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Carrollton Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Sec. 66-53.- Division of the township.

For the purposes of this chapter, all land within the Township of Carrollton, excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following zoning districts. Generally speaking, the following zoning classifications, for uses permitted by right, are listed in order of least restrictive to most restrictive:

A-1 Agriculture: Transitional;

R-1 Residential: Low Density;

R-2 Residential: Medium Density;

R-3 Residential: Intensive;

B-1 Business: Office;

B-2 Business: Neighborhood;

B-3 Business: Community;

M-1 Industrial: Limited Manufacturing;

M-2 Industrial: High Intensity;

TRO: Tittabawassee Road Overlay District.

(This district is described in article X, of this chapter, and not shown on the zoning map.)

(Ord. of 5-30-2000, § 301)

Sec. 66-54. - Official zoning map.

The boundaries of zoning districts are defined and established as shown on a map entitled Carrollton Township Zoning Map which accompanies this chapter. This map, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter. The official zoning map shall be kept and maintained by the township clerk or his designee.

(Ord. of 5-30-2000, § 302)

Sec. 66-55. - Interpretation of boundaries.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts indicated on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

Using streets or highways. Boundaries indicated, as approximately following streets or highways, shall be presumed to follow the centerline of said roadways.

(2)

Using boundary lines or property lines. Boundaries indicated, as approximately following township boundary lines or property lines, shall be presumed to follow said lines.

(Ord. of 5-30-2000, § 303; Ord. No. 2005-02Z, § I, 6-13-2005)

Sec. 66-56. - Scope of regulations.

(a)

No building or structure or part thereof shall be hereafter erected, moved, constructed, or altered, and no new use or change in use of a parcel shall be made unless it conforms with the provisions of this chapter, including the regulations for the zoning district in which it is located.

(b)

The regulations applying to zoning districts include specific limitations on the use of land and structures, height and bulk of structures, parcel area and dimensions, setback of structures from public thoroughfares and neighboring properties and area of a parcel that can be covered by structures.

(c)

The zoning board of appeals shall have the power to classify a use, which is not specifically mentioned by this chapter. Said use shall be treated in a like manner with a comparable permitted or prohibited use for the purpose of clarifying the district regulations of any zoning district.

(Ord. of 5-30-2000, § 304)

Sec. 66-57. - District regulations tables.

Regulations for all zoning districts are contained together in the following three tables. Each table specifies a related set of information for all zoning districts. These tables do not include general requirements of this chapter. The reader is urged to become familiar with all chapter provisions before making any decision regarding use of a parcel or structure in Carrollton Township.

(1)

Purposes table. This table appears on a single page. It sets forth the intent and purpose of each of the zoning districts. These brief statements form the objectives to be accomplished by regulations for each of the zoning districts.

(2)

Uses table. This table appears on six pages. Each page describes permitted activities for zoning districts, which are identified in the left-hand column of each page. Each zoning district may be host to several types of activity, but only the activities specified for a given zoning district will be permitted there. Uses permitted by right may be allowed upon meeting all other requirements of this chapter. Uses permitted by special permit are subject to the process described by article VII, of this chapter, special use permits and the conditions.

(3)

Dimensions table. This table appears on one page. The table specifies parcel dimensions and setback requirements for parcels in each zoning district.

CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP—ZONING DISTRICTS

Zoning District Intent and Purpose
A-1 Agricultural:
Transitional 		To define and stabilize areas within the township which are presently used for food and fiber production. To protect these farm areas from disorderly and inappropriate development, but to permit logical and orderly expansion of the predominantly urban and suburban character of Carrollton Township.
R-1 Residential:
Low Density 		To encourage and preserve attractive single-family residential uses, with such related neighborhood uses as schools, churches, and recreation. To encourage a residential environment of compatible, low-density dwellings located on individual lots.
R-2 Residential:
Medium Density 		To provide for multiple-family residential development of high quality. To provide for flexible and creative development of one- and two-family dwellings and, under special considerations, three- and four-family dwellings in locations providing all public utilities.
R-3 Residential:
Intensive 		To provide for multiple-family residential uses with certain institutional and other compatible uses under specified conditions. To provide for high quality low-rise and high rise multiple-family structures of high density in locations providing all public utilities.
B-1 Business: Office To accommodate office uses, professional offices, office sales uses, business services and certain personal services. To provide a transition area between residential area and more intensive business development. Oriented primarily to daytime and weekday business functions.
B-2 Business:
Neighborhood 		To meet the day-to-day shopping and service needs of adjacent residential areas. To permit principally neighborhood shopping centers, small-scale, freestanding, neighborhood-oriented structures with restricted site development, limited hours of operation, and maximum compatibility with adjacent residences.
B-3 Business:
Community 		To meet the business and service needs of all Carrollton Township and surrounding areas holding a larger consumer population. To accommodate general retail shopping and merchandising activities, with limited wholesale uses, business and personal services.
M-1 Industrial:
Limited Manufacturing 		To accommodate small to moderate size manufacturing and industrial uses along with transportation and distribution facilities. To provide for manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, or treatment of products from previously prepared materials that do not exhibit nuisance characteristics or environmental intrusions.
M-2 Industrial:
Marine Development 		To provide for regulation of the Saginaw River frontage in the township in a manner that protects property along the river and also protects the river as a major natural and transportation resource. To permit principally water related uses and to provide standards and conditions by which the differing uses may be compatible.

 

CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP

TABLE OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES (USES) FOR ZONING DISTRICTS

Zoning
District		ResidenceBusinessIndustryOther Uses
Uses By RightBy Spec. Prmt. (Category)Uses By RightBy Spec. Prmt. (Category)Uses By RightBy Spec. Prmt.Uses By RightBy Spec. Prmt. (Category)
Uses with brackets following indicate the special use provisions that apply to each use, contained in article VII, of this chapter.
A-1
Agriculture
Transitional 		Single-family dwelling, accessory uses, home occupations, specialized farming, roadside stands, general farming, apiary. Mobile home parks, planned unit development. None. Veterinary clinics, kennels. None. Sanitary landfills, incinerators. Public and private conservation areas, public parks and recreation facilities, public and private cemeteries, ponds. Golf course, country club, shooting club, religious, social, educational and human care institutions, outdoor assembly, solar farms.
R-1
Residential:
Low Density 		Single-family dwelling, state licensed residential facility, family daycare home, accessory structures, home occupation. Planned unit development, site condominium, bed and breakfast, group daycare home per MCL 125.3206(4). None. Day nurseries, planned unit development. None. None. Religious, social, educational and human care institutions, public building, ponds. Cemeteries, golf courses, private recreational uses, public service installations, solar farms.
R-2
Residential:
Medium Density 		Uses permitted in R-1, two-family dwellings, accessory structures, home occupation. Planned unit development, site condominium, bed and breakfast, group daycare home per MCL 125.3206(4). None. Day nurseries, planned unit development. None. None. Uses permitted in R-1. Uses permitted in R-1.
R-3
Residential:
Intensive 		Uses permitted in R-2, low-rise multifamily dwelling, boardinghouse or roominghouse. Uses permitted in R-2, planned unit development, mobile home park, high-rise multifamily. Day nurseries. Funeral homes, planned unit development. None. None. Uses permitted in R-2. Uses permitted in R-2.
B-1
Business:
Office 		Non-single-family detached dwelling units. Planned unit development, single-family apartment. Prof. & admin. offices and services, banks, personal services, funeral home, drive-in facilities for personal and office services, day nursery, restaurants, excluding restaurants with entertainment, accessory uses. Bed and breakfast, off-street parking, planned unit development, all uses allowed by right and operating outside of the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Temporary outdoor uses. 		None. None. Commercial schools, utility service installations, public bldgs., religious, social, educational and human care institutions.
B-2
Business:
Neighborhood 		Non-single-family detached dwelling units. Planned unit development, single-family apartment. Uses permitted in B-1, taverns, bars, restaurants with entertainment, retail food, other retail goods: Drugs, hardware, clothing, etc., retail service/repair, temporary outdoor uses, convenience stores. Uses permitted in B-1, planned unit development.
Temporary outdoor uses. 		None. None. Uses permitted in B-1. Uses permitted in B-1.
B-3
Business:
Community 		None. Planned unit development. Uses permitted in B-2, outdoor sales, mortuaries, drive-in establishments, retail and outlet mall, general retail shopping, wholesale, businesses and personal services and similar uses. Uses permitted in B-2, mobile home sales/service, planned unit development, nonautomatic car wash, auto service, repair, detailing and restoration, new/used auto sales, building, plumbing, electrical supply, contractors, wholesale establishments, hotel/motel, veterinary hospitals, kennels, RV parks, open air bus., temp., outdoor sales, adult business, ministorage.
Temporary outdoor uses. 		None. Manufacturing, processing. Assembly bldg. Commercial recreation, golf/driving range, race track, institutions: incarceration, solar farms.
M-1
Industrial:
Limited Manufacturing 		None. None. Truck terminals, fuel sales, minor and major vehicle repair, contractors, wholesale trade, landscape contractors. Ministorage. Production, processing, assembling, treatment, or packaging of previously prepared materials, warehouse and storage. Sand, clay and gravel pits, industrial park, scrap metal, salvage, junkyards, landfills, accessory uses. Commercial schools, laboratories, public utility installations, passenger terminals. Institutions: Incarceration.
M-2
Industrial:
High Intensity
Manufacturing 		None. High-rise multifamily. Activities related to river utilization. None. Uses permitted in M-1, storage and distribution, bulk storage, concrete, asphalt, construction, marine piers, wharfs, docks, ship terminals. Sand, clay and gravel pits, [R] Industrial park, scrap metal, salvage, junkyards, landfills, accessory uses, planned unit development. Public and private recreation. Institutions: Incarceration, heating and electrical power plants, solid waste processing, sewage treatment and disposal, incinerators, sanitary landfills.
TRO
Tittabawassee
Road Overlay
District 		See regulations in article X, of this chapter.

