This article establishes regulations governing lot size and width, required yards, setbacks, and building height.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05)

Buildings may be erected, altered, and enlarged in accordance with the regulations of this article. Also, setbacks must be established and maintained in accordance with the regulations of this article.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05)

(a)

Front yards shall remain unoccupied except for landscaping, signs, fences, driveways and off-street parking access aisles.

(b)

Supplemental front yard setback regulations.

(1)

When dwellings erected on one or both sides of a lot have front yard setbacks less than the required front yard setback, the required front yard setback of the lot may be reduced to no less than the average front setback of the existing developed front yards on lots within 100 feet of, and on the same block as, the subject lot, or ten feet, whichever is greater. This averaging may not be used for locating new accessory structures.

(2)

On corner and through lots, those yards having frontage on streets shall be considered front yards and the front yard setback regulations applicable in the zoning district in which such lots are located shall apply. Both yards having frontage may be averaged in accordance with this section.

(c)

Lots having frontage on the Saginaw River.

(1)

Buildings, excluding boathouses, erected on lots that have frontage on the Saginaw River shall be set back at least 25 feet from the water's edge.

(2)

If dwellings on both waterfront lots adjoining a vacant waterfront lot are set back less than 25 but more than ten feet from the water's edge, the setback may be reduced to the average setback of those dwellings. If one of those lots is vacant and the other occupied by a dwelling which is set back less than 25 feet from the water's edge, the setback may be reduced to the average setback of that dwelling and 25-foot setback required by a above, though in no instance shall the setback be less than ten feet.

(3)

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) flood plain regulations, Army Corps of Engineers regulations, and standards applicable to the construction of buildings and establishment of uses in coastal zone management areas administered by the MDEQ land and water management division and other state and federal regulations may require greater setbacks than required in section 122-303(b). In such cases, those agencies' regulations and standards shall apply.

(d)

The floor area of basements, attached garages, enclosed or unenclosed porches and decks shall not be included when calculating minimum floor area of dwellings.

(e)

See section 122-306(1) for minimum lot area regulations.

(f)

Apartment buildings three or more stories in height that adjoin single- or two-family residential zoning districts shall be set back at least 15 feet from any side lot line.

(g)

See section 122-306(3) for required distance between individual buildings.

(h)

See section 122-306(2) for minimum floor area regulations.

(i)

Forty-five percent lot coverage is permitted, when calculating for detached accessory buildings.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05; Ord. No. 2010-1, § 5, 1-4-10)

(a)

Front yards shall remain unoccupied except for landscaping, signs, fences, driveways and off-street parking area access aisles.

(b)

On corner and through lots those yards having frontage on streets shall be considered front yards and the front yard setback regulations applicable in the zoning district in which such lots are located shall apply.

(c)

Lots having frontage on the Saginaw River.

(1)

Buildings, excluding boathouses, erected on lots in the O-1, C-1 and C-2 which have frontage on the Saginaw River shall be set back at least 25 feet from the water's edge. This regulation does not apply to such lots in the C-3, or WF zoning districts.

(2)

If buildings on both waterfront lots adjoining a vacant waterfront lot are set back less than 20 but more than ten feet from the water's edge, the setback may be reduced to the average setback of those buildings. If one of those lots is vacant and the other occupied by a building which is set back less than 20 feet from the water's edge, the setback may be reduced to the average setback of that dwelling and 20-foot setback required by this section, though in no instance shall the setback be less than ten feet.

(3)

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) flood plain regulations, Army Corps of Engineers regulations and standards applicable to the construction of buildings and establishment of uses in coastal zone management areas administered by the MDEQ land and water management division and other state and federal regulations may require greater setbacks than required by this section above. In such cases, those agencies' regulations and standards shall apply.

(d)

Buildings on lots adjoining any residential zoning district or residential use shall provide a ten-foot setback from common lot lines separating such lots from such zoning districts or uses. When an alley separates a lot from an adjoining residential zoning district or residential use, setbacks are not required.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05; Ord. No. 2010-1, § 6, 1-4-10)

(a)

Front yards shall remain unoccupied except for landscaping, signs, fences, driveways and off-street parking access aisles.

(b)

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) flood plain regulations, Army Corps of Engineers regulations, and standards applicable to the construction of buildings and establishment of uses in coastal zone management areas administered by the MDEQ land and water management division coastal programs unit and other state and federal regulations may require greater setbacks than required in the table above. In such cases, those agencies' regulations and standards shall apply when industrial uses are located on the Saginaw River.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05)

The following standards shall apply to multiple-family and townhouse developments in the RM-1 and RM-2 districts:

(1)

Minimum land area per unit. The following lot area regulations are applicable to apartment buildings three stories and less in height and to townhouses:

Size of Dwelling Unit

Minimum land area required for each dwelling unit in the RM-2 district shall be the same as required in the RM-1 district for buildings of two or three stories in height. Where building height is four stories or greater, minimum land area per dwelling unit shall be based upon dwelling unit size and building height as follows:

Size of Dwelling Unit

(2)

Minimum floor area. Dwelling units shall comply with the following floor area regulations:

(3)

Spacing between buildings. The minimum spacing between multiple-family or townhouse buildings shall be in accordance with the following regulations:

The setback from a side street lot line on the side facing a street shall not be less than 50 percent of the required front yard setback if dwellings on the same side of the block fronting on the side street. If there are no dwellings fronting on the side street, the minimum side yard setback shall be ten feet. See section 122-52 for regulations applicable to detached accessory buildings.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) flood plain regulations, Army Corps of Engineers regulations and standards applicable to the construction of buildings in coastal zone management areas administered by the MDEQ land and water management division coastal programs unit or other state and federal regulations may require greater setbacks than required under (2) above. In such cases, those agencies' regulations and standards shall apply.

(Ord. No. 2005-11, 11-21-05)