The general business districts are designed to cater to the needs of a larger consumer population than served by the restricted local business district and as such are located in areas of higher population concentration and include commercial uses of greater intensity, both in vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

1.

Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale or rental of merchandise within a completely enclosed building.

2.

All permitted principal uses in the C-1 commercial district—local and in the P-O professional office district.

3.

Private clubs and lodge halls.

4.

Theaters, assembly halls, concert halls or similar places of assembly when conducted completely within an enclosed building.

5.

All restaurants, including bars, lounges and similar enterprises (but excluding drive-in restaurants) provided that such uses are conducted within a completely enclosed building.

6.

Business and technical schools, schools and studios for photography, art, music, and dancing.

7.

Commercial parking lots.

8.

Bus terminals, cabstands, and other transit facilities.

9.

Public uses intended to serve primarily Addison Township.

10.

Bowling alleys, indoor skating rinks and similar indoor recreation uses.

11.

Health and physical fitness salons.

12.

Skilled trades services: plumbing, electrical, heating and similar uses with no outside storage or displays.

13.

Commercial uses determined by the planning commission to be similar to the above.

Any use customarily incidental to the permitted principal use.

The following uses shall be permitted only after special approval is granted by the planning commission in accordance with the procedures, requirements and standards set forth in this section and in Article 30, and subject to any conditions imposed by the planning commission:

1.

Automobile service stations subject to the following:

a.

There shall be no outside storage of vehicles or new or used equipment or parts.

b.

Automobile repair shall be conducted only within a completely enclosed building, and all body work shall be prohibited.

c.

A setback of at least fifty-five (55) feet from the right-of-way of an existing or proposed street must be maintained.

d.

Ingress and egress points shall be at least sixty (60) feet from the intersection of any two streets.

e.

A minimum lot area of not less than twenty-two thousand five hundred (22,500 square feet.

f.

All safety and hazard regulations are met and maintained.

g.

The entire lot, excluding the area occupied by a building, shall be hard-surfaced with concrete or a plant-mixed bituminous material. Any part of the lot not so surfaced shall be landscaped and separated from all surface areas by a low barrier or curb.

h.

Where an automobile service station adjoins property located in any residential zone, except where there is a public street between the two (2) properties, a masonry wall six (6) feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the adjoining lot line. All masonry walls shall be protected by a fixed curb or barrier to prevent vehicles from contacting the wall.

i.

All exterior lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be erected and hooded or shielded so as to be deflected away from adjacent and neighboring property.

j.

No fuel tank shall be filled at an automobile service station except through a hose connected to a pump of a type approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Incorporated.

k.

All combustible waste and rubbish shall be kept in metal receptacles fitted with a tight cover until removed from the premises. Oil and grease shall not be allowed to accumulate on the floor. Sawdust shall not be kept in any automobile service station or place of storage therein, and sawdust or other combustible material shall not be used to absorb oil, grease, or gasoline.

2.

Drive-in, fast-food and carryout restaurants, bars and lounges, and drive-in character businesses subject to the following:

a.

The main and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of sixty (60) feet from any adjacent right-of-way line or residential property line.

b.

Public access to the site shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from any intersection (as measured from the nearest right-of-way line to the edge of said access).

c.

A six (6) foot-high masonry obscuring wall or landscaped berm shall be provided adjacent to residential districts and residential uses.

d.

Ingress and egress to the site must be directly from a minor thoroughfare.

e.

Refuse and refuse containers shall be completely screened from public view.

f.

All exterior lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be erected and hooded or shielded so as to be deflected away from adjacent rights-of-way and neighboring property.

3.

Hotels, motels and other similar uses not outlined but requiring special consideration for the use without affecting surrounding properties.

4.

Open air businesses with outside storage subject to:

a.

All displayed material shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

b.

A building of five hundred (500) square feet minimum shall be erected on same site.

c.

A six (6) foot fence or wall shall be constructed along the rear and sides of the lot, capable of keeping trash, paper and other debris from blowing off the premises.

d.

All businesses shall comply with all county health regulations regarding sanitation and general health conditions.

e.

All exterior lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be erected and hooded or shielded so as to be deflected away from adjacent rights-of-way and neighboring property.

5.

Funeral homes.

a.

The site shall be so arranged that adequate assembly area is provided off-street for vehicles to be used in a funeral procession. This assembly area shall be provided in addition to any required off-street parking area.

b.

The site shall be so located as to have at least one property line abutting a minor thoroughfare, and all ingress and egress for the site shall be directly onto said thoroughfare.

c.

Points of ingress and egress for the site shall be designed to minimize possible conflicts between traffic and adjacent thoroughfares and funeral processions and visitors or traffic.

d.

No building shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to the outer property line of the district when said property line abuts any residential district.

e.

A caretaker's residence may be provided within the main building of the mortuary establishment.

6.

General hospitals, convalescent homes or nursing homes.

a.

The site shall have at least one property line abutting a minor thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the off-street parking area for visitors, employees, staff, as well as any other users of the facility, shall be directly from said thoroughfare.

b.

The minimum setback of any main or accessory building shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from front, rear and side lot lines for all two (2) story structures. For every story above two (2), the minimum yard distance shall be increased by at least fifty (50) feet.

c.