 

DIMENSIONS TABLE

(Regulations for Accessory Setbacks are shown in parentheses)

Zoning
District 		A-1 R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 B-3 M-1, M-2
Lot area, min. 10,890 (a.) 9,000 (6,000) single-family 6,000 duplex 9,000 multifamily 18,000 (6,000) single-family 6,000 duplex 9,000 multifamily 18,000 11,050 11,050 11,050 20,000
Lot width, min. 100' 75' (50') single-family 50' duplex 90' multifamily 150' (50') 150' 85' 85' 85' 100'
Front yard, min. 60' (b., j.) 30' (j.) 30' (j.) 30' (j.) 20' (j.) 20' (j.) 20' (j.) 40' (j.)
Back yard, min. 30' (5') 30' (5') 30' (5') 30' (5') 20' (10') 20' (10') 20' (10') 10% lot depth up to 40'
Side yard, min. total 35' (5') 20' (20') (12') 20' (20')(12') 25' (25') 20' (20') 20' (20') (G) 20' (20') 10% lot width up to 40' (h)
Side yard, min. one side 15' (10') 8' (8') (4') 8' (8') (4') 10' (8') 8' (5') 8' (5') 8' (5') 20' (15')
Corner lot, street, min. 25' (25') 30' (25') (25') 30' (25')(25') 25' (25') 20' (20') 20' (20') 20' (20') 40' (40')
Corner lot, other, min. 20' (10') 8' (8') 8' (8') 10' (8') 10' (5') 10' (5') 10' (5') 30' (20')
Housing unit, min. 1,040' (min. of 800' 1st floor) 1,040' (min. of 800' 1st floor) 850' 1 bedroom 500' 2 bedrooms 700' 3 bedrooms 850' 4 bedrooms 1,000' 1 bedroom 500' 2 bedrooms 700' 3 bedrooms 850' 4 bedrooms 1,000' 1 bedroom 500' 2 bedrooms 700' 3 bedrooms 850' 4 bedrooms 1,000' NA NA
Height, max. feet 35' (20')
(c., d.) 		35' (17') (e) 35' (17') (e.) 40' (17') (f.) 40' (25') 40' (25') 40' (25') 45' (25') (i)
Height, stories 2.5 (2.0) 2.5 (1.0) 2.5 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0) 3.5 (1.0)
Coverage, max. percent 5% 25% 35% 40% 35% NA NA NA
Dimensions shown in italics represent requirements for lots of record prior to 12/7/72. Lower case letters represent notes at end of tables.

