This district is intended to accommodate uses which can provide office and personal services to the residents of Belding. The uses established in this district are intended to be of a low intensity nature, of appropriate scale and appearance, and are to be generally compatible with most other uses, including residential uses. Among other purposes, this district may serve as a transitional area between residential and commercial or industrial districts and between major thoroughfares and residential districts.

No land and/or buildings in the OS-1 district shall be used, erected, altered or converted, in whole or in part, except for the following purposes by right:

A.

Office buildings for any of the following occupations:

1.

Executive, administrative, professional, accounting, drafting, an other similar professional activities, as determined by the zoning administrator.

2.

Medical and dental offices, including clinics, but not veterinary offices and not including the business of a caregiver registered pursuant to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.

B.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other similar uses as determined by the zoning administrator, exclusive of drive-through facilities.

C.

Personal service establishments conducting services on the premises, including barber and beauty shops, travel agencies, photographic studios, interior design studios, and other similar uses, as determined by the zoning administrator.

D.

Child care centers.

E.

Municipal buildings, and public utility offices, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, exchanges or substations.

F.

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses.

G.

Community gardens.

(Ord. No. 518, § 5, 1-18-11; Ord. No. 520, § 1, 2-15-11)

No land and/or buildings in the OS-1 district may be used, except for the following purposes when approved by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17.

A.

Funeral homes and mortuary establishments.

B.

Restaurants, exclusive of drive-through facilities.

C.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other similar uses as determined by the zoning administrator, having drive-through facilities.

D.

Radio, television, and cellular communication towers.

E.

Alternative energy system, intended to sell or provide fifty (50) percent or more of the energy that is generated to a utility regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission

(Ord. No. 517, § 4, 1-4-11)

All permitted uses and special land uses are subject to the following site development requirements:

A.

Site plan review is required for all permitted and special land uses in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.1.

B.

Landscaping and screening is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.2.

C.

Parking is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.3.

D.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, section 16.4.

E.

Setbacks, height, area, and lot dimension requirements shall be met as noted in District Regulations, chapter 15.

F.

The outdoor storage of goods or materials is prohibited.

G.

Warehousing or indoor storage of goods or material, beyond that normally incident to the above permitted uses, shall be prohibited.

H.

Sidewalks shall be constructed on all sides of the property abutting a public street, in accordance with city standards, with the following exception:

The planning commission may grant individual relief from the sidewalk requirements when the following conditions exist:

1.

The sidewalk is not an integral part of the "walkable community" sidewalk system as defined by the planning commission (where sidewalks are required to link neighborhoods, schools, parks and downtown).

2.

There are no public safety issues presented by the absence of a sidewalk.

3.

The sidewalk is not required to complete or provide continuity of a current or proposed pedestrian or bicycle circulation system.

4.

The proposed sidewalk is part of the proposed pathway master plan system for the city.

( Ord. No. 543 , § 6, 9-20-16)