The regulations for each zoning district set forth by this Zoning Ordinance shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided:
(a) No building, structure, or land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
(b) No building or other structure shall be erected or altered:
(1) To provide for greater height or bulk;
(2) To accommodate or house a greater number of families;
(3) To occupy a greater percentage of lot area;
(4) To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces; than herein required, or in any other manner be contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this Zoning Ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance shall meet at least the minimum requirements set forth herein.
(d) Lot Area and Width. Every Lot Shall Be at Least Sixty Feet in Width at the Set Back Line Except Where exempt.
(e) Yard requirements.
(1) Front yard: Every structure shall be set back from the centerline of either adjacent street or road right-of-way, at least forty feet and where parking may be permitted in the front yard of any Commercial or industrial use, this set-back requirement shall be increased to accommodate that parking and any access drives. This requirement shall apply in all districts except for the Downtown Business District.
(2) Side yards: Every lot shall have side yards of at least five (5) feet each in width, except the Downtown Business District, General Commercial, Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial and Public Parks and Open Space districts where there is not a side yard requirement except as described in subsection (7) hereof. Under no circumstances shall any required side yard be less than five feet in width.
(3) Rear yards: The rear yard of every lot shall not be less than ten feet except in the Downtown, General Commercial, Industrial district and Public Park and Open Space districts as described in subsection (7) hereof.
(4) Corner lot: On a corner lot the principal building and its accessory structures shall be required to have the same setback distance from all street right-of-way lines as required for the front yard in the district in which such structures are located.
(5) Visibility at corner lots: On a corner lot in any residential district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and a half and ten feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said street lines fifty feet from the point of intersection.
(6) Multi-family dwellings: A multi-family dwelling shall be considered as one building for the purpose of determining front, side, and rear yard requirements. A unit shall require one front, one rear, and two side yards as specified for dwellings in the appropriate district.
(7) Non-residential buildings: Non-residential buildings or uses and pads or structures in residential parks for mobile homes shall not be located or conducted closer than forty feet to any lot line of a residential district, except that the minimum yard requirements may be reduced to fifty percent (50%) of the requirement if acceptable landscaping or screening approved by the Zoning Commissioner is provided. Such screening shall be a masonry or solid fence between four and eight feet in height maintained in good condition and free of all advertising or other signs. Landscaping provided in lieu of such wall or fence shall consist of a strip of land not less than twenty feet in width planted with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet in height at the time of planting. Either type of screening shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty feet of an intersection. No industrial use or building shall be located or conducted closer than forty feet to any adjacent residential lot line.
(8) Open structures: Open structures such as porches, canopies, balconies, platforms, carports, covered patios, and similar architectural projections shall be considered parts of the building to which attached and shall not project into the required minimum front, side, or rear yard. However, such open structures shall not be included in main building measurements.
(9) Main building sizes: Minimum main building size requirements shall be as follows:
A. For main building in (R) Residential Districts, 1,000 square feet.
B. For main building in (C) Commercial Districts, 720 square feet.
C. For main buildings in (I) Industrial Districts, 1500 square feet.
D. For permanently sited manufactured homes, 900 square feet.
(10) Lot area-single family dwelling: Minimum lot area for a single family dwelling shall be 6,000 square feet, with a frontage of sixty feet.
(11) Lot area-two family dwelling: Minimum lot area for a two family dwelling shall be 10,000 square feet, with a frontage of sixty feet.
(12) Lot area-multiple dwellings: Minimum lot area for multi family dwelling shall be 10,000 square feet with a frontage of sixty feet plus an additional 1,000 square feet for each family over two families housed therein.
(f) Height Requirements. No structures shall be constructed in excess of three stories in height except in the industrial districts, where in-structure fire protection systems will be required.
(g) Density Requirements. The residential density in any "R" District where residences are served by on-site water and sewer services shall not exceed that which is prescribed by the Huron County Board of Health. (Ord. 90-01. Passed 3-6-90.)
(h) Yard, Lot Coverage and Height Restrictions Table. The following dimensions for each zoning district shall be the minimum required yard, setbacks and lot frontage and maximum building height and lot coverage. Terms are defined in Chapter 1102.
YARD, LOT FRONTAGE, LOT COVERAGE AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS TABLE
District | Minimum Lot Area (sf) | Maximum Hsg Density per Acre | Yard Setbacks | Minimum Lot Width | Maximum Bldg Height | Maximum Lot Coverage | ||
Front | Rear | Side | ||||||
R-1 SF | 6,000 sf for single family w/60’ frontage | 40’ | 10’ | 5’ | 60’ | 35’ | 1,000 sf- min. bldg size | |
R-2 2F | 10,000 sf for 2 family w/60’ frontage | 40’ | 10’ | 5’ | 60’ | 35’ | 1,000 sf-min. bldg size | |
R-3 Multi- Family | 10,000 for DU’s, plus add’l 1,000 sf for each family over 2 families housed therein. For residences in R Districts served by on-site water and sewer, density set by County Bd of Health. | 40’ | 10’ | 10’ | 60’ | 35’ | 60% | |
MHD Manuf. Home Park | 25’ | 10’ | 10’ | 20’ | ||||
DBD Downtown Bus. Dist. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No minimum | 65’ 3 stories | 100% |
C-3 General Commercial | None | N/A | 40’ | 0/40’* | 0/40’* | No minimum | 65’ 3 stories | 85% |
M-1 Light Industrial | None | N/A | 40’ | 0/40’* | 0/40’* | No minimum | 65’ 3 stories | 85% |
M-2 Heavy Industrial | None | N/A | 40” | 0/50’* | 0/50’* | No minimum | No maximum, bldgs over 65’ must be approved by Fire Chief | 100% |
PPOS (Public Parks and Open Space) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No maximum, bldgs over 65’ must be approved by Fire Chief | N/A |
(Ord. 2015-09. Passed 7-13-15.)