Proposed Green Zone
shall comply with the following area, height,
, and placement requirements:
A. Summary table. The following table is for reference only; the text in this section provides additional guidance and shall control in the event of a discrepancy.
Single Family Detached
| Nonresidential and Mixed Use
| ||
Single Family Detached
| Nonresidential and Mixed Use
| ||
Minimum Area | 40,000 sq. ft. | 20 acres | |
Minimum | 120 ft. | 660 ft. | |
Minimum Usable Floor Area per Unit | 1,200 sq. ft. | 20,000 sq. ft. | |
Maximum | 20% | Mixed Use: 25% | Nonresidential: 30% |
Grand River Ave. /Viewshed | 350 ft. or 40% of , whichever is less | 350 ft. or 40% of , whichever is less | |
Front - Internal | 30 ft. | 30 ft. | |
Side | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | |
Rear | 35 ft. | 35 ft. | |
Red Cedar River | 50 ft. from top of bank, unless there is a path along the river, in which case a 40-foot shall be measured from the edge of the path. | ||
B.
dimensions.
1. Minimum
area - residential uses. The minimum
area for single-family residential
in the Green Zone shall be 40,000 square feet, provided that the
has adequate usable land area to be developed in conformance with the Zoning Ordinance, and provided further that there is sufficient area for placement of a septic system. Single-family residential
in the Green Zone shall comply with the R-1-S, Suburban Residential zoning requirements.
2. Minimum
area - nonresidential uses. The minimum
area for nonresidential and mixed use
in the Green Zone shall be 20 acres, provided that the
has adequate usable land area to be developed in conformance with applicable Zoning Ordinance requirements.
3. Minimum
- residential uses. The minimum
for single-family residential
in the Green Zone shall be 120 feet.
4.
from waterbodies. A minimum
of 60 feet shall be maintained from any
, pond, other open body of water, or
, unless a larger
is required by the Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). This requirement shall apply to all principal and
and
.
C. Minimum usable floor area. The minimum usable floor area shall be as follows:
1. Single-family detached
: 1,200 sq. ft.
2. Single and two-family attached
: 1,400 sq. ft.
3. Nonresidential
: 20,000 sq. ft.
D. Maximum
. The maximum
shall be as follows:
1. Residential
: 20%
2. Mixed use
: 25%
3. Nonresidential
: 30%
E. Minimum
.
1. Grand River Road Viewshed. Nonresidential and mixed use
of land in the Green Zone that have frontage on Grand River Road shall provide the following minimum
so as to maintain the open, rural character of the corridor.
a. All principal and
shall be set back from the existing Grand River Road
a minimum distance equal to 40% of the
(as defined herein) or 350 feet, whichever is less. This
requirement shall not apply to legally permitted
and public transit shelters.
b. Off-street parking areas, including drive aisles, shall be set back a minimum of 200 feet from the existing
.
c. All principal and
and
shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the existing
on residential
with a depth of 500 feet or less at the time of adoption of this section of the Ordinance. Off-street parking on these
shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the existing Grand River Road
.
2. Front
or side
facing a . The following requirements shall apply to
,
and parking located on or facing a
other than Grand River Road:
a. The minimum
for
and
shall be 30 feet, measured from the existing
line.
b. The minimum
for off-street parking, including drive aisles shall be 20 feet.
3. Interior side
.
a. The minimum interior side
for all
and
in the Green Zone shall be 20 feet.
b. Off-street parking, including drive aisles, shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from an interior side
.
4. Rear
.
a. The minimum rear
for
and
in the Green Zone shall be 35 feet.
b. Off-street parking, including drive aisles, shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from an interior side
.
5. Minimum
for residential uses. Residential uses not located in a mixed use
shall comply with the
requirements specified for the R-1-S, Suburban Residential District.
F. Maximum height.
1. Maximum height. The maximum height for
and
in the Green Zone is 40 feet, except that
shall comply with the height requirements in § 2.03.
2.
for green
features. Where necessary because of the use of green
features (i.e., green roofs, passive solar architecture, convection cooling towers, etc.), the maximum height shall be 45 feet. The maximum height for wind turbines is 130 feet.
G.
requirements.
1. Minimum . A minimum of 33% of any nonresidential or mixed-use
in the Green Zone shall be reserved as undeveloped
. The calculations of required
may include the land within the Grand River Road Viewshed. Fifty percent of the area of a green roof may be counted as
. Recorded path
called for in § 24.06, subsection I, may be counted as
.
2. Exclusions. Required
shall not include the area of any public
, the area of any
providing access to the site, the area of any commercial recreation use, the area of any conventional storm water retention or detention pond, and any interior parking lot
.
3.
objectives.
shall be located on the site to meet the following objectives:
a. To preserve distinctive natural features, wooded areas, and rural features.
b. To preserve land that can still be farmed after
.
c. To minimize the impact on
, streams, and other sensitive environmental features.
d. To maintain an open, rural character along Grand River Road.
e. To further the objectives of the
.
4. Reservation of . Required
(not including green roofs) shall be permanently reserved by the developer with a recordable legal instrument that assures that the
will remain undeveloped. This can be accomplished, by way of example, through a deed restriction, or an irrevocable conveyance, such as a
or restrictive covenant that runs with the land, whereby rights are conveyed to a land conservation organization or other public body.
(Ord. passed 7-9-2013)