CARPORT. A roofed structure, open on two or more sides, which may or may not be attached to a building, providing storage for vehicles.
CARRY-OUT SERVICE. A service that is ancillary to a permitted use involving the sale of pre-ordered and ready-to-consume food or beverages, which are packaged and intended for consumption off the premises. These items are delivered to a customer who is either waiting in the premises, or in a motor vehicle parked in a space designated and used for carry-out service.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. A document issued by the city certifying that a structure or use has been constructed and will be used in compliance with all applicable regulations and, therefore, occupancy or the use of the building can occur.
CHILD CARE CENTER. See DAY CARE FACILITY.
CITY COMMISSION. The City Commission of the City of East Grand Rapids.
CLINIC. An establishment that admits patients on an outpatient basis for examination and treatment by physicians, dentists or similar medical professionals. CLINIC does not include a marijuana collective, cooperative or dispensary, or the business of a primary caregiver or other business or use involved in the medical use of marijuana.
CLINIC, VETERINARY. A veterinary establishment that admits animals on an outpatient basis for examination and treatment and which are usually not lodged overnight.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Include:
(1) Vehicles primarily used to transport commercial goods or materials, or used to provide a commercial service;
(2) Tractor cabs used for hauling semi-trailers;
(3) All vehicles, including passenger vehicles, affixed with signs advertising or identifying an establishment, product, service or activity; and
(4) Mobile mechanized equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, trenchers, tractors, compressors and similar equipment.
CONDITIONAL REZONING. A rezoning that is conditioned by a specific use and/or other restrictions, voluntarily offered the applicant and recorded with the property.
CONDOMINIUM, SITE.
(1) BUILDING ENVELOPE. The area of a condominium unit within which the principal building or structure may be constructed, together with any accessory structures, as described in the master site condominium deed.
(2) CONDOMINIUM ACT. Public Act 59 of 1978, being M.C.L.A. §§ 559.101 to 559.272.
(3) CONDOMINIUM UNIT. The portion of the condominium project designed and intended for separate ownership and use, as described in the master deed of the condominium project, within which a building or other improvements may be constructed by the condominium unit owner. A SITE CONDOMINIUM UNIT is considered a lot by this chapter.
(4) CONDOMINIUM PROJECT. A plan or project consisting of not less than two condominium units, established in conformance with the Condominium Act.
(5) LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT. An area that is appurtenant to a site condominium unit and that is reserved in the master deed for the site condominium development for the exclusive use of the owner of the site condominium unit.
(6) SITE CONDOMINIUM. A condominium development in which each condominium unit consists of an area of vacant land and a volume of vacant air space, within which a building or other improvements may be constructed.
(7) SITE CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT. A development consisting of not less than two site condominium units, established in compliance with the Condominium Act.
(8) SITE CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The plans, drawings and information prepared for a site condominium development, as required by § 66 of the Condominium Act, being M.C.L.A. § 559.166 and this chapter, for review by the Planning Commission and the City Commission.
CONVALESCENT HOME or NURSING HOME. A facility licensed as a “nursing home” by the State Department of Public Health under Article 17 of the Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, being M.C.L.A. §§ 333.1101 et seq., as amended. A NURSING HOME shall include an extended care facility, hospice and convalescent home.
CUL-DE-SAC. The vehicle turn-around area constituting the terminus of a street that has only one outlet to another street.
CUPOLA. A small ornamental structure placed on top of a larger roof, sometimes used as a lookout or to provide light and air. (Also called a BELFRY.)
DAY CARE FACILITY. A facility licensed under the Child Care Organizations Act, Public Act 116 of 1973, being 722.111 to 722.128. DAY CARE FACILITIES include the following.
(1) CHILD CARE CENTER. A facility other than a private residence in which one or more preschool or school age children are given care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours per day, and where the parents or guardians are not immediately available to the child. A CHILD CARE CENTER or day care center includes a facility that 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, before- or after-school program or drop-in center.
(2) FAMILY DAY CARE HOME. A private home in which one, but fewer 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. FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES include a home in which care is given to an unrelated minor child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.
(3) GROUP DAY CARE HOME. A private home in which more than six, but not more than 12, minor 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. A GROUP DAY CARE HOME includes a home in which care is given to an unrelated minor child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.
DECK. A structure, which may be directly attached to a dwelling, without a roof or walls, except for railings, that is constructed on piers or an above-grade foundation wall and used as an outdoor living area.
DENSITY, GROSS. The number of dwelling units per acre of land.
DENSITY, NET. The number of dwelling units per acre of land, not including the area in rights-of-way for streets and any submerged land, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. The person designated by the City Commission to administer this zoning chapter.
DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY. A system used to serve patrons of a business while in their motor vehicles, either exclusively or in addition to service within a building or structure.
DRIVEWAY. A privately controlled and maintained easement, right-of-way or other interest in land, located and constructed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, providing vehicular access from a public or private street to a lot.
DWELLING UNIT. A building or portion of a building, designed for use and occupancy by one family, having permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking and sanitation. A recreational vehicle, vehicle chassis, tent or other transient residential use is not considered a DWELLING.
(1) DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building containing three or more dwelling units where each unit may have access to a common hallway, stairs or elevator, or where each unit may have individual access to a street or common courtyard.
(2) DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A freestanding dwelling unit that is physically separate from any other dwelling.
(3) DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A one-family dwelling unit attached to one other dwelling by a common wall. (Also known as a DUPLEX.)
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013)