 

DIMENSIONS TABLE

SETBACKS FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS

Zoning District A-1 R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 B-3 M-1, M-2
Lot area, min. a.
Lot width, min.
Front yard, min. b., j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j.
Back yard, min. 5' 5' 5' 5' 10' 10' 10'
Side yard, min. Total 5' 20' (12') 20' (12') 25' 20' 20' 20'
Side yard, min. one side 10' 8' (4') 8' (4') 8' 5' 5' g. 5' 15'
Corner lot, street, min. 25' 25' (25') 25' (25') 25' 20' 20' 20' 40'
Corner lot, other, min. 10' 8' 8' 8' 5' 5' 5' 20'
Housing unit, min.
Height max. feet 20' c.,d. 20' e. 20' e. 20' f. 25' 25' 25' 25' j.
Height stories 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Coverage, max percent
Numbers in parenthesis represent for lots of record prior to December 7, 1972.

 

Notes to dimensions table:

a. The minimum lot size is 43,560 square feet for nondwelling purposes. The minimum lot width is 250 feet.

b. For dwellings, use yard standards for R-1 district.

c. Structures used for agricultural operations are permitted up to 75 feet in height.

d. Nonresidential structures may exceed maximums providing all yard requirements are increased one foot per each additional one foot in height.

e. Church, school and public uses may be permitted up to 75 feet providing that structures or portions of them exceeding the maximum are at least one foot away from all lot or street lines for each foot of the structure's height.

f. High rise structures shall increase all minimum yard setbacks by one additional foot for each five feet of height over 35 feet.

g. No side yard is required if structures are built on abutting lot lines to form a continuous building frontage.

h. Height limitation may be exceeded if all yards are increased by one foot for each additional one foot of height above the maximum.

i. Structures, walls, solid fences shall be no closer to the boundary line than twice their height, except for structures less than 15 feet in height and within the yard setback.

j. Building set back lines shall be measured from a point 33 feet from the center of the adjacent road or from the property line, whichever is greater, except, in cases involving the following streets, the building setback line on any properties abutting these streets shall be measured from a point the number of feet from the center of the road indicated below or from the property line, whichever is greater.

Building Setback Lines

Carrollton 50' Schust (between Michigan & Mapleridge) 43'
Mapleridge 43' Shattuck 48'
Michigan 50' Tittabawassee 60'

 

Within 200 feet of the intersection of any of the above roads an additional 15 feet allowance for rights-of-way shall be maintained.

(Ord. of 5-30-2000, § 305; Ord. No. 2003-01Z, § I, 2-3-2003; Ord. No. 2020-02, § I, 2-24-2020; Ord. No. 2023-06, § I, 10-30-2023; Ord. No. 2024-04, § I, 4-29-2024)

Sec. 66-58. - Maintenance of animals.

The following regulations shall apply to the maintenance of animals in all zoning districts. Such regulations shall not apply to commercial kennels and intensive livestock operations.

(1)

Type I animals may be maintained in all zoning districts.

(2)

Type II animals may be maintained in A-1 zoning districts with the following regulations:

a.

A minimum lot area of three acres.

b.

One animal for first three acres plus one additional animal for each additional acre.

(3)

Type III animals may be maintained in R-1 and A-1 zoning districts with the following regulations:

a.

A minimum parcel size of one-half acre.

b.

No roosters.

c.

A maximum of eight animals per parcel up to an acre in size, and an additional eight animals allowed for each additional acre or part thereof.

(4)

In addition to, and notwithstanding subsections a. through c. of this section, the following regulations shall be applicable to the maintenance of animals:

a.

There shall be adequate fencing, or other restraining device, for the purpose of maintaining animals with a restricted area.

b.

The refuse and wastes resulting from the maintenance of animals shall be controlled upon the premises, and shall be cared for and disposed of within a reasonable time so as to minimize hazards of health and offensive effects upon neighboring people and uses.

c.

All feed and other materials used for the maintenance of animals shall be appropriately stored so as to not attract rats, mice or other vermin.

d.

Structures housing Type II animals shall be located no nearer than 200 feet to any dwelling which exists on an adjacent lot at the time of construction of a structure housing Type II animals, and no nearer than 100 feet to any adjacent lot line.

e.

Structures housing Type III animals shall be located no nearer than 100 feet to any dwelling which exists on an adjacent lot at the time of construction of a structure housing Type III animals, and no nearer than 50 feet to any adjacent lot line.

(Ord. No. 2015-12, § I, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 2024-06, § I, 10-28-2024)