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Dorr Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER VIIIA

300.411 - Purpose and use regulations.

Sec. 8A.01. The purpose of this district is to allow for the establishment of mobile home parks and related accessory uses. A mobile home park within this zoning district shall comply with all applicable procedures and requirements of the Mobile Home Commission Act, being Act 96 of 1987, as amended, and the Mobile Home Code as established by this Act. A mobile home park established within this district shall be subject to the site plan review procedures of Chapter XIVA herein.

Communal sewer and water facilities which meet all State and County regulations shall be provided for each mobile home park. If public sewer and/or public water facilities are available, the mobile home park shall be connected to such facilities.

(Ord. of 5-5-1994)

300.412 - Use regulations.

Sec. 8A.02. In any B-3 Residential District in the Township, no building, structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used, or any lot or other land used, in whole or in part, for other than any one of the following specific purposes:

(a)

Any use permitted in the A Residential Zoning District.

(b)

One family dwellings.

(c)

Institutions of an educational or charitable nature, not including penal or correctional institutions.

(d)

Accessory buildings incidental to any of the above uses when located on the same premises.

300.413 - Height regulations.

Sec. 8A.03. Same as the A Residential District.

300.414 - Area regulations.

Sec. 8A.04. 

(a)

Front yard set back. Same as A Residential.

(b)

Side yard. Same as A Residential.

(c)

Rear yard. Same as A Residential.

(d)

Lot area and width.

(1)

For single family houses and other permitted uses in this district not served by public sewer, the minimum lot area shall be 15,000 square feet, excluding road right-of-way or private easements, with a minimum lot width of 40 feet at the front lot line. This minimum lot width must then be expanded such that at the minimum required front building setback there is a lot width of 100 feet. This minimum lot width of 100 feet must be maintained throughout the entire remaining portion of the parcel.

(2)

For single family dwellings and other permitted uses in this district that are served by public sewer, the minimum lot area shall be 12,000 square feet, excluding road right-of-way or private easements, with a minimum lot width of 40 feet at the front lot line. This minimum lot width must then be expanded such that at the minimum required front building setback there is a lot width of 100 feet. This minimum lot width of 100 feet must be maintained throughout the entire remaining portion of the parcel.

(3)

All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 20 percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. No. 92-1, 12-3-1992)

300.415 - Minimum floor area.

Sec. 8A.05. No single-family dwellings hereafter erected, altered or moved upon any land or premises in this district shall have a floor space at the first floor level, exclusive of attached garages, unenclosed porches, or other accessory structures, of less than 840 square feet.

An approved "earth-sheltered" or "berm" dwelling, a substantial portion of which is located below grade, and which meets applicable building code restrictions shall have a main floor area of 840 square feet.

300.416 - Additional regulations.

Sec. 8A.06. It shall be unlawful to keep such animals as horses, cattle, pigs, goats and poultry in this zoning district. This regulation shall apply only to the front 200 feet of a lot measured from the center of any adjoining highway. In any event, this provision shall not prohibit the keeping of ordinary household pets, such as cats and dogs, but not to exceed three household pets in total.

(Amend. of 1-3-1985)