(a)

Exceptions to height standards. The height standards shall not apply to certain structures listed in section 2.16, subsection B, provided that in no instance shall any structure in a residential district exceed 45 feet in height. The setback requirements for any building which exceeds the height standard for the district in which it is located (as shown in the schedule of regulations) shall be increased by one foot for each two feet by which the structure exceeds the height standard.

(b)

Lot dimensions and proportions. The minimum lot depth in residential districts is 120 feet. Lot depths in residential districts shall be no greater than three times the lot width.

(c)

Lot coverage requirements for accessory structures. See section 2.03, subsection D, for lot coverage requirements for accessory structures in residential districts.

(d)

Front setback in single-family districts. Where the front yard of more than 60 percent of the dwellings on one side of the street in any one block is less than required in a single-family district (R-1A through R-1B), the minimum front yard for any subsequent residential building constructed on the block shall be the average of the front yards for all existing buildings.

(e)

Setback on side yards facing a street. On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard along each street frontage.

(f)

Setback on corner lots abutting an interior lot. Where a rear yard of a comer lot abuts a side yard of an interior lot or an alley separating two such lots, any accessory building on the corner lot shall be set back from the side street as far as the dwelling on the interior lot.

(g)

Side yard setback for nonresidential uses. The minimum side yard setback for nonresidential uses in a residential district shall be 25 feet on each side, provided the setback shall be increased by one foot for each of the following:

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Each five feet or part thereof by which the nonresidential building exceeds 35 feet in overall dimension along the side yard, and

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Each two feet in height in excess of 55 feet.

(h)

Minimum lot area in the multiple-family districts. Minimum land area required for each dwelling unit in the R-2 and R-3 districts shall be as follows:

* For the purposes of determining land area requirements, the following additional rooms shall be counted as a "bedroom": Den, family room, library, or study.

(i)

Required setback between multiple-family buildings. See section 6.03, subsection A, for required setbacks between multiple-family buildings.

(j)

Reserved.

(k)

Minimum lot area in the RM district. The minimum lot area for each unit in a mobile home park shall be 5,500 square feet. However, the total area of any lot may be reduced to 4,500 square feet by reducing the lot width to the permitted minimum, provided that the average lot area for the manufactured home park as a whole is 5,500 square feet. For each square foot of land gained through reduction of a lot below 5,500 square feet, at least an equal amount of land shall be dedicated as open space for the collective use and enjoyment of the manufactured home park residents.

(l)

Development standards in the RM district. See section 6.03, subsection C, for development standards in the RM, manufactured home park district.

(m)

Lot area and width in commercial and office districts. Lot area and width requirements in the commercial and office districts shall be based on compliance with the setback and lot coverage standards.

(n)

Front setback in certain nonresidential districts. Where the front setbacks of two or more existing principal structures in any block (in the case of platted properties, or within 300 feet in the case of unplatted properties) are less than the minimum required in the schedule of regulations, then the zoning board of appeals may permit any building subsequently erected within the block (or 300 feet) to be set back a distance 110 less than the average of the front setbacks of the existing structures, provided that all existing comparable buildings must be on the same side of the street and in the same zoning district as the proposed use.

(o)

Front setback in downtown Flat Rock. In order to achieve quality site design, to maintain the continuity of the streetscape in the downtown area of Flat Rock, to provide adequate views of commercial uses, and to achieve functional pedestrian and vehicular circulation, the front yard setback in the C-2 district along Telegraph Road, between Atwater and Huron River Drive, shall be zero feet.

(p)

Side setback in the C-2 district. No side setback is required except for the following:

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A corner lot, with a minimum setback for the side yard adjacent to the road is five feet and the maximum is ten feet.

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A lot directly adjacent to a property zone specifically for residential use, where the minimum side setback of the adjacent side is ten feet.

(q)

Parking in the side yard. If the off-street parking is located in the side yard a side yard setback of 75 feet shall be required.

(r)

Permitted density in the HR district. See section 6.04, subsection A, for permitted density in the HR district.

(s)

Lot coverage in the HR district. Maximum lot coverage of principal and accessory buildings in the HR district, exclusive of the existing and future right-of-way, shall be 25 percent. A minimum of 25 percent of the total site area shall be developed as usable open space, in accordance with section 6.04, subsection A.

(t)

Minimum setbacks in the HR district. A minimum setback or 50 feet, plus an additional five feet for each story in excess of three stories, shall be required along all property lines in the HR district. The setback shall be increased to 100 feet along any property line which abuts property that is occupied by a conforming single-family residential structure. A minimum setback of 50 feet shall be required between all buildings in the HR district.

(u)

Front yard setback in industrial parks. In platted industrial park subdivisions that are designed so that lots face each other on both sides of an internal road, the minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet. The required front yard shall be landscaped in accordance with section 5.03, subsection A, and shall not contain off-street parking areas, driveway storage areas, or off-street parking.

(v)

Setback in industrial districts located adjacent to residential property. A minimum setback of 40 feet shall be required where the adjacent land is zoned for residential use, except where a public street or railroad right-of-way provides a separation. The required setback shall the landscaped in accordance with section 5.02, subsection C. No building, loading or unloading areas, driveway storage areas, or off-street parking shall be permitted in this setback area.

(w)

Setbacks adjacent to railroads. Required setbacks may be reduced adjacent to a railroad right-or-way, subject to review and approval or the site plan.

(x)

Minimum height in certain industrial districts. The minimum height in the M-2 and M-3 districts may be increased by one foot for each five feet by which the building is set back in excess of 45 feet.

(y)

Minimum floor area for senior citizen units. A minimum floor area of 530 square feet per one-bedroom unit shall be required for residential developments in the M-2 district which are designed and intended for the exclusive use of senior citizens.

(z)

Planned unit development regulations. See article 22.00 for development standards in the PUD, planned unit development district.

(aa)

Lot area. Net lot area, as defined in section 1.03, shall be used to determine compliance with lot area requirements.

(bb)

Front setbacks for standard C-2 lots. Fifteen-foot minimum, 20-foot maximum. No new building is permitted to be located more than ten feet closer to the front lot line than the primary building on an immediately adjacent lot, except in the instance that an adjacent building is set back more than 30 feet, where the new building shall not be set back more than 20 feet,

(cc)

Front setbacks for traditional downtown C-2 lots. Lots with frontage on the sections of Arsenal Road, Atwater Road, E. Huron River Drive, Gibraltar Road, Telegraph Road, and W. Huron River Drive that are defined on Map 14.00 shall henceforth be considered traditional downtown lots. Traditional downtown lots shall have a five-foot minimum front setback and a ten-foot maximum front setback. Where 50 percent or more of the lots in any one block (an area between two adjacent streets) have been built upon, the building shall be located no further back than the predominant building line by using the average depth of the front yards of the built lots.

(dd)

Front yards for corner C-2 lots. Where a lot in the C-2 district is adjacent to one of the following streets, the yard adjacent to said street shall be considered the front yard. The front yard for lots that are adjacent to one or more of the following streets shall be determined by priority based on the following list: (1) Telegraph Road; (2) E. Huron River Drive; (3) Gibraltar Road; (4) Arsenal Road; (5) Atwater Road; (6) W. Huron River Drive.

(Ord. No. 128-B, § I, 9-20-10; Ord. No. 436, § IV, 3-6-17)