Ann Arbor Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 74-1.- Title and intent of chapter.
- Sec. 74-2. - Definitions and interpretation.
- Sec. 74-3. - Number of residences on a lot.
- Sec. 74-4. - Temporary structures.
- Sec. 74-5. - Completion of construction.
- Sec. 74-6. - Existing conditional uses; expansion.
- Sec. 74-7. - Essential services.
- Sec. 74-8. - Visibility at intersections.
- Sec. 74-9. - Home occupation.
- Sec. 74-10. - Transient and amusement enterprises.
- Sec. 74-11. - Access to streets.
- Sec. 74-12. - Sanitary sewer and water facilities.
- Sec. 74-13. - Reserved.
- Sec. 74-14. - Mobile homes.
- Sec. 74-15. - Size of single-family detached dwelling units.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 74-51. - Planning commission powers.
- Sec. 74-52. - Zoning Officer.
- Sec. 74-53. - Duties and powers of Zoning Officer.
- Sec. 74-54. - Certificates of zoning compliance.
- Sec. 74-55. - Building permits.
- Sec. 74-56. - Certificates of occupancy.
- Sec. 74-57. - Inspection.
- Sec. 74-58. - Records.
- Sec. 74-59. - Fees.
- Sec. 74-60. - Compliance with plans.
- Sec. 74-61. - Public notice and public hearing; publication in a newspaper.
- DIVISION 2. - VIOLATIONS[2]
- DIVISION 3. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS[3]
- Sec. 74-131. - General provisions.
- Sec. 74-132. - Authority to grant or deny permits.
- Sec. 74-133. - Application and fee.
- Sec. 74-134. - Planning commission action.
- Sec. 74-135. - Township Board action.
- Sec. 74-136. - Required standards and findings.
- Sec. 74-137. - Conditions of approval.
- Sec. 74-138. - Reapplication.
- DIVISION 4. - SITE PLAN REVIEW[4]
- Sec. 74-171. - Authority.
- Sec. 74-172. - General procedures for submission and review of site plans.
- Sec. 74-173. - Applications; determination that an application is complete; Planning Commission action.
- Sec. 74-174. - General requirements for all site plans.
- Sec. 74-175. - Requirements for preliminary site plans.
- Sec. 74-176. - Requirements for final site plans.
- Sec. 74-177. - Development agreement.
- Sec. 74-178. - Performance guarantee.
- Sec. 74-179. - Amendment of approved site plan.
- Sec. 74-180. - Changes during construction.
- Sec. 74-181. - Inspections.
- Sec. 74-182. - Fees.
- Sec. 74-183. - As-built information.
- Sec. 74-184. - Violations.
- DIVISION 5. - NONCONFORMITIES; anchor;
- Sec. 74-216. - Intent.
- Sec. 74-217. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Sec. 74-218. - Nonconforming uses of parcels and lots.
- Sec. 74-219. - Nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 74-220. - Nonconforming uses of structures.
- Sec. 74-221. - Repairs and maintenance.
- Sec. 74-222. - Change of tenancy or ownership.
- Sec. 74-223. - Expansion and substitution.
- Sec. 74-224. - Nonconforming extraction operations.
- DIVISION 6. - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS; APPEALS AND VARIANCES[5]
- Sec. 74-256. - Board established.
- Sec. 74-257. - Membership and terms.
- Sec. 74-258. - General procedures of the Board of Appeals.
- Sec. 74-259. - Powers and duties of the Board of Appeals.
- Sec. 74-260. - Fees.
- Sec. 74-261. - Hearings.
- Sec. 74-262. - Expansion and substitution of nonconformities.
- Sec. 74-263. - Administrative review.
- Sec. 74-264. - Duties on matters of appeal.
- Sec. 74-265. - Appeal procedures.
- Sec. 74-266. - Variances.
- Sec. 74-267. - Voiding of variance; extensions.
- Sec. 74-268. - Reapplication for variance.
- Sec. 74-269. - Site plan requirements.
- Sec. 74-270. - Appeals to courts.
- Sec. 74-271. - Conditions of approval.
- DIVISION 7. - AMENDMENTS[6]
ARTICLE IV
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - SCHEDULE OF USE REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 3. - SCHEDULE OF AREA, PLACEMENT AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 4. - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS
- Sec. 74-541. - Public lands district (PL).
- Sec. 74-542. - PUD regulations.
- Sec. 74-543. - Open space preservation residential district.
