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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF IONIA, MICHIGAN
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2023)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
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
TITLE TWO - Planning
TITLE THREE - Land Division
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Zoning
CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
Chapter 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1244 Board of Zoning Appeals
Chapter 1246 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1248 R-1, R-2 and R-3 One-Family Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1250 RT Two-Family Residential District
CHAPTER 1252 RM Multiple-Family Residential District
CHAPTER 1254 RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential District
CHAPTER 1255 Health Services District
CHAPTER 1256 B-1 Neighborhood Business District
CHAPTER 1258 B-2 Central Business District
CHAPTER 1260 B-3 General Business District
CHAPTER 1261 F-Fairgrounds District
CHAPTER 1262 I-1 Light Industrial District
Chapter 1264 Flood Plain Overlay District
Chapter 1266 PUD Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1267 Ionia Springs Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1268 MHP Mobile Home Park
CHAPTER 1269 East Main Preservation District
CHAPTER 1270 Open Space Neighborhoods
CHAPTER 1271 Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
Chapter 1272 Site Condominiums
CHAPTER 1274 Special Land Uses
Chapter 1276 Site Plan Review
Chapter 1278 Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses
Chapter 1280 Wireless Communication Towers and Equipment
CHAPTER 1282 Off-Street Parking and Loading
Chapter 1284 Signs
Chapter 1285 AC Development Planned Unit Development District
Chapter 1286 Miscellaneous Regulations
CHAPTER 1287 Wind Energy Systems
CHAPTER 1288 Solar Energy Systems
CHAPTER 1289 Medical Marihuana Facilities
CHAPTER 1290 Adult Use Marihuana Establishments
CHAPTER 1291 AUH-PUD Attached Urban Housing Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1292 Austin Pines Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1293 Regulation of Mobile Food Vending Units or Mobile Food Vending Parks
APPENDICES
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1271
Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
1271.01   Planned Unit Development District.
1271.02   Conditions on the Planned Unit Development.
1271.03   Findings by the City Council.
1271.04   Compliance with other applicable city ordinances.
1271.05   Enforcement.
1271.01 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
   Title Six of the City Code entitled Zoning is hereby amended so as to rezone the following described lands from the B-2 Community Business District to the Planned Unit Development District, in accordance with the Final Development Plan of the Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development, subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
   (a)   416 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-290-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN W 23 FT OF E 24 FT OF LOT 35 ALSO 1/2 OF THE BRICKWALL ADJACENT TO AND LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ABOVE DESC PROPERTY. ALSO THE S 12 FT OF LOT 7 AND 8, SUB. TO EASEMENT OF RECORD.
   (b)   418 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-295-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN W 25 FT OF E 49 FT OF LOT 35.
   (c)   420 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-300-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN LOT 36 & W 9 FT 4 IN OF LOT 35.
   (d)   The following described parcels which were rezoned by the City Council to the Planned Unit Development District by Ordinance No. 486 effective April 12, 2011 remain zoned as Planned Unit Development:
      (1)   426 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-305-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN E24FT LOT 37 OF IONIA EXC W 6IN.
      (2)   430 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-030-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN LOT 37, EXC E 24 FT THEREOF; ALSO 15 FT IN WIDTH OFF T S END OF LOT 6, ALSO THE WEST 6 INCHES OF THE E 24 FT OF LOT 37.
      (3)   434 West Main Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-310-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN LOT 38 & E 28 FT OF LOT 39.
      (4)   419 West Washington Street - Tax Identification #34-201-050-000-035-00 CITY OF IONIA ORIGINAL TOWN LOTS 7 & 8 EXC S 12FT BUT INCLUDING A R/W OVER S 12FT.
(Ord. 486. Passed 4-12-11; Ord. 509. Passed 12-3-13.)
1271.02 CONDITIONS ON THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
   The rezoning of the subject parcels to the Planned Unit Development District, in accordance with the final development plan of the Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development (“the Development”), is expressly subject to all of the following terms and conditions:
   (a)   Development Plan Compliance and Plan Modifications.
      (1)   The Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development as submitted by Resurrection Life Church, also known as Restore Church ( “the Applicant”), shall comply in all respects with the final development plans (the “Plan”) except where the plans have been changed, revised or modified by this chapter. In such case, the provisions of this chapter shall control. The final development plans consist of the four sheet site plan prepared by Roosien and Associates dated July 1, 2015; the parking lot lighting plan prepared by Visual dated November 5, 2013 and associated lighting specification sheets; the landscape plan prepared by Corneliesse Design Associates dated November 18, 2013 and the colored architectural elevation and interior layout plan prepared by Jeffery Parker Architects dated April 15, 2015; all of which were submitted with the application for PUD rezoning. The final development plan applies to those properties listed in Section 1271.01(a), (b) and (c) and properties described in Section 1271.01(d) except for 434 West Main Street.
