The Traditional Neighborhood District is designed to preserve and protect the strong residential neighborhoods in Davison. This business district is intended to provide a visual and physical buffer between dense commercial activities and neighborhoods while providing low intensity, complimentary and needed services, office space and other such development.

(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95; Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

   No structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used, and no land shall be used, except for one (1) or more of the following purposes:

   (a)   Offices.

   (b)   Medical clinics and medical laboratories.

   (c)   Veterinary clinics without outdoor runs.

   (d)   Business services.

   (e)   Personal services.

   (f)   Professional services.

   (g)   Galleries, museums and art studios.

   (h)   Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.

   (i)   Residential development located above the ground floor, or as an accessory use, with a minimum floor area as determined in Section 1274.12.

   (j)   Single-family dwellings, with a minimum floor area as determined in Section 1274.12.

   (k)   Residential uses when located above the first floor of a permitted use, with a minimum floor area as determined in Section 1274.12.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

   Structures and parts thereof may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used, for one (1) or more of the following purposes, subject to the approval of the Planning Commission and subject to the conditional use provisions of Chapter 1262 and the design review provisions of Chapter 1263:

   (a)   Day care centers.

   (b)   Pharmacies, without drive thru faculties.

   (c)   Public buildings, excluding transformer stations, storage yards, and other such uses which are land intense and/or require outdoor storage.

   (d)   Financial institutions, without drive thru facilities.

   (e)   Bed and breakfasts.

   (f)   Funeral homes and mortuaries.

   (g)   Places of worship and customary accessory uses.

   (h)   K-12 schools - public and private.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

      (1)   Minimum lot width: sixty (60) feet.

      (2)   Minimum lot size: none.

      (3)   Front yard setback: twenty-five (25) feet or the existing building setback. If it is less than twenty-five (25) feet and the building is to remain.

      (4)   Side yard: fifteen (15) feet each side, except that street side yards shall be twenty-five (25) feet. The Planning Commission may require the installation of a solid, six (6) foot tall approved fence that provides for high quality and low maintenance.

      (5)   Parking requirements. Off-street parking shall not be the dominant feature of the site. Off-street parking and circulation drives are not permitted within ten (10) feet of the road right-of-way or within the front yard setback.

      (1)   Maximum lot coverage: forty percent (40%).

      (2)   There is no minimum lot size.

      (3)   Lots shall be a minimum of sixty (60) feet in width.

      (4)   There is no minimum lot depth except that no lot depth to width ratio shall exceed 4:1.

      (5)   All properties are required to provide pedestrian access and accommodation as follows:

         A.   A five (5) foot wide public walk along the street with brick soldier course.

         B.   A five (5) foot wide walk connection from the public walk to the development is required.

      (6)   Rear yard setbacks: No building shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the rear property line. For nonresidential developments, the following provisions also apply:

         A.   A minimum five (5) foot landscaped buffer shall be installed between any pavement and adjacent use.

         B.   The Planning Commission may require the installation of a solid, six (6) foot tall approved fence that provides for high quality and low maintenance.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

      (1)   Building facades are considered the public faces of buildings. All four (4) sides of the building must be addressed with consistent architecture.

      (2)   Complementary design.

         A.   If surrounding and/or adjacent buildings have residential features, the developer shall attempt to design and/or renovate a building that is complimentary. This may include a "porch" or other such entrance feature.

         B.   There may be situations that permit different, creative high quality development, dependent on the proposed use, the surrounding buildings and other such features. All developments and/or redevelopments should rely on neighboring architecture and not necessarily on corporate architecture to distinguish themselves while complimenting existing quality development.

         C.   Roof pitch, bulk and materials types shall be considered during design and/or renovation.

      (3)   All mechanical equipment, including roof top equipment, shall be screened from view.

         A.   Mechanical equipment, including but not limited to HVAC, generators, trash compactors and other such items shall be so screened and shielded as to muffle noise.

         B.   All screening both in terms of visual and sound, shall be consistent with the architecture of the building.

      (4)   Accessory structures are permitted however, they must be consistent in architecture and size and proportion with the principal building and subject to setback and lot coverage requirements.