- Sec. 74-544. - Open space preservation community option.
- Sec. 74-545. - Research and research applications district.
- Sec. 74-546. - Office park district (OP).
- Sec. 74-547. - Agricultural preservation residential district.
ARTICLE V
- SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 74-581.- Intent.
- Sec. 74-582. - Public sanitary sewage treatment and disposal systems; private community wastewater disposal systems.
- Sec. 74-583. - Storage of materials.
- Sec. 74-584. - Parking and storage of vehicles.
- Sec. 74-585. - Preservation of environmental quality.
- Sec. 74-586. - Landscaping and transition strips.
- Sec. 74-587. - Automobile service and repair stations.
- Sec. 74-588. - Junkyards.
- Sec. 74-589. - Drive-in theaters.
- Sec. 74-590. - Commercial kennels.
- Sec. 74-591. - Storage of recreational equipment.
- Sec. 74-592. - Ann Arbor Charter Township Mineral Mining Ordinance.
- Sec. 74-593. - Mobile home parks.
- Sec. 74-594. - Performance standards.
- Sec. 74-595. - Setbacks on arterial roads.
- Sec. 74-596. - Sanitary landfill.
- Sec. 74-597. - Underground wiring.
- Sec. 74-598. - Distances between grouped buildings.
- Sec. 74-599. - Group foster care homes.
- Sec. 74-600. - Fence regulations.
- Sec. 74-601. - Site condominium review.
- Sec. 74-602. - Bed and breakfast operations.
- Sec. 74-603. - Child care facilities.
- Sec. 74-604. - Wind energy conversion systems.
- Sec. 74-605. - Tree and woodland resource preservation.
- Sec. 74-606. - Exterior lighting.
- Sec. 74-607. - Keeping of animals.
- Sec. 74-608. - Agricultural processing and food storage.
- Sec. 74-609. - Community supported agriculture (CSA) distribution site and U-pick/pick your own (PYO) operation distribution site.
- Sec. 74-610. - Farm market/roadside stand.
- Sec. 74-611. - Agricultural commercial kitchen.
- Sec. 74-612. - Agricultural education.
- Sec. 74-613. - Medical marijuana grow operation.
- Sec. 74-614. - Marijuana provisioning center or dispensaries.
- Sec. 74-615. - Small medical marijuana grow operation.
- Sec. 74-616. - Other marijuana grow operations.
- Sec. 74-617. - Campgrounds.
- Sec. 74-618. - Solar energy systems.
ARTICLE VI
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES7
Sections
- Sec. 74-641.- Purpose and intent of article.
- Sec. 74-642. - Definitions.
- Sec. 74-643. - Authorization for collocation on existing towers; conditional uses; special districts.
- Sec. 74-644. - Standards and conditions for review.
- Sec. 74-645. - Plan and application requirements.
- Sec. 74-646. - Demonstration of availability for collocation.
- Sec. 74-647. - Removal.
ARTICLE VII
NATURAL FEATURES SETBACK AND STEEP SLOPE USE PROTECTION8
Sections
- Sec. 74-681.- Intent.
- Sec. 74-682. - Purpose.
- Sec. 74-683. - Natural feature setback.
- Sec. 74-684. - Steep slope protection.
- Sec. 74-685. - Natural feature setback or steep slope use permit.
- Sec. 74-686. - Appeal of approval or denial of application.
- Sec. 74-687. - Penalties and enforcement.
- Sec. 74-688. - Ordinance conflict.
ARTICLE VIII
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 2. - OFF-STREET PARKING
- DIVISION 3. - OFF-STREET LOADING
ARTICLE IX
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 74-831.- Purpose of article.
- Sec. 74-832. - General sign regulations.
- Sec. 74-833. - Signs permitted in all zoning districts.
- Sec. 74-834. - Signs permitted in recreation-conservation and agricultural districts.
- Sec. 74-835. - Signs permitted in residential districts.
- Sec. 74-836. - Signs permitted in business and industrial districts.
- Sec. 74-837. - Outdoor advertising signs.
- Sec. 74-838. - Signs for automobile service stations.
- Sec. 74-839. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 74-840. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 74-841. - Permit application; inspection; maintenance; and fees.
- Sec. 74-842. - Illumination of signs.
- Sec. 74-843. - Computation of surface area.
- Sec. 74-844. - Removal.
- Sec. 74-845. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 74-846. - Responsibilities for signs.
- Sec. 74-847. - Registry.