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Dearborn, MI Code of Ordinances
CITY OF DEARBORN, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
ZONING ORDINANCE
OFFICIALS 2024
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
ARTICLE 1.00 - SHORT TITLE, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 2.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 3.00 - NONCONFORMITIES
ARTICLE 4.00 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE 5.00 - LANDSCAPING
ARTICLE 6.00 - WALLS
ARTICLE 7.00 - SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC USES
ARTICLE 8.00 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
ARTICLE 9.00 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 10.00 - R-A and R-B, ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS[1]
ARTICLE 11.00 - R-P, RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
ARTICLE 12.00 - R-C, R-D, AND R-E MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS[1]
ARTICLE 13.00 - O-S, BUSINESS OFFICE DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 14.00 - B-A, LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 15.00 - B-B, COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 16.00 - B-C, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 17.00 - B-D, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
ARTICLE 18.00 - I-A, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 19.00 - I-B, MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 20.00 - I-C, INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 21.00 - I-D, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 22.00 - T-R, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 23.00 - PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT MIXED USE DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 24.00 - FP, FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 25.00 - VP, VEHICULAR PARKING DISTRICT[1]
ARTICLE 26.00 - VPD, VEHICULAR PARKING DISTRICT - CLASS A AUTO DEALER
ARTICLE 27.00 - WEST DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
ARTICLE 29.00 - SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 32.00 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND RELATED STANDARDS
ARTICLE 33.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
ARTICLE 35.00 - SEVERABILITY, REPEAL, EFFECTIVE DATE, ADOPTION
TABLE OF ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
ARTICLE 20.00 - I-C, INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[1] 
Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 00-831, adopted Nov. 8, 2000, amended Article 20.00 in its entirety and enacted similar provisions as set out herein. The former Article 20.00 derived from Ord. No. 93-553, 20.01—20.03, adopted Feb. 2, 1993.
Sec. 20.01. - Statement of purpose.
   The intent of the I-C, Intensive Industrial District is to provide locations for industrial development. It is intended that permitted activities or operations may produce adverse external impacts that are detrimental to other uses in the district or to properties in adjoining districts.
   Accordingly, permitted manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and industrial uses permitted in this district should be fully contained within their site with adequate off-street parking and loading areas.
(Ord. No. 00-831, 11-8-2000)
Sec. 20.02. - Permitted uses and structures.
   A.   Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned I-C, Intensive Industrial District, no building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for one (1) or more of the following principal permitted uses:
      1.   Any use as permitted and regulated in the I-A and I-B Industrial Districts.
      2.   Automobile repair garages, truck repair garages, including minor and major repair, subject to the provisions in Section 7.02B. and provided that all operations are carried on within a completely enclosed building.
      3.   Radio and television transmitting and receiving towers, subject to the provisions in Section 7.02P.
      4.   Metal plating, buffing, stamping, and polishing operations.
      5.   Mini-warehouses, subject to the provisions in Section 7.02K.
      6.   Construction equipment and related equipment sales, leasing, and storage, subject to the following conditions:
         (a)   Where feasible, equipment shall be stored inside. Open storage structures may be permitted by the plan commission, provided that such structures are enclosed on three (3) sides and have a roof.
         (b)   Storage yards shall be screened from any abutting public or private road in accordance with Section 5.02E.
      7.   Contractor's storage yards, provided that such yards are completely enclosed within an eight (8) foot masonry wall or screening, in accordance with Section 5.02E.
      8.   Millwork, lumber, and planing mills when completely enclosed and located on the interior of the district so that no property line forms the exterior boundary of the I-C District and any residential district.
      9.   Accessory retail or service uses that are intended to serve the occupants and patrons of the principal use, provided that any such use shall be an incidental use.
      10.   Terminal and transfer facilities to include truck storage, material storage, shippers' containers, repair and service facilities.
      11.   Day labor agencies.
      12.   Recreational vehicle storage facility.
      13.   Uses and structures accessory to the above, subject to the provisions in Article [Section] 2.03. Accessory office and sales operations may be permitted where such activities are clearly incidental to the principal industrial use, subject to the provisions in Section 7.04.
   B.   Special land uses. The following uses may be permitted subject to the conditions specified for each use, review and approval of the site plan, any special conditions imposed during the course of review, and the provisions set forth in Article 32.00.
      1.   Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of Paris manufacturing.
      2.   Petroleum refining.
      3.   Rubber manufacturing from crude or scrap materials.
      4.   Scrap iron and junk storage, auto wrecking and scrap iron processing, scrap paper and rag storage or baling, If enclosed within a substantial fence or wall.
      5.   Sewage, refuse or garbage disposal plants, or refuse dumps.
      6.   Slaughtering of animals and incineration of garbage.
      7.   Smelting of copper, tin, zinc or iron ores.
      8.   Storage of explosives.
      9.   Tar distillation.
      10.   Correctional or detention facilities.
(Ord. No. 00-831, 11-8-2000; Ord. No. 15-1487, 9-22-2015; Ord. No. 15-1507, 9-20-2016)
Sec. 20.03. - Development standards.
   A.   Required conditions. Except as otherwise noted, buildings and uses in the Intensive Industrial District shall comply with the following requirements:
      1.   All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity shall comply with the performance standards set forth in Article 8.00.
      2.   All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except as otherwise specified.
      3.   There shall not be outside storage of any goods, inventory or equipment except in designated areas which shall be enclosed on all sides with a screening fence or wall, subject to the requirements in Section 5.02.
   B.   Site Plan Review. Site Plan Review and approval is required by the city planner for all uses in the Intensive Industrial District in accordance with Article 32.00.
   C.   Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements. Buildings and uses in the Intensive Industrial District are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in Article 29.00—Schedule of Regulations.
   D.   General development standards. Buildings and uses in the Intensive Industrial District shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this Ordinance, including the following:
Article
Topic
Article
Topic
Definitions
General Provisions
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Landscaping
Walls
Site Development Standards
Performance Standards
Schedule of Regulations
 
(Ord. No. 00-831, 11-8-2000; Ord. No. 11-1306, 1-4-2011)