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Howell, MI, Code of Ordinances
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CHARTER
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
CHAPTER 1210 Planning Commission
CHAPTER 1212 Master Plan
CHAPTER 1214 Highway Plan
CHAPTER 1216 Land Divisions
CHAPTER 1218 Large Development Projects
CHAPTER 1219 Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX- Zoning
CHAPTER 1240 Adoption of Zoning Code
1240.01 ADOPTION BY REFERENCE.
APPENDIX A
ARTICLE 1 TITLE, PURPOSE, SCOPE AND CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND RULES APPLYING TO TEXT
ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE 4 ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 4A FORM BASED DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 6 SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS
• Section 6.01 Intent.
• Section 6.02 Child and Adult Day-Care Facilities.
• Section 6.03 Housing for the Elderly and Nursing Homes/Convalescent Centers.
• Section 6.04 Child and Adult Foster Care Facilities.
• Section 6.05 Self-Storage Facilities.
• Section 6.06 Outdoor Sales of Automobile or Vehicles.
• Section 6.07 Public, Parochial and Private Schools.
• Section 6.08 Municipal Office Buildings.
• Section 6.09 Churches and Other Incidental Facilities.
• Section 6.10 Utilities and Public Service Buildings and Uses.
• Section 6.11 Golf Courses, Country Clubs, Recreation Centers and Swim Clubs.
• Section 6.12 Public and Private Colleges, Universities and Other Such Institutions of Higher Learning.
• Section 6.13 Cemeteries.
• Section 6.14 Bed and Breakfast Accommodations.
• Section 6.15 General Hospitals.
• Section 6.16 Motels and Hotels.
• Section 6.17 Automobile Filling Stations, Automobile Repair Garages, Automobile Service Stations, Automobile Washes, and Automobile Dealerships.
• Section 6.18 Outdoor Displays of Materials Intended for Retail Sale or Rental.
• Section 6.19 Seasonal and Transient Display of Products or Materials Intended for Sale.
• Section 6.20 Sidewalk Café Service.
• Section 6.21 Wireless Communication Facilities.
• Section 6.22 Mixed Use District Development Regulations.
• Section 6.23 Historic Overlay District Regulations.
• Section 6.24 Mobile Home Park Requirements.
• Section 6.25 Sexually Oriented Businesses.
• Section 6.26 Private Clubs, Lodges and Reception Halls.
• Section 6.27 Transitional Housing Facility
• Section 6.28 Kennels
• Section 6.29 Special Accommodation Use
ARTICLE 7 SIGNS
ARTICLE 8 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
ARTICLE 9 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD)
ARTICLE 10 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
ARTICLE 11 NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND LOTS
ARTICLE 12 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
ARTICLE 13 AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
ARTICLE 14 REPEAL OF EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE
APPENDIX
CHAPTER 1250 Historic District
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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• Section 6.11 Golf Courses, Country Clubs, Recreation Centers and Swim Clubs.
   Golf courses, country clubs, recreation centers and swim clubs, are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   All ingress to and egress from such site shall be directly by an existing or planned major thoroughfare or collector street.
   (b)   Front, side and rear yards shall be at least eighty (80) feet wide, except on those sides adjacent to residential districts, when all structures shall be setback no less than two hundred (200) feet from the lot line of the adjacent residential land.
   (c)   Golf courses may include accessory clubhouses, driving ranges, pro shops and maintenance buildings, while country clubs, recreation centers and swim clubs may include accessory clubhouses and maintenance buildings, provided all such buildings shall not exceed one (1) story in height.
   (d)   All pool areas shall be screened in accordance with the Building Code.
   (e)   All outdoor sound systems shall be specifically reviewed by the Planning Commission to ensure that it does not impact adjacent land uses. In no case shall such speakers be directed towards residentially zoned or used property.
   (f)   The Planning Commission may impose additional restriction or requirement so as to ensure that contiguous residential areas will be adequately protected.
