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Coopersville City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1254

R-1 Low Density Single-Family Residence District

CROSS REFERENCES
General provisions and definitions - see P. & Z. Ch. 1240
Administration, enforcement and penalty - see P. & Z. Ch. 1242
Board of Zoning Appeals - see P. & Z. Ch. 1244
Zoning districts generally - see P. & Z. Ch. 1250
General regulations - see P. & Z. Ch. 1280
Signs - see P. & Z. Ch. 1282
Site plan review - see P. & Z. Ch. 1284
Special land uses - see P. & Z. Ch. 1286
Parking and loading spaces - see P. & Z. Ch. 1288
Nonconforming uses - see P. & Z. Ch. 1290

 

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1254.01 - DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE.

The R-1 Low Density Single-Family Residence District is a restricted zone composed chiefly of single-family homes, together with required recreational, religious and educational facilities.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90.)

1254.02 - PERMITTED USES.

(a)

One single-family dwelling on each lot; no residential occupancy is allowed in a detached accessory building.

(b)

One detached accessory structure is allowed on lots less than half an acre or in a platted subdivision. Two detached accessory structures are allowed on lots greater than a half acre with one of the detached accessory buildings not exceeding 150 square feet in area.

(c)

A detached accessory building height shall not exceed eighty percent of the height of the principal structure in lots under a half-acre or in a platted subdivision. A detached accessory building on a lot greater than a half acre and not in a platted subdivision can be a maximum height of twenty feet to the peak. (Exception: Detached accessory structure or attached accessory structure through covered device may match height of principal building up to twelve feet to the peak.)

(d)

An accessory building shall not be located nearer than five feet to any alley nor nearer than the side yard required for a principal building to any side street line.

(e)

A detached accessory building or any portion of which is located on the side or front of the main building, shall not be less than six feet from such principal building and not nearer to the side lot line than the width of the side yard required on the lot for the main building.

(f)

Accessory uses as provided in Section 1250.04. See Section 1280.11 for other restrictions for detached accessory buildings.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90; Ord. 372. Passed 10-27-03.)

1254.03 - SPECIAL LAND USES.

(a)

Roadside market stands;

(b)

Educational and welfare public facilities (see Chapter 1266);

(c)

Recreational public facilities (see Chapter 1266); and

(d)

Governmental and civil public facilities (see Chapter 1266).

(Ord. 229. Passed 12-13-93.)

1254.04 - DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

See Table I following the text of Chapter 1250.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90.)