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Clinton Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXVIII

Highway Commercial District 1

§ 165-178 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to establish regulations and standards controlling development in areas along the State Route 31 corridor situated in the HC Highway Commercial District. The HC District has been designed to consolidate the previous C-1 and OB-1 zone designations of this area of the Township thereby promoting the principal permitted uses enumerated herein throughout the corridor. Warehouse and distribution uses are expressly prohibited in the HC district as such uses have been determined to be incompatible with the intent of the HC Zone and cannot be adequately supported by the Township's roadway infrastructure.

§ 165-179 Permitted principal uses.

The following uses are principal permitted uses:
A. 
Retail sales establishments, similar to meat markets, seafood markets, bakeries, specialty food stores and delicatessens, convenience stores, supermarkets, art galleries and frame shops, antique stores, jewelry stores, drug stores, home furnishing stores, sporting good stores, card and gift shops, hobby shops, toy stores, book and magazine stores with associated activities, record and tape stores, video stores, camera stores, pet shops, art supply stores, clothing stores, consignment shops, shoe stores, hardware and plumbing supply stores, garden stores, package liquor stores, office supply stores, fabric stores, paint and wall covering stores, electronic equipment and electronic supply stores, appliance equipment stores and florists.
B. 
Retail service establishments, limited similar to barber and beauty shops, tailoring and dressmaking shops, dry cleaning and laundering operations, appliance repair shops, shoe repair shops, optical services and optical clinics, printing and copying shops, mail service, dance instructors, health and physical activities, photography studios, interior decorators, pet grooming, home improvement business and upholsterers.
C. 
Banks and financial institutions.
D. 
Offices for business, executive, professional and administrative purposes.
E. 
Restaurants, cafes and taverns in which patrons, seated at tables or counters, are served food and drink by waiters or waitresses for consumption on the premises.
F. 
Funeral homes.
G. 
Vocational schools and studios for the instruction of the arts, dancing, music, languages, photography and similar activities.
H. 
Municipal buildings and uses.
I. 
Child-care centers.
J. 
Medical offices.
K. 
Bowling alleys, tennis buildings and buildings intended for other indoor sports activities and amusements.
L. 
Clubs, lodges and fraternal, civic and charitable organizations.
M. 
Animal hospitals and clinics.
N. 
Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.
O. 
Ambulatory care facilities.
P. 
Nursing homes.
Q. 
Assisted living residences.
R. 
Residential health care facilities.
S. 
Breweries, brewpubs, wineries, distilleries and similar type uses.
T. 
Central telephone exchanges.
U. 
Computer and data-processing centers.
*None of the uses permitted in this section shall include any sexually oriented entertainment business.

§ 165-179.1 Permitted accessory uses.

The following are permitted accessory uses:
A. 
Off-street parking in accordance with § 165-71A(10).
B. 
Outdoor and indoor electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and equipment.
C. 
Signs in accordance with the Clinton Township Sign Ordinance, § 165-109.
D. 
Temporary permits as regulated in § 165-101.
E. 
Outdoor growing and display of nursery stock in connection with commercial greenhouses or plant nurseries.
F. 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the principal permitted uses in this section.
G. 
Dish antennas.

§ 165-179.2 Conditional uses.

The following conditional uses, as regulated in Article XVIII, are permitted:
A. 
Churches and similar places of worship of recognized religious groups, which may include attendant parish homes, convents, religious education buildings, cemeteries and mausoleums.
B. 
Public and private schools teaching academic subjects.
C. 
Fast-food service restaurants.
D. 
Self-storage facilities.
E. 
Combined motor vehicle filling station and convenience store.

§ 165-180 Zoning requirements.

Except as otherwise provided in this Part 7, the requirements and limitations contained in the Schedule of Requirements referred to in § 165-86 shall be complied with.

§ 165-181 Performance standards.

The requirements of § 165-186 shall be complied with.