Section 6.12 Public and Private Colleges, Universities and Other Such Institutions of Higher Learning.
   All colleges, universities and other such institutions of higher learning, public and private, are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   All sites shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 5.10 and screened from adjacent residential uses.
   (b)   The proposed site shall have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on an existing or planned major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress from such site shall be directly from an existing or planned major thoroughfare.
   (c)   All structures shall be setback no less than seventy-five (75) feet from the property line, but no less than two hundred (200) feet from the lot line of any adjacent residential land.
   (d)   Buildings of greater than the maximum permitted height of the zoning district may be allowed, provided that front, side and rear yards are increased above the minimum requirements by one (1) foot for each foot of building that exceeds the maximum height allowed.
• Section 6.13 Cemeteries.
   Cemeteries are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   A cemetery shall consist of no less than five (5) acres of land.
   (b)   Accessory buildings, which includes but is not limited to mausoleums, crematoriums, columbariums, maintenance buildings and care tenders homes, shall be setback no less than three hundred (300) feet from all perimeter parcel lines.
   (c)   Grave sites shall be setback no less than fifty (50) feet from all perimeter parcel lines.
   (d)   All access shall be provided only from an existing or planned major thoroughfare or collector street.
• Section 6.14 Bed and Breakfast Accommodations.
   Bed and breakfast accommodations are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   Each premises must be occupied and operated by its owner.
   (b)   The proposed use shall not cause a nuisance to adjoining residences due to noise, odor, lighting or traffic.
   (c)   No bed and breakfast sleeping room shall be permitted that does not comply with the Building Code.
   (d)   There shall be no separate cooking facilities used for bed and breakfast stay.
   (e)   Bed and breakfast bedrooms shall be a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) square feet for the first two (2) occupants and an additional thirty (30) square feet for each additional occupant.
   (f)   The stay of bed and breakfast occupants shall be no more than fourteen (14) consecutive days and not more than thirty (30) days in any one (1) calendar year.
   (g)   The operator of each facility shall keep a list of the names of all persons staying at the bed and breakfast, which list shall be available for inspection by the Building Inspector.
   (h)   One (1) bathroom for every three (3) sleeping rooms shall be provided, with a minimum of two (2) bathrooms.
   (i)   Every bed and breakfast bedroom shall contain a functional smoke detector, and an approved fire extinguisher shall be located on each floor on which such sleeping room is located.
   (j)   The Planning Commission may increase or decrease required parking in order to meet the purposes of this section and protect the public health and safety.
• Section 6.15 General Hospitals.
   General hospitals are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   Such hospitals shall be developed only on sites consisting of at least ten (10) acres in area.
   (b)   All access to and egress from the site shall be through a major thoroughfare or street.
   (c)   The minimum distance of any building from a residentially zoned or occupied parcel shall be one hundred (100) feet for front, rear and side yards, including parcels separated by a public street.
   (d)   Mobile units, ambulances and delivery areas shall be located in the side and rear yards and shall be screened in accordance with Section 5.08 of this Zoning Ordinance.
   (e)   All parking areas of greater than five (5) spaces shall be setback from residential zoned or occupied parcel by no less than twenty-five (25) feet for rear and side yards.
   (f)   The location of all helipads shall be subject to Planning Commission review, based upon the applicant demonstrating the following conditions are met:
      (1)   The location will be located to provide the least possible disturbance to adjacent property owners.
      (2)   The location will not be a safety hazard due to physical and natural features within the immediate area.
• Section 6.16 Motels and Hotels.
   Motels and hotels are subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   A site shall contain no less than two (2) acres of land, and no less than one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area shall be available per guest unit.
   (b)   Each unit shall contain not less than two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of heated/air-conditioned floor area per guest unit.
   (c)   All buildings shall be setback no less than fifty (50) feet from all perimeter parcel lines, while one hundred (100) feet is required when adjacent to a residential zoning district.
