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Fenton City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS RURAL DENSITY RDR, LOW DENSITY LDR, LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY LMR, AND MEDIUM DENSITY MDR

Sec. 36-4.01.- Purpose.

a.

The Rural Density Residential District (RDR) is intended to be the lowest density single-family residential district. The intent of the district is to provide a low density environment of predominantly single-family dwellings along with other residentially related facilities which serve the residents in the district.

b.

The Low Density Residential District (LDR) is intended to be a low density single-family residential district. The intent of the district is to provide a low density environment of predominantly single-family dwellings along with other residentially related facilities which serve the residents in the district.

c.

The Low-Medium Density Residential District (LMR) is intended to be a low to medium density single-family residential district. The intent of the district is to provide a low to medium density environment of predominantly single-family dwellings along with other residentially related facilities which serve the residents in the district.

d.

The Medium Density Residential District (MDR) is intended to be a medium density single-family residential district. The intent of the district is to provide a medium density environment of predominantly single-family dwellings along with other residentially related facilities which serve the residents in the district.

(Ord. No. 622, § 4.01, 6-28-04)

Sec. 36-4.02. - Permitted uses.

In the RDR, LDR, LMR, and MDR districts, land, buildings, and other structures shall be used only for one or more of the uses specified in the table below. Uses denoted by a "P" are permitted by right, whereas uses denoted by "S" are considered special land uses and may be approved by the planning commission subject to the applicable general and specific standards in Article XIV Special Land Uses. A notation of "—" indicates that the use is not permitted within the district.

Permitted Uses in the Single-Family Residential Districts
RDR LDR LMR MDR
Agricultural
Farms, Private Stables & Public or Commercial Stables P — — —
Residential
Home Occupations S S S S
Senior Housing, including Congregate, Nursing & Convalescent Homes — — — S
Single-Family Detached Dwellings (single-family subdivisions shall meet the standards of the City of Fenton Subdivision Control Ordinance; condominiums & condominium subdivisions shall meet the standards of Article XVIII Condominium Development Standards) P P P P
Care Facilities
Adult & child residential care facilities in accordance with section 2.02 Adult and child care facilities P & S P & S P & S P & S
Entertainment & Recreational
Golf Courses S S S S
Private Parks & Recreation Facilities, Owned & Operated by Homeowner or Condo Associations S S S S
Recreation Facilities Public S S S S
Service & Retail Trade
Bed & Breakfast Inns S S S S
Kennels S — — —
Public, Institutional, & Utilities
Cemeteries, lawfully occupied at the adoption of chapter P P P P
Churches, Temples, & other Places of Worship or Public Assembly w Max. Seating of 500 persons S S S S
Essential Public Services P P P P
Public & Quasi-Public Institutional Buildings, Structures & Uses S S S S
Schools, including Public, Private & Parochial Elementary, Middle & High S S S S
Accessory
Accessory buildings, structures & uses, customarily incidental to any of the above principal uses P P P P
Accessory buildings, structures & uses, customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses S S S S

 

(Ord. No. 622, § 4.02, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 643, § 2, 1-14-08)

Sec. 36-4.03. - Site development requirements.

All principal uses and special land uses are subject to the following site development requirements:

a.

Article II General Provisions.

b.

Article XV Schedule of Regulations.

c.

Article XVI Site Plan Review.

d.

Article XIX Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards.

e.

Article XX Access Management and Driveway Standards.

f.

Article XXI Landscape Standards and Tree Replacement.

g.

Article XXII Signs.

h.

Article XXIII Lighting Standards.

i.

Article XXIV Environmental Protection Standards.

(Ord. No. 622, § 4.04, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 643, § 2, 1-14-08)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 643, § 2, adopted Jan. 14, 2008, deleted § 36-4.03, which pertained to special land uses and derived from Ord. No. 622, § 4.03, adopted June 28, 2004, and renumbered § 36-4.04 as 36-4.03.