Hopkins Township City Zoning Code
R-1 RURAL
ESTATE DISTRICT
§ 157.085 DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSES.
This zoning district is intended for large rural residential estates and farming.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.01) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)
§ 157.086 USE AND REGULATIONS.
(A) Land, buildings or structures in this zoning district may be used for the following purposes only:
(1) Farms for both general and specialized farming, except livestock feed lots and poultry farms, together with farm dwellings and buildings and other installations necessary to such farms. Temporary housing for migratory workers is prohibited;
(2) Greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, vineyards or blueberry farms;
(3) Single-family dwellings;
(4) Type A home occupations by Zoning Administrator approval, as defined in § 157.053 of this chapter;
(5) Roadside stands; and
(6) Publicly-owned athletic grounds, parks and cemeteries.
(B) Special uses by permit and in accordance with the provisions of §§ 157.345 through 157.350 of this chapter:
(1) Type B home occupations;
(2) Removal and processing of top soil, sand, gravel or other such minerals;
(3) Kennels;
(4) Mobile homes as temporary use; and
(5) Child or adult daycare for seven to 12 non-related individuals.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.02) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 1992-3, passed - -1992; Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001; Ord. 2-2014, passed 8-11-2014)
§ 157.087 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
No residential building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. All other buildings and structures shall not exceed their usual and customary heights.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.03) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.088 LOT AREA.
No building or structure, nor any enlargement thereof, shall be hereafter erected, except in conformance with the following yard, lot area and building requirements.
(A) Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 50 feet from road right-of-way, except as provided in § 157.046 of this chapter.
(B) Side yard. For residential buildings and structures, there shall be total side yards of not less than 50 feet; provided, however, that, no side yard shall be less than 20 feet. For all other buildings, there shall be two side yards of not less than 50 feet each.
(C) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet.
(D) Lot area. The minimum lot area and width for all uses in this district, except as provided herein, shall be ten acres and 330 feet, respectively.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.04) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 1992-2, passed - -1992; Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.089 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA.
Each dwelling unit, unless specified elsewhere, shall have a minimum of 900 square feet of usable floor area on the main or ground floor.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.05) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001; Ord. 2012-1, passed 11-5-2012)
§ 157.090 INTENT AND PURPOSE.
To allow a predetermined number of lots to reduce the loss of agricultural land.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.07) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)
§ 157.091 PERMITTED USES.
Parcels smaller than those required under § 157.088(D) of this chapter shall be permitted if in conformance with all the following standards.
(A) The total number of new lots created shall not exceed in whole number, that derived by dividing the total parcel acreage prior to the division (i.e., the parent parcel) by ten acres. (For example, if the parent parcel is 24.6 acres, divided by ten, equals 2.46, thus two parcels could be created from a 24.6-acre parcel if all the other requirements of this division (A) are met.)
(B) Each new lot created shall:
(1) Be not less than one and one-fourth acres nor greater than two acres;
(2) Have at least 220 feet of frontage on the same public road serving the parcel which the new lot was created;
(3) Have a width-to-depth ratio of not more than 1:4;
(4) Be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Land Division Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, as amended;
(5) Be connected to public water and sewer service, or be served by water and septic or sewer systems approved by the County Health Department;
(6) Be suitable to meet the requirements for a driveway permit from the County Road Commission as indicated by proper entity; and
(7) Not result in the parcel from which the new lot is being (i.e., the parent parcel) from falling below ten acres in size and/or having less the 330 feet of frontage of the public road from which the new lot was created.
(C) Each application for the creation of lots under this section shall be processed as follows.
(1) The Zoning Administrator and Township Supervisor shall jointly review each application.
(2) All applications meeting all the standards of this section, as jointly agreed by the Zoning Administrator and Township Supervisor, shall be approved. All applications which fail to meet the standards of this section, in the opinion of both the Zoning Administrator and Township Supervisor, shall be denied. All applications that do not meet one or more of the standards in this section in the opinion of either the Zoning Administrator or the Township Supervisor, but not both, shall be referred to the Planning Commission whose decision on the matter shall be final.
(D) In reviewing each application to create lots under this section, the Zoning Administrator and Township Supervisor shall ensure:
(1) A newly created lot does not consist of the best quality agricultural soils on the parent parcel unless, due to practical problems of access, there are no other locations available;
(2) The size and shape of each new lot is adequate for permitted principal and accessory buildings;
(3) The erection of a dwelling and permitted accessory structure on each new proposed lot would not have a negative effect on existing or foreseeable agriculture operations on which the remainder of the parent parcel or on adjoining parcels (see especially § 157.042 of this chapter);
(4) The erection of a dwelling and permitted accessory structures on each new proposed lot would not have a negative effect on adjoining properties and the surrounding neighborhood;
(5) The proposed new lots are located in a manner which permits governmental agencies to efficiently provide necessary public services for the present and foreseeable future;
(6) If there are existing buildings on the property and a larger lot than permitted in division (B)(1) above is necessary to meet required setbacks in this district, such larger lot is permitted provided it is the minimum practicality necessary to accommodate the existing buildings while meeting other applicable standards of this chapter; and
(7) All the standards of this section are met by so documenting on forms accompanying each application.
(E) The township shall apply the following procedures in administering this section.
(1) Concurrent with the adoption of this section, an official map indicating existing lots and land ownership shall be established.
(2) An allotment of lots possible under this section shall be made for each parcel in the district.
(3) An allotments are used up by approvals of lots under this section, the official map shall be updated to reflect these changes.
(4) The official map shall be maintained by the Township Clerk and copies made available for inspection by the public.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 6.08) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001)