      (2)   Any revisions to the final development plans shall be made by the applicant and this plan shall be signed and dated by the Community Development Director and become the final development plan.
      (3)   Modifications to Plan. Any modification to the approved site plan shall comply with the requirements of Section 1266.06 of the City Code including any changes to the architectural elevation drawings approved as part of the final development plans.
   (b)   Phasing of the Development. The development shall be constructed in one phase as illustrated on the plan.
   (c)   Land Uses. Permitted land uses in the Resurrection Life Church PUD include only those described on the approved final development plans submitted by the applicant and referenced in Section 1271.02(a)(1). The future interior renovation of the Church-owned buildings as described in the narrative shall not require additional approval from the City provided that all exterior renovations are in compliance with the approved final development plans.
   (d)   Parking. On street and off street parking as illustrated on the final development plan appears to be sufficient to meet the needs of the proposed Resurrection Life Church expansion.
   (e)   Use of and Improvements to Adjoining Lands.
      (1)   Sheet 4 of 4 of the approved final development plans illustrates certain improvements to adjoining public parcels labeled as parcels 4, 5 and 6 on Sheet 4 and the adjoining public streets. These parcels and street improvements are not included within the Resurrection Life Church PUD but are necessary for the operation of Resurrection Life Church. The improvements to parcels 4, 5 and 6 and adjoining streets have been approved by the City Council according to the site plan review requirements of the City Code. These improvements shall be completed according to the approved site plan and as may be modified by the City prior to occupancy of the new buildings constructed within the Resurrection Life Church PUD.
      (2)   Following completion of the improvements approved for parcels 4, 5 and 6 any future alterations or changes to the improvements on these parcels must first be approved by the Planning Commission or Community Development Director to ensure that such changes do not have a negative effect on the Resurrection Life Church PUD. In determining if such change should be reviewed by the Planning Commission or Community Development Director the provisions of Section 1266.06 shall be followed.
      (3)   Sheet 4 of 4 of the approved final development plans illustrates the easements which must be obtained by Resurrection Life Church. Such easements shall be reviewed and approved by the City with copies of the recorded easements provided to the City prior to the issuance of any permits by the City.
      (4)   The City shall enter into an agreement with the applicant and other applicable property owners regarding the reconstruction and maintenance of the City owned parking lot and entrances to the parking lot at the southwest corner of the Steele Street/West Washington Street intersection. Such agreement shall be completed before the occupancy of the new buildings in the Resurrection Life Church PUD.
      (5)   Improvements to parcels owned by the City as illustrated on the final development plan including but not limited to the re-construction of West Washington Street and the pedestrian walkway on parcel 34-201-050-000-285-00 may be implemented by the City at its discretion.
      (6)   Improvements to the alley which exists between 420 West Main Street and 426 West Main Street shall be implemented by the applicant at the applicant's expense upon final plan approval by the City Council.
   (f)   Storm-Water Management. A storm water management plan shall be provided to ensure that storm water runoff does not adversely impact adjacent or nearby properties. This plan shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer before any demolition or construction of buildings shall occur on the property.
   (g)   Construction Plans. Complete construction plans for all site improvements shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval before any construction commences.
   (h)   Signs. Signs for the development shall be in accordance with the requirements of the sign standards for the B-2 Community Business District.
(Ord. 486. Passed 4-12-11; Ord. 509. Passed 12-3-13; Ord. 525. Passed 7-7-15.)
1271.03 FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
   The City Council hereby determines that the plan, as modified by this chapter, complies with the approval standards for a Planned Unit Development as contained in the City Code and promotes its intent and purposes and specifically meets the following goals of the City’s Master Plan:
   (a)   DDA GOAL: Downtown Events. Increase the number of family events taking place in the DDA district, especially those that are family oriented.
   (b)   DDA GOAL: Lead efforts to retain DDA district businesses and anchors, while simultaneously recruiting new businesses, as identified in the Blueprints Study. Actions: Participate in efforts to retain key downtown anchors, including: Ionia County administrative operations, the Ionia Community Library, and the Ionia Theatre.
   (c)   DDA GOAL: Façade Improvement/Building Rehabilitation. Improve the appearance of buildings within the DDA district to continue to further revitalize the downtown area.
   (d)   DDA GOAL: Downtown Appearance. Continue and expand efforts to maintain a well-kept and attractive appearance in the downtown.
   (e)   DDA GOAL: Residential Development. Identify and implement initiatives to aid in the rehabilitation and development of residential units within the DDA district.
(Ord. 486. Passed 4-12-11.)
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