Allendale Charter Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 13A
O Office District
§ 470-13A.01 Description and purpose.
This zone is intended to:
Provide suitable locations for professional and business office uses.
Provide a transition zone between more intensive commercial uses and residential districts.
Only permit those types of office uses which do not create a necessity for a large amount of customer, employee, or visitor parking.
§ 470-13A.02 Permitted uses.
Land or buildings in the Office District may be used for the following purposes only:
Offices for the following professions and occupations: executive, administrative, scientific, scholarly, artistic, architectural, engineering, insurance, accounting, law, secretarial services, drafting, designing, real estate and sales representatives.
Offices of banks, savings and loans, credit unions, mortgage lenders and other financial services, not having drive through facilities.
Photographers studios and travel agencies.
Medical, dental and optical offices, clinics and laboratories.
Miscellaneous business service establishments, including business consulting services, mailing and duplicating services, stenographic-secretarial services, and data processing centers.
Health and fitness centers.
§ 470-13A.03 Uses requiring special approval.
The following uses may be authorized by the Planning Commission subject to compliance with the procedures and standards established in Article 20 of this chapter:
Offices of banks, savings and loans, credit unions, mortgage lenders and other financial services having drive-through facilities, providing the following requirements are met. Also see § 470-23.04B.
No portion of a drive-through facility, including roof canopy, service island, or access driveway, shall be located nearer than 100 feet to any residential, agricultural or rural estate zoned property.
Landscaping, earth berms or fences shall be installed to assure that adjoining properties are not affected by headlight glare from vehicles using the drive-through facilities.
Child day care centers, provided the following minimum requirements are met: (Also see § 470-23.11B.)
Single family dwellings.
Government office buildings.
Libraries.
Funeral homes.
§ 470-13A.04 Height regulations.
No building or structure shall exceed 30 feet in height.
§ 470-13A.05 Area regulations.
[Amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
All buildings, structures or additions thereto shall comply with the following requirements.
Lot area and width. The minimum lot area shall not be less than 15,000 square feet and the width of a lot at the front setback line shall not be less than 100 feet.
Front yard setback.
All building or structures on property adjacent to a public road shall have a setback of not less than 25 feet from the edge of the road right-of-way, or the proposed property line (if further public road dedication is required), whichever is greater, except that this required setback shall be 30 feet when adjacent to a primary street or major arterial street.
Side yard.
Where the side of a lot in the O Zone abuts upon the side of a lot in any R, RE or AG Zone, there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet. No parking shall be allowed in this area.
There shall be a side yard of not less than 25 feet on the street side of a corner lot.
In other cases, a side yard for an office building shall not be required when a building is proposed in conjunction with the same or similar improvement within an abutting lot as part of a larger project, provided building walls are built of fire-retardant construction in compliance with the State of Michigan Building Code.
Rear yard.
Where the rear of a lot in the O Zone abuts upon the side of a lot in R, RE or AG Zone, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
In all other cases, there shall be a rear yard of not less then five feet. When a building is proposed in conjunction with the same or similar improvement within an abutting lot as part of a larger project, no rear yard shall be required, provided building walls are built of fire-retardant construction in compliance with the State of Michigan Building Code.
§ 470-13A.07 Additional regulations.
[Amended 4-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-2]
All accessory structures shall match the primary building in material and color. Accessory structures are not permitted on the street side of a corner lot. No accessory structure shall be constructed closer than 15 feet to any side or rear property line.
All business, activity shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for automobile parking and/or off-street loading.