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Zoning Ordinance #78


Revised 07/06/2023

Section Title Page
     
  Index of Amendments  
  Preamble 1-1
  Ordinance Title 1-1
1 Short Title 1-1
2 Construction of Language & Definitions 2-1
3 Zoning Districts & Map 3-1
4 Deleted Section 4-1
5 Single Family Residential (SF, SE, SR) 5-1
6 Single Family Residential (R-1, R-2, R-3) 6-1
Multiple Family Residential Districts, RM-1 & RM-2 7-1
8 Mobile Home Park (MHP) 8-1
9 Office & Professional 1 9-1
10 Deleted Section 10-1
11 Restricted Business 1 11-1
12 Deleted Section 12-1
13 Deleted Section 13-1
14 General Business (GB) 14-1
15 Deleted Section 15-1
16 Limited Industrial 1 16-1
17 Deleted Section 17-1
18 Industrial Park (IP) 18-1
19 Industrial Complex (IC) 19-1
20 Railroad Freight Yard (RFY) 20-1
21 Special Purpose 1 (SP-1) 21-1
22 Special Purpose 2 (SP-2) 22-1
23 Recreation 1 (REC-1) 23-1
24 Recreation 2 (REC-2) 24-1
25 Deleted Section 25-1
26 Schedule of Regulations 26-1
27 General Provisions 27-1
  27.00 – Administrative Regulations  27-4
  27.01 – Nonconformities  27-5
  27.02 – Buildings, Structures & Uses 27-10 
  27.03 – Yard & Bulk Requirements  27-15 
  27.04 – Parking & Loading Regulations  27-17 
  27.05 – Landscaping, Fences & Walls  27-26 
  27.06 – Streets, Roads & Other Means of Access  37-35
  27.07 – Wireless Service Facilities 27-36 
  27.10 – Temporary Sales Offices in Residential Districts  27-45 
  27.11 – Lighting Regulations  27-45 
  27.12 – Tree & Woodlands Protection 27-49 
  27.13 – Regulated Uses 27-59 
  27.14 – Access Management  27-63 
  27.15 – Open Space Preservation  27-71 
  27.16 – Large Scale Retail Establishments  27-74 
  27.17 – Wetland Setbacks  27-76 
  27.18 – Wind Energy Conversion Systems  27-77 
  27.19 - Outdoor Storage 27-80
28 General Exceptions 28-1
29 Administrative Organization 29-1
  29.00 – Organization 29-2
  29.01 – Township Board of Trustees  29-2
  29.02 – Township Planning Commission 29-2
  29.03 – Zoning Board of Appeals 29-3
  29.04 – Enforcement Officer  29-4
30 Administrative Procedures & Standards 30-1
  30.00 – Purpose  30-3 
  30.01 – Site Plan Review Procedures, Standards & Condominium Requirements  30-3
  30.02 – Special Land Use Procedures & Standards  30-14 
  30.03 – Planned Unit Development  30-19
  30.04 – Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance  30-41
  30.05 – Conditional Rezoning  30-45
  30.06 – Appeals  30-49
  30.07 – Variances  30-51
  30.08 – Interpretations  30-52
  30.09 – Performance Guarantee 30-52
  30.10 – Fees  30-53 
  30.11 – Permits to Construct, Move, Alter or Change Use 30-53
  30.12 – Nonconformities  30-56
  30.13 – Certificates of Occupancy  30-56
  30.14 – Records  30-57
  30.15 – Violation & Penalties 30-57
31 Repeal of Existing Zoning Ordinance 31-1
32 Effective Date 32-1
33 Gingellville Village Center Overlay District 33-1
34 Brown Road Innovative Zone 34-1
35 Lapeer Road Overlay District 35-1