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Belding City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 15

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Section 15.1.- Schedule of regulations.

Unless specified elsewhere in this ordinance, all uses, structures and buildings on all zoning lots shall conform to the Schedule of Regulations and accompanying footnotes shown on the following pages.

Schedule of regulations*

Districts Area (a)
(sq. ft.) 		Width (ft.) Yard setbacks (ft.) Height Coverage
(%)
Front One side Total Rear Feet Stories
R-1 Single-family residential 21,000 100 40 10 20 40 35 2½ 35
R-1.5 Single-family residential 14,520 80 40 10 20 40 35 2½ 35
R-2 Single-family residential 8,450 65 25 10 20 35 35 2½ 40
R-3 Single & two-family residential 8,450 65 25 7 14 35 35 2½ 40
RM-1 Multi-family residential Requirements for single and two-family dwellings are same as for R-2 district
40,000(b)
(c) (e) 		100 30(f) 15(f) 30(f) 30(f) 35 2½ 40
RM-2 Manufactured home park See chapter 8
OS-1 Office/personal service none none 40(h) (g) none (g) 35 2½ 35
B-1 Community business none none none (g) none (g) 35 2½ none
B-2 General business 15,000 80 40(h) (g) none 20(i) 25 2 none
I-1 Industrial 40,000 100 40(h) 15 (i) 30 40(i), (k) 50 3 none
P-1 Parking 10,000 none 10 (j) (i) none (i) 15 1 none

 

* Footnotes are an integral part of these district regulations and should be read in conjunction with the above schedule.

(Ord. No. 459, pts. 18—20, 4-17-01; Ord. No. 469, § 1, 4-20-04)

Section 15.2. - Footnotes to district regulations.

(a)

Reserved.

(b)

Where a rear yard abuts the side yard of an adjacent lot, the side yard on the street side shall meet the minimum front yard setback requirements.

(c)

All lots shall be served by public water and sanitary sewer facilities.

(d)

All two-family dwellings shall have a minimum lot area of 16,000 sq. ft. and a minimum width of 80 ft.

(e)

A maximum of twelve (12) dwelling units per net acre shall be permitted. Net acreage shall be the total site area, exclusive of any dedicated public right-of-way or private easement for either interior or abutting streets. No building shall exceed an overall length of one hundred eighty (180) ft. There shall be a minimum distance between ends of contiguous buildings equal to the height of the taller building or twenty-five (25) ft., whichever is greater.

(f)

In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than the height of the building.

(g)

No setback shall be required, unless a side or rear yard abuts a residential district, in which case a buffer shall be provided in accordance with section 16.2.

(h)

The first twenty (20) ft. of the required front yard shall not be used for parking or aisles and shall be landscaped in accordance with section 16.2.

(i).

If the side of rear yard abuts a residential district, the minimum required setback distance shall be increased as necessary to meet the requirements of section 16.2.

(j).

The required front setback area applies to the edge of the parking area, as well as any building or structure and shall be landscaped in accordance with section 16.2.

(k).

When abutting a railroad right-of-way, no minimum rear yard setback shall be required.

(Ord. No. 459, § 21, 4-17-01; Ord. No. 477, § 1, 12-21-04)

Section 15.3. - Schedule of permitted uses by district.

This is a summary for ease of reference. Specific requirements and conditions may apply to individual use. The respective zoning districts, schedule of regulations, and other relevant portions of the ordinance must be consulted in conjunction with this summary.

R-1 R-2 R-3 RM-1 RM-2 OS-1 B-1 B-2 I-1 P-1 PUD PR
RESIDENTIAL and RELATED USES * (all)
Accessory buildings and uses * * * * *
Bed and breakfast X X
Cemeteries X X X X
Churches X X X X
Day care, commercial X
Elderly housing X
Family day care * * * * *
Golf courses and country clubs X X X X
K-12 schools X X X X
Manufactured home parks *
Manufactured homes in licensed parks *
Multiple-family dwellings *
Non-commercial and public recreation X X X X
Residential family care facilities * * * * *
Residential group care facilities X
Single-family dwelling * * * *
Site condominium X X X X
Two-family dwelling *
Utility and public service buildings (excl. outdoor storage) X X X X X
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL and RELATED USES * (all)
Accessory buildings and uses * * * * *
Adult bookstores and entertainment X
Banks and financial institutions, excl. drive-through facilities * * *
Banks and financial institutions, incl. drive-through facilities X X X *
Building supply and equip. establishments X
Child care centers X * * * *
Clinics * * *
Commercial schools * *
Commercial storage warehouses X
Contractor's showrooms and storage yards *
Dog kennels X
Drive-through restaurants X
Dry cleaning and laundry facilities, excl. retail *
Dwellings on upper floors of businesses X X
Funeral homes and mortuaries X X X
Health and physical fitness salons * *
Hotels and motels X
Junk yards X
Laboratories (experimental, film or testing) *
Lumber and planing mills X
Manufacturing, processing and warehousing *
Manufacturing and processing non-ferrous metals X
Manufacturing and processing using stamping or punch press operations X
Manufacturing acid, cement, lime and similar products X
Metal plating, buffing and polishing X
Municipal buildings and utility offices, excl. outdoor storage * * *
Municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities X
Newspaper offices and printing plants * *
Offices (executive, administrative and professional) * * * *
Offices (medical and dental), excl. veterinary * * *
Offices and showrooms for plumbers, electricians and similar trades X X
Open air business and outdoor display X
Outdoor storage, display and sale of farm and construction equipment X
Parking lots and related structures *
Personal service establishments * * *
Petroleum production, storage and refining X
Plant nurseries and greenhouses X
Recreation and entertainment (indoor) * *
Recycling centers X
Research and development facilities *
Restaurants, excl. drive-through facilities X * *
Retail businesses selling merchandise within a building *
Retail such as groceries, clothing and furniture * *
Trade or industrial schools *
Truck terminals X
Utility and public service buildings, excl. outdoor storage X
Utility and public service storage yards *
Vehicle repair X X
Vehicle sales X
Vehicle service stations, excl. repair X X
Vehicle wash establishments X
Veterinary hospitals and clinics X X
Wholesale establishments *
MISCELLANEOUS USES
Benches *
Children's play areas *
Decorative pavers *
Earthen berms *
Flags, banners *
Floral plantings *
Kiosks *
Lighting *
Picnic facilities *
Public art *
Riverfront boardwalk *
Signage *
Trees, shrubbery, grass *
Walkways *

 

* Uses permitted by right

X Uses permitted by special approval

( Ord. No. 537 , § 4, 7-21-15)