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Hamiltonban Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

Single Family Residential SR District

§ 375-24 Statement of legislative intent.

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the SR District to:
A. 
Recognize the existence of various neighborhoods within Hamiltonban Township that have developed or are developing with a suburban residential character.
B. 
Apply dimensional standards that reflect the existing developed character in these residential neighborhoods in terms of building placement and lot coverage.
C. 
Enable the appropriate expansion of these residential neighborhoods at densities that reflect the existing residential neighborhood itself and the availability or lack, respectively, of public sewer and water services.

§ 375-25 Use regulations.

A. 
Permitted uses: The following uses are permitted in the SR District.
(1) 
Forestry.
(2) 
Golf course.
(3) 
Places of worship.
(4) 
Schools.
(5) 
Single-family detached dwellings. Existing properties greater than or equal to 10 acres in lot area as of April 12, 2007, and proposing a total of five or more residential dwelling units shall comply with the standards of Article XVI, Conservation by Design.
(6) 
Public park, recreation, and resource management uses.
B. 
Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses to any permitted principal use in the SR District.
(1) 
Detached accessory structures, including but not necessarily limited to detached garages and utility sheds.
(2) 
Group child care, in accordance with § 375-80I.
(3) 
Growing or producing an agricultural product on a property other than a farm.
(4) 
Homestays, in accordance with § 375-80Y.
(5) 
Home occupations, in accordance with § 375-80Z.
(6) 
No-impact home-based businesses, in accordance with § 375-80II.
(7) 
Produce stand, in accordance with § 375-80JJ.
(8) 
Wireless communication facility, co-location, outside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80VV.
C. 
Special exception uses. The following uses are permitted by special exception in the SR District in accordance with the following standards and criteria, any reasonable conditions that the Zoning Hearing Board may deem necessary, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 375-111 of this chapter:
(1) 
Detached accessory structures, including but not necessarily limited to detached garages and utility sheds.
(2) 
Group home, in accordance with § 375-80W.
(3) 
Wireless communication facility, co-location, inside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80UU.
(4) 
Wireless communication facility, tower-based, inside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80WW.
(5) 
Uses not expressly permitted elsewhere in this chapter and that exhibit the same general character of the uses listed in § 375-25, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 375-80ZZ and 375-111.

§ 375-26 Dimensional requirements.

A. 
Minimum lot area:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling:
(a) 
With public sewer and water: 15,000 square feet.
(b) 
Without public sewer or water: one acre.
(2) 
Public park, recreation, and resource management uses: none.
(3) 
Public utility uses: none.
(4) 
All other uses: one acre.
B. 
Maximum density:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings: two dwelling units per acre.
(2) 
All other uses: none.
C. 
Minimum lot width.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling:
(a) 
With public sewer and water: 100 feet.
(b) 
Without public sewer or water: 125 feet.
(2) 
Public park, recreation, and resource management uses: none.
(3) 
Public utility uses: none.
(4) 
All other uses: 150 feet.
D. 
Minimum front setback: 35 feet.
E. 
Minimum side setback: 20 feet.
F. 
Minimum rear setback: 20 feet.
G. 
Maximum lot coverage.
(1) 
Residential uses: 35%.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses: 45%.
H. 
Minimum vegetative coverage.
(1) 
Residential uses: 65%.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses: 55%.
I. 
Maximum building height: 40 feet.