The intent of the C-4, interchange service district is to provide the opportunity for development of regional business districts adjacent to the freeway interchanges. Types of businesses considered appropriate in this district include regional retail facilities, office buildings, and businesses that serve the needs of those who are traveling within or through the township. Planned development may be permitted as a means to achieve the basic intent of this district, in accordance with the guidelines in section 27.04.

A.

Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned C-4, interchange service district, no building or part of a building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or part, except for one or more of the following principal permitted uses:

1.

Executive, administrative, and professional offices, including multitenant office buildings, medical and dental clinics, offices or medical laboratories.

2.

Theaters, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection O.

3.

Standard restaurants, bars and lounges.

4.

Motels and hotels subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection N.

5.

Uses and structures accessory to the above, subject to the provisions in section 2.03.

6.

Smoking lounge, per the requirements of chapter 18, Business Regulations.

B.

Special land uses. The following uses may be permitted by the township board, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan and application by the planning commission and township board; the imposition of special conditions which, in the opinion of the planning commission or township board, are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this ordinance; and, the provisions set forth in section 27.03.

1.

Planned shopping centers which are characterized as regional in nature with more than 200,000 square feet of gross floor area, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection T and section 6.06. Planned shopping centers may contain any principal or special land use permitted in the C-3 district and any principal use permitted in the C-2 district, as set forth in section 16.02, subsection A.

2.

Fast food and drive-through restaurants, subject to the following:

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The use must be accessory to the primary use as permitted in this district.

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The restaurant must be physically attached (a minimum of one common wall) to the primary use of the site.

3.

a.

Automobile filling stations, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection C.

b.

Automobile service stations, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection C.

c.

Automobile filling/multiuse station, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection C.

4.

Essential services, subject to the provisions in section 2.16, subsection A.

5.

Retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (subject to section 4.03 and subsection 6.02(C) Automobile filling stations, automobile filling/multiuse stations, automobile service stations, automobile repair garages).

(Ord. of 9-4-2003; Ord. of 7-27-2004; Ord. of 2-10-2015, § 1; Ord. of 2-14-2023(1); Ord. of 6-11-2024(2))

A.

Required conditions. Except as otherwise noted for specific uses, buildings and uses in the interchange service district shall comply with the following required conditions:

1.

All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with customers. All goods produced and services performed on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

2.

All business, servicing, or processing, except off-street parking and loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

3.

There shall be no outside storage of any goods, inventory, or equipment.

B.

Site plan review. Site plan review and approval is generally required for all uses in the interchange service district in accordance with section 27.02.

C.

Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements. Buildings and uses in the interchange service district are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in article 26.00, Schedule of Regulations.

D.

Planned development. Planned development may be permitted in the interchange service district, subject to the standards and approval requirements set forth in section 27.04.

E.

General development standards. Buildings and uses in the interchange service district shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this ordinance, as specified below and more generally in section 8.06.