (d) |
FM – Multi–Family | 21,000 (k) (e) | 120 x 175 | 2.5 | 25 | 50 (t) (w)2 | 15 ft., 50 ft., from single–family dist. (l) | 30 ft., 50 ft., from single–family dist. (l) | 1 BDR. – 750 2 BDR. – 950 3 BDR. – 1,200 4 BDR. – 1,300 | 30 (d) |
RMH — Residential Mobile Home | (m) (n) | 95 | 1 | 20 | (a) (w)2 | 30 | 50 ft. (25 ft. between units) | — | — |
O — Office | — | 120 | 3 | 35 | 30 (o) (p) (q) (w)2 | 15 ft., 50 ft. from single- family dist. | 30 ft., 50 ft. from single- family dist. | — | — |
C — Local Commercial | — | 120 | 3 | 35 | 35 min. (a) (o) (p) (q) (s), (w)2 | Side adjacent to streets same as front yard, adjacent to res. district 25 ft. | 30 ft., 50 ft. from residential dist. | — | — |
GC — General Commercial | — | 120 | 3 | 35 | 40 min. (a) (o) (p) (q) (s) (w)2 | Sides adjacent to streets same as front yard, adjacent to residential dist. 50 ft. (b) | 30 ft., 50 ft. from residential dist. | — | — |
M-1 — Industrial | — | (c) | — | 50 | 50 (q) (r) (s) (w)2 | 20 ft., 150 ft. from residential district | 50 ft., 150 ft. from residential dist. | — | — |
(Ord. § 8.00, passed 5-22-1997; Am. Ord. 404, passed 10-10-2002; Am. Ord. 2019-481, passed 5-9-2019)
(B) Notes to schedule:
a. Front yard setback determined by following schedule:
State highways 50 feet
Section line roads 40 feet (including the entire length of Seymour Road)
Quarter line roads 30 feet
Local streets 25 feet
b. No yards are required along the interior side lot lines of the district, except as specified in the Building Code.
c. Determined by setbacks and required parking and loading area.
d. Maximum area of all structures.
e. A lot depth to lot width ratio of 4:1 shall be the maximum permitted for the FS, FM, RE and RSF Districts on lots 150 feet or less in width. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, the minimum frontage may be measured on the front building line rather than the front lot line, but minimum lot areas must be maintained.
f. Minimum front yard setback is measured from the edge of the right-of-way, based upon information and standards set forth by the Genesee County Road Commission.
g. In all residential and industrial districts, the required front yard setback shall not be used for off-street parking, loading or unloading, and shall remain as open space unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for landscaping, plant materials or vehicle access drives.
h. All yards abutting upon a public street shall be considered as front yard for setback purposes.
i. The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include area of basements, breezeways, porches or attached garages.
j. The maximum height permitted for general and specialized farm buildings and structures shall not exceed 100 feet.
k. Development within the FM District requires availability of both municipal water and sewer service. The minimum land area required for each dwelling unit in the FM District shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Every lot or parcel of land upon which a multiple-family dwelling (3 or more dwelling units) is to be erected, altered or used shall contain not less than 21,000 square feet of area, nor less than 120 feet of frontage. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, the minimum frontage may be measured on the front building line rather than the front lot line, but the minimum lot areas must be maintained, for the first 2 dwelling units plus not less than additional land area for each additional dwelling unit in excess of 2 dwelling units in accordance with the following schedule:
One bedroom dwelling unit: 1,800 square feet - and not more than 12 units/acre
Two bedroom dwelling unit: 2,700 square feet - and not more than 10 units/acre
Three bedroom dwelling unit: 3,700 square feet - and not more than 8 units/acre
Four or more bedroom dwelling unit: 4,700 square feet - and not more than 7 units/acre
The land area used for computing densities shall exclude the rights-of-way for all roads, whether public or private.
l. Each side yard shall be a minimum of 15 feet, and this space shall be increased beyond 15 feet by 2 feet for each 10 feet or part thereof by which the dwelling structure exceeds 40 feet in overall dimension along the adjoining lot line. Maximum building length shall not exceed 200 feet. In no instance shall a multiple-family structure be located closer than 50 feet to an abutting single-family residential district.
Where 2, 3 or 4 townhouse dwelling structures are erected on the same lot or parcel, a minimum distance between any 2 structures shall be 30 feet, with a maximum building coverage not to exceed 30% of the land area.
m. Mobile home park developments are subject to the minimum requirements and standards as established in the Mobile Home Commission Act, Public Act 419 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2301 et seq., and any and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Act 419, as may be amended.
n. Sites for the placement and occupancy of mobile home units within a mobile home park developed under Public Act 419 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2301 et seq., shall average 6,050 square feet. The 6,050 square foot requirement may be reduced by up to 20%, provided that the individual site shall include a minimum of 5,000 square feet; and further provided that land area in an amount equal to that gained by reduction of a site(s) below 6,050 square feet shall be dedicated as open space. In no instance, however, shall required open space and spatial separation between units be less than that required under R125.1941, Rule 941; R125.1944, Rule 944; and R125.1946, Rule 946 of the Michigan Administration Code.
o. Off-street parking shall be permitted to occupy a portion of the required front yard, provided that there shall be maintained a minimum unobstructed and landscaped setback of 10 feet between the nearest point of the off-street parking area, exclusive of access driveway, and the nearest edge of the proposed right-of-way line. The plantings in the setback shall meet those of a greenbelt buffer described in § 152.078.
p. Loading space shall be provided in the rear yard in the ratio of at least 10 square feet per front foot of building and shall be computed separately from the off-street parking requirements.
q. Off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side yard setback provided that there shall be maintained a screening wall between the nearest point of the off-street parking area and the side lot line, when the property line abuts any residential district.
r. No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the outer perimeter (property line) of the district when the property line abuts any residential district.
s. All storage shall be in the rear yard and shall be completely screened with an obscuring wall or fence, not less than 6 feet high, or with a chain link type fence and a greenbelt planting so as to obscure all view from any adjacent residential, business district or from a public street.
t. Multiple-family dwellings that provide individual driveways and attached garages such as townhouses shall meet the front yard setback requirements outlined in footnote (a) above.
u. The total number of single-family residences that may be permitted in the RA District is determined by the configuration of parcels as they existed on the effective date of this chapter. Each parcel in existence on that date will be permitted 1 additional single-family residence per 10 acres or fraction thereof of parcel area. For example, a 20-acre parcel with an existing residence could have 2 lots split off it for additional single-family residential building sites. A 21-acre parcel could have 3. A 20-acre site that was vacant as of the effective date of this chapter would permitted 2 building sites, which could involve splitting off 2 buildable lots off the original 20 acres or splitting of 1 buildable lot and using the remaining acreage for the second building site.
When lots are split in the RA District, the deed or land contract must identify the number of buildable sites that are being transferred with it. For example, if an individual owned a parcel that was 80 acres at the effective date of this chapter, 8 single-family residences could be built on those 80 acres. If the property owner sold 20 acres, he or she could transfer the right to 1 or all 8 building sites to the buyer of that 20 acres.
v. The density control provisions for the RSF District are the same as for the RA District outlined in footnote (u) above, with the exception that the density permitted in this district will be 1 unit per 5 acres.
w. Front yard setbacks for all zoning districts along the M-13/Sheridan Road Corridor and M-21/Corunna Road Corridor shall be a minimum of 150 feet.
(Ord. § 8.01, passed 5-22-1997; Am. Ord. 404, passed 10-10-2002; Am. Ord. 2019-481, passed 5-9-2019)