   (d)   Accessory uses may include, but not be limited to meeting rooms, ballrooms, restaurants, bars, recreational uses, and gift shops.
   (e)   Cooking and/or kitchen facilities may be provided in new motels upon demonstration by the applicant that the provisions of all applicable fire prevention and Building Code requirements have been satisfied.
   (f)   No existing motel units shall be converted for use of cooking and/or a kitchen facilities unless the owner first obtains a building permit, complies with all applicable fire prevention and building codes and obtains a certificate of occupancy for each unit prior to renting it.
• Section 6.17 Automobile Filling Stations, Automobile Repair Garages, Automobile Service Stations, Automobile Washes, and Automobile Dealerships.
   Automobile filling stations, repair garages, service stations, and washes shall comply with the following conditions:
   (a)   The curb cuts for ingress to and egress from a filling or service station are not permitted at such locations as will create traffic hazards in the streets immediately adjacent thereto. Entrances shall be not less than thirty (30) feet from a street intersection (measured from the road right-of-way) or from adjacent residential districts. No more than one (1) curb opening shall be permitted for each fifty (50) feet of frontage or major fraction thereof along any street. No driveway or curb opening shall be located nearer than ten (10) feet to any corner or exterior lot line. No driveway shall be located nearer than thirty (30) feet to any other driveway serving the site. When considering new applications under this Section, the Planning Commission may base approval of the Site Plan or Special Land Use on the removal of curb cuts that are non-compliant with these standards.
   (b)   The minimum lot area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet, so arranged that ample space is available for motor vehicles which are required to wait.
   (c)   Separation shall be made between the pedestrian sidewalk and vehicular parking and maneuvering areas with the use of    curbs, wheel stops, greenbelts or traffic islands.
   (d)   All activities related to vehicle washing, service and repair equipment shall be entirely enclosed within a building located not less than forty (40) feet from any street lot line, and not less than ten (10) feet from any side lot line.
   (e)   Driveways shall be designed to accommodate the type and volume of vehicular traffic using the site and located in a manner which is compatible with uses located adjacent to and across from the site.
   (f)   Inoperative or unlicensed vehicles shall not be stored outside for more than seven (7) days. Such storage shall not occur in front of the building.
   (g)   Vehicle sales shall not be permitted on the premises of any automobile filling station, automobile repair garage, automobile service station, and automobile wash.
   (h)   All coverings of the service or filling station gasoline pumps shall be no taller than the principal structure and constructed of compatible materials. Such canopies shall not be lit internally for signage purposes. All proposed lighting shall be fully recessed.
   (i)   Gasoline pumps shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet from any lot line, and shall be arranged so that motor vehicles do not park upon or overhang any public sidewalk, street or right-of- way while waiting for or receiving fuel service.
   (j)   A filling or service station shall have no more than eight (8) gasoline pumps and two (2) enclosed stalls for servicing, lubricating, greasing and/or washing motor vehicles. An additional two (2) gasoline pumps and/or one enclosed stall may be included for each additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot area above the minimum area set forth in subsection (b).
   (k)   Where the filling or service station site abuts any residentially zoned district, the requirements for protective screening shall be provided as specified in Section 5.10. All masonry walls shall be protected by a fixed curb or barrier to prevent vehicles from contacting the wall.
   (l)   All exterior lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be erected and hooded or shielded so as to be deflected away from adjacent and neighboring property and comply with Section 8.05.
   (m)   All combustible waste and rubbish, including crankcase drainings, shall be kept in metal receptacles fitted with a tight cover until removed from the premises. Sawdust shall not be kept in any gasoline service station or place of storage therein, and sawdust or other combustible material shall not be used to absorb oil, grease or gasoline.
   (n)   No advertising signs may be placed on-site other than the permitted maximum wall and/or ground sign area per Article 7. The prohibited signs include banners and flags.
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