Bern Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
AB Agricultural/Business District
§ 184-104 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this district to encourage the preservation of the most productive farmland within the Township for agricultural use. The land is to be used for agriculture and agriculture-related uses.
§ 184-105 Applicability.
In an AB District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 184-106 Permitted uses.
A.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and no other:
(1)
Office activities related to agricultural administration.
(2)
Agricultural activities, including production, processing and sales.
(3)
Single-family detached home.
(4)
Roadside stands for the sale of farm products grown on the premises, provided that off-street parking spaces are available for customers (refer to § 184-150).
(5)
Woodland or wildlife sanctuary or similar conservation use.
(6)
Accessory uses normally associated with a permitted use.
(7)
Boarding kennels, subject to the following:
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
(a)
All buildings and runs in which animals are housed shall be located at least 100 feet from all lot lines.
(b)
Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot be perceived at the lot lines.
(c)
Outdoor runs may be used only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(d)
No person shall cause, suffer or permit any odor which causes annoyance or discomfort to the public from any source in such a manner that these malodors are detectable outside of the property of the person on whose land the source is being operated.
(8)
Municipal use.
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
(9)
No-impact home-based business, unless such use is prohibited or restricted by virtue of any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, or by any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.
[Added 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 204-2003]
§ 184-107 Lot area.
The minimum lot area shall be two acres.
§ 184-108 Yards.
[Amended 8-5-2008 by Ord. No. 245-2008]
The minimum front yard shall be 50 feet measured from the street line. The minimum rear and side yards shall be 50 feet. Accessory uses, other than those intended to temporarily or permanently house animals, shall be able to be constructed in the rear and side yard setbacks so long as the proposed accessory structure is constructed no less than 15 feet from the rear or side lot lines. In the event that the proposed accessory structure is intended to house animals, the accessory structure must be constructed outside the fifty-foot side and rear yard setbacks.
§ 184-109 Height.
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
§ 184-110 Lot dimensions.
The minimum lot width measured at the street line shall be not less than 200 feet.
§ 184-111 Coverage.
At least 90% of the lot shall be maintain open area.
§ 184-112 Special design requirements.
§ 184-113 Performance standards.
Each use shall comply the performance standards contained within § 184-150.