   (c)   Natural materials, such as natural brick, stone, and wood are encouraged.

   (d)   Functional doorways shall be included in the rear of the building so that any necessary loading and unloading can take place off of the public street when possible.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

      (1)   Off-street private parking shall not be the dominant feature of the site. Parking is not permitted in the front yard.

      (2)   Off-street parking may be public, private or a combination of both and shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed use.

      (3)   Parking requirements for mixed uses in one (1) building with varying schedules shall be the sum of the uses, reduced by twenty percent (20%).

      (4)   When any change of use occurs within the C-2 Traditional Neighborhood District which would require an increase in parking area over that required by the previous use, additional parking equal to the difference between the two (2) requirements shall be provided.

      (1)   Sidewalks along the public road shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width and shall require the installation of a brick soldier course on both sides of walk. If the area between the soldier course and street is less than three (3) feet, the soldier course shall be extended to the road.

      (2)   A pathway, if required, shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in width, subject to the engineering and design standards of the City.

      (3)   A paved walk connection shall be provided from the path or walk at the street to the front entry of the building. It shall be a minimum of five (5) feet wide.

      (4)   If appropriate, additional sidewalk or pathway connections may be required to connect pedestrians to and from parking areas. This walk shall be five (5) feet in width.

      (5)   At any point where a pedestrian pathway or walk crosses an entry/exit driveway, a stamped concrete or stamped bituminous crosswalk is required. The crosswalk shall also include reflective white lines outlining the stamped area. The crosswalk shall be a pattern and color approved by the City.

      (6)   At any point where a pedestrian connection crosses a driveway, the pedestrian crosswalk shall be marked by white crosswalk striping.

      (1)   If applicable, street trees shall be planted every thirty (30) feet on center for each street or entrance drive longer than thirty (30) feet. All street trees are subject to the site vision clearance of Section 1288.22(c)(7).

      (2)   Street trees shall be similar to those older growth trees in the district in terms of expected height, etc., but not necessarily species and or type.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

   In order to permit a wide range of uses and provide for creativity and flexibility for developers and the City, while still preserving the character and identity of Davison, the following performance standards apply to all uses within the C-2 Traditional Neighborhood Commercial.

   (a)   No use shall operate before 7:00 a.m. nor after 10:00 p.m., unless specifically approved as such.

   (b)   Any outdoor lighting adjacent to residential districts shall be no greater than twelve (12) feet in height. All lighting levels shall be at zero foot candles at the neighboring residentially zoned property. The developer is required to submit a photometric plan.

   (c)   Dumpster unloading, parking lot cleaning, shall not take place before 7:00 a.m. nor after 10:00 p.m. excepting that snow plowing is permitted all hours.

   (d)   The Planning Commission may require the installation of sound dampening or noise walls when a proposed use has loading and/or unloading that may disturb adjacent residential uses, or requires the need for a generator or other such items that emit noise not typically associated with residential neighborhoods or light commercial development.

   (e)   No use is permitted which emits smoke, soot or noxious fumes or odors.

   (f)   Road construction, road cleaning, snow plowing and other such similar work conducted by the City and/or its agents operated within the road or road right-of-way shall be exempt from these standards. Additionally, sirens used by public safety agencies are exempt as well.

   (g)   No use is permitted which creates a noise level greater than the provisions allowed in Section 1288.27. The Planning Commission may require details of operation and map showing the areas affected by potential noise.

   (h)   Any use that evolves into a nuisance, resulting in police, fire or other such calls that exceed by fifty percent (50%) similar uses in the City or uses within five hundred (500) feet will be issued a notice and a public hearing will be scheduled. The purpose of the public hearing is to establish a timeframe and plan for improvement. If improvement is not made, the City will pursue the action as a nuisance and a civil infraction.

(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)

   All proposed structures or uses of land or structures shall be subject to the site plan review provisions of Chapter 1262 and the design review provisions of Chapter 1263.

(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95; Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07.)