Clinton Township City Zoning Code
SPECIFICATIONS E
CONTINGENT USES
§ 152.245 DEFINITION.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONTINGENT USES. Uses which are likely or liable but not certain to occur and which are not inappropriate to the principal use of the district in which located.
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§ 152.246 LOCATION PERMITTED AND VEHICLE PARKING SPACE REQUIRED.
Contingent uses, as listed herein, are permitted in the district indicated below. Each use shall provide on the lot or within 300 feet thereof on a site approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, parking space open or enclosed, as follows:
Contingent Use | Location Permitted | Parking Spaces Required |
Contingent Use | Location Permitted | Parking Spaces Required |
Boarding or lodging house | R2, R3, B1 and B2 | 1 for each 3 occupants |
Bulletin board for a church or public building | All | |
Church or temple | B1, B2, M1 | 1 for each 6 seats in main auditorium |
College or university | All except M1 and M2 | 1 for each 3 students or staff |
Community center | B1, B2, M1, M2 | 1 for each 6 seats |
Farm, vegetable or flower garden or plant nursery, anywhere, but without raising of livestock and poultry within the city limits | All | |
Home occupation | All | 1 additional |
Lodge or private club (which is of a noncommercial character) | R 3, B1, B2, M1 | 1 for each 125 sq. ft. of ground floor area |
Mortuary | R2, R3, B1, B2 and M1 | 1 for each 6 seats in chapel |
Municipal or governmental building | All | 1 for each 125 sq. ft. of ground floor area |
Nursing home or homes for the aged | R2, R3, B1, B2 | 1 for each 7 persons |
Professional office in residence of practicing professional person | All except M2 | 2 additional |
Public library of museum | All | 1 for each 125 sq. ft, of ground floor area |
Public park or public recreational facility | All | |
Public utilities building or right-of-way, including purposes essential to utilities operation, but not including commercial or industrial structures or uses in S, R1, R2, C or LB Districts | All | 1 for each 3 employees in the building |
Roadside stands of a temporary nature for the sale by the producer of agricultural and plant nursery products raised on the premises | C, M1, M2, B1, 2 | |
School, public or parochial | All except M1 | 1 for each 3 members of the staff plus 1 for each 8 seats in auditorium |
Temporary sign, pertaining to lease, hire or sale of a building or premises | All | |
Tourist home | R2, R3, B1 and B2 | 1 for each sleeping room |
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§ 152.247 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(A) Paving. Open parking areas shall be paved with a dustproof or hard surface meeting the standard specifications of the city.
(B) Lighting facilities. Outdoor lighting facilities, if provided, shall be so arranged as to be reflected away from property residentially zoned or used.
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§ 152.248 CONDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS.
(A) Parking requirements. A church or temple requiring parking area at times when nearby uses do not need their parking facilities, may, by agreement approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, utilize such facilities in lieu of providing their own parking facilities.
(B) Height permitted.
District | Normal Maximum Height |
S, R1, R2, R3, B1, B2, M1, M2 | 35 feet or 2.5 stories |
45 feet or 5 stories | |
60 feet or 5 stories |
(1) Buildings may be erected to heights in excess of the normal maximum, if they are setback from required front, side and rear yard lines or property lines where yards are not required, as follows.
District | Setback |
S, R1, R2, R3 | 1 foot for each foot of additional height |
B1, B2, M1 and M2 | 1 foot for each 2 feet of additional height |
(2) In all districts, spires, church steeples, chimneys, cobling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, scenery lofts, water, towers, transmission tower and other essential mechanical appurtenances may be erected to any height not prohibited by other laws or ordinances.
(C) Application. The provisions for yards, vision clearance and accessory buildings as they pertain to group houses in residential districts, local business uses in B1, M1 and M2 Districts or general business uses in B2 Districts shall apply to contingent uses listed herein.
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