§ 153.200 DENSITY, AREA, HEIGHT, BULK, AND PLACEMENT REGULATIONS.

   (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 § 153.201 below.

   (B)   No principle building(s) shall be erected, nor shall an existing principle building(s) be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open spaces surrounding any building(s) be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the regulations hereby established for the district in which the principle building(s) is located.

   (C)   No portion of a lot used in complying with the provisions of this chapter for yards, courts, lot area occupancy, in connection with an existing or projected principle building(s) or structure, shall again be used to qualify or justify any other principle building(s) or structure existing or intended to exist at the same time.

   (D)   For standards applicable to accessory buildings and structures, see §§ 153.335 through 153.366 below.

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Zoning District	Minimum Lot Area (D)		Flag Lot (E)	Maximum Building Height (C)		Maximum Building Lot Coverage in Percent	Minimum Yard Setback (per Lot in Feet) (A)				Minimum Livable Floor Area (B)	Utility Service Available
	Area (Sq. Ft.)	Width (Ft.)		In Stories	In Feet		Front		Each Side	Rear	Sq. Ft. Per Unit
							Non Sec Line Road	Sec Line Road
AG	871,200 (20 acres)	660	Yes	2.5	25	10%	50	65	50	75	1,200	None
One non-farm lot may be created in an AG - Agricultural Zoning District from a parent parcel. For such a lot, the standards of the RF - Residential Farms Zoning District shall apply.
RF	44,000	125	Yes	2.5	25	10%	50	65	15	50	1,200	None or Public Water Only
	25,000	100										Public Sewer
RS	44,000	125	Yes	2.5	25	30%	30	50	15	30	1,200	None or Public Water Only
RS (Non- Section Line Rd.)	10,000	80	No					–				Pubic Water and Sewer
R/C	–	150				70%	50	50	50	50	–
MHP							50	50	50	50
	Mobile home park developments are subject to the minimum requirements and standards as established in §§ 153.095 through 153.099 and the Mobile Home Commission Act, Public Act 96 of 1987, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2301 through 125.2350, as amended.
RM	217,800	150	No	3	40	30%	50	50	30	30		–
Efficiency unit	3,500 per unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	450	-
1- bedroom unit	3,500 per unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	700	-
2- bedroom units	4,500 per unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	800	-
3- bedrooms units	5,500 per unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,000	-
4- bedroom units	5,500 per unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,200	-
Land area used for computing densities in the RM Zoning District shall exclude the rights-of-way for all roads whether public or private. total acres shall be a minimum of 5 acres. Where 2 mor more multiple, row or townhouse dwelling structures are erected on the same lot or parcel, a minimum distance between any 2 structures shall be 30 feet.
O-S	-	100	No	1	30	40%	40	40	0	20	-	-
C-1	-	100	No	1	30		40	40	0	20	-	-
C-2	-	100	No	1	30		40	40	0	20	-	-
I-1	20,000	80	No	2	50	-	60	50	0	35	-	-
I-2	30,000	100	No	2	50	-	60	60	0	35	-	-
In Zoning Districts O-S, C-1 and C-2, no building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the outer perimeter (property line) of such district when the property line abuts any residential district. In Zoning Districts I-1 and I-2, no building shall be located closer than 100 feet to the outer perimeter (property line) of such district when the property line abuts any residential district.

 

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 15.01; Am. Ord. 113, passed 8-17-1998; Am. Ord. 100, passed 3-17-1999; Am. Ord. 148, passed 5-16-2006; Am. Ord. 14-215, passed 11-10-2014)