Ambulance, emergency entrance and delivery areas shall be visually screened from the view of adjacent residential areas by a masonry wall or landscape berm six (6) feet or more in height.

d.

No power plant or laundry shall be located in an area so as to cause any undue noise or vibration environment to any adjacent residential area.

e.

All lighting shall be shielded from abutting residential uses or public right-of-way.

7.

Planned shopping centers.

a.

Direct access shall be provided to a minor thoroughfare.

b.

Market feasibility may be required at the discretion of the planning commission.

c.

Off-street parking areas shall be landscaped.

8.

Vehicle wash establishment.

a.

All washing activities must be carried on within a building.

b.

Vacuuming activities must be located at least fifty (50) feet distant from any adjoining residential use.

c.

The entrances and exits of the facility shall be from within the lot and not directly to or from an adjoining street. A street shall not be used as maneuvering, parking or drying space for vehicles being serviced by the subject facility.

9.

Bump shop, auto repair garage and storage garages.

a.

All disabled vehicles shall be parked inside an opaque enclosure or in a building.

b.

The front twenty-five (25) feet for a distance equal to sixty (60) percent of the lot width shall be landscaped open space, unpaved, and shall not be used for off-street parking or equipment vehicle storage.

c.

All vehicle parking and storage areas that directly face a public right-of-way shall be screened except at entrances and exits, by a six (6) foot masonry wall.

d.

No tire recapping, auto dismantling or other similar activities whose external effects could extend beyond the property line shall be permitted.

e.

The commission shall consider all potential off-site impacts in its decision.

10.

Lumberyards.

a.

Minimum lot size shall be two (2) acres.

b.

All structures shall be located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from property lines.

c.

Outside storage of building materials and displays shall be located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to a property line.

d.

An obscuring wall or landscaped berm six (6) feet high shall be required where property lines abut residential zoning or use.

11.

Greenhouses for wholesale or retail purposes.

a.

Applicants shall provide evidence that site design measures will adequately control noise, odor, windblown materials and other off-site impacts.

b.

All outside storage must be fenced.

12.

Outdoor recreation such as miniature golf, golf driving ranges, archery ranges, court games, vehicle tracks, remote control boats, aircraft vehicles and similar uses excluding firearm ranges.

a.

Compatibility of hours with adjacent uses shall be assured.

b.

Fencing and screening shall be provided so that any driven or batted airborne objects shall be contained on-site within a designated area.

c.

There shall be no off-site noise, smoke, odor, dust or radio waves generated.

d.

Performance guarantees may be required.

13.

New and used vehicle and equipment sales and service.

a.

The front thirty (30) feet of the front setback shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking or for the display of vehicles.

b.

All sales, display and circulation lot area shall be paved and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of stormwater within the area.

c.

Ingress and egress points shall be located not less than sixty (60) feet from the intersection of any two (2) road right-of-way lines.

d.

All repairs shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

e.

A building with a minimum area of five hundred (500) square feet shall be constructed on-site.

f.

The property shall front on a minor thoroughfare.

14.

Miniwarehouses.

a.

No outside storage shall be permitted.

b.

All drive aisles on site should be a minimum of thirty (30) feet wide.

1.

Minimum lot area: None (subject to Paragraph 3).

2.

Minimum lot width: None (subject to Paragraph 3).

3.

When full urban services (sanitary system, water service, paved road and storm drains) are not provided then the minimum lot area and lot width shall be such as is determined by the planning commission to be sufficient. Sanitary sewer and water systems shall be public or privately owned systems approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Oakland County Department of Public Health, and the state department of public health.

4.

Maximum ground floor coverage: None.

5.

Minimum yards (setbacks):

Front: Fifty (50) feet.

Sides: Each fifteen (15) feet. Interior side yards may not be required in shopping centers or other combined development that utilizes a common drive and parking system.

Rear: Thirty-five (35) feet.

6.

Maximum height: Three (3) stories or forty (40) feet.

7.

Transition strip: A strip at least fifteen (15) feet wide shall be required along a property line adjacent to a lot in a residential district. In addition to the transition strip, the planning commission may require a fence to control the blowing of debris onto adjacent property.

8.

Other major regulations applicable to this district can be found in Article 4, General Provisions, including the wall requirements in Section 4.25, and Article 26, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.

9.

All structures shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet from all natural feature areas as defined in Article 2 of this ordinance. For site plan applications which require township board approval, this setback may be reduced by township board following recommendation of the planning commission. Individual requests for reduction of the setback may only be granted as a variance from the township zoning board of appeals. Both bodies, in approving a reduction in the setback, shall determine that it is clearly in the public interest. In determining whether the setback reduction is in public interest, the benefit that would reasonably be expected to accrue from the proposed development shall be balanced against the reasonably foreseeable detriments to the natural features. Docks, piers, decks, boardwalks, or seawalls may be located within the natural feature setback.

In accordance with Article 29, site plan approval shall be required for all principal and special approval uses permitted in this district.

An environmental impact study may be required by the planning commission or the township board as part of the site plan review process and subject to the provisions of Section 4.45, Environmental impact statement requirements.