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Inkster City Zoning Code

DISTRICTS AND

BOUNDARIES; MAPS; SCHEDULE OF LAND USES

§ 155.031 DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the city is hereby divided into the following districts:
   R-1A   One-Family Residential District
   R-1 B   One-Family Residential District
   R-1C   One-Family Residential District
   RM   Restricted Multiple Dwelling District (low rise)
   RM-1   Multiple-Family Residential District (low rise)
   O-1   Office District
   B-1   Local Business District
   B-2   Thoroughfare Mixed-Use District
   B-3   General Business District
   M-1   Light Industrial District
   TCD    Town Center District
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)

§ 155.032 ZONING MAP.

   The boundaries of the districts established in § 155.031 are established as shown on the zoning map of this zoning code, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk. The zoning map, with all notations, references and other information shown thereon, shall be as much a part of this chapter as if fully described herein.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)

§ 155.033 INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

   Unless shown otherwise, the boundaries of the districts are lot lines, the centerlines of streets, alleys, roads, or such lines extended, and the corporate limits of the city. Where, due to the scale, lack of detail or illegibility of the zoning map, there is any uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to the intended location of any district boundaries shown thereon, interpretation concerning the exact location of district boundary lines shall be determined upon written application, or upon its own motion, by the Zoning Board of Appeals after recommendation by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17)

§ 155.034 ZONING OF VACATED AREAS.

   Whenever any street, alley or other public way within the city shall have been vacated by action of the City Council, and when the lands within the boundaries thereof attach to and become a part of lands adjoining such street, alley or public way, such lands formerly within such vacated street, alley or public way shall automatically, and without further action of the City Council, acquire and be subject to the same zoning regulations as are applicable to similarly-zoned lands shall be used for the same use as is permitted under this chapter for such adjoining lands.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)

§ 155.035 ZONING OF ANNEXED AREAS.

   Any area annexed to the city shall, immediately upon such annexation, be automatically classified as an R-1 district until a zoning map for said area has been adopted by City Council. The Planning Commission shall recommend appropriate zoning for such area within three months after matter is referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)

§ 155.036 SCHEDULE OF LAND USES.

Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Resolution No. 04-23-059R, adopted 4-17-2023). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
   Table 2-1. Schedule of Land Uses displays specific land uses in reference to their respective zoning districts. The schedule is general and intended to provide initial guidance for users. A complete list with land use conditions is set forth in §§ 155.041 through 155.049. Regulations in §§ 155.041 through 155.049 take precedent over Table 2-1 below.
Table 2-1 Schedule of Land Uses by Zoning District
Residential Land Use Types
Zoning Districts
R-1 A, B, C
RM
RM-1
O-1
B-1
B-2
B-3
M-1
TCD
Table 2-1 Schedule of Land Uses by Zoning District
Residential Land Use Types
Zoning Districts
R-1 A, B, C
RM
RM-1
O-1
B-1
B-2
B-3
M-1
TCD
One-Family Detached Dwelling
P
P
P
P
Two-Family Dwellings/Duplexes
P
P
Townhomes (2 story max.)
P
P
P
Townhomes (3 story max.)
SLU
Multiple-Family Dwellings (2 story max.)
P
P
P
Multiple-Family Dwellings (3 story max.)
SLU
P
P
P
Multiple-Family Dwellings (4+ stories)
SLU
P
Mixed-Use Residential and Business (Lofts)
SLU
SLU
SLU
Manufactured Housing Community
SLU
SLU
Public/Quasi-Public Land Use Types
Charitable Gaming Room
SLU
SLU
SLU
P
Child/Adult Foster Care (6 or less persons)
   P
P   
P
P
Child/Adult Foster Care (7, but fewer than 12 persons)
SLU
SLU
SLU
Assisted Living Facilities/Elderly Housing
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Nursing and Convalescent Homes
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Transient Residential and Rooming Houses
SLU
SLU
Publicly Owned Libraries
P
P
P
P
P
Publicly Owned Parks and Parkways
P
P
P
P
P
Publicly Owned Recreation Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
Post Offices and Similar Government Offices
P
P
P
P
Utility and Public Owned Buildings w/o storage yards
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
P/SLU
P
P
P
General Hospitals
SLU
SLU
Religious Institutions and Incidental Facilities
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Cemeteries
P
P
P
Private Noncommercial Recreational Areas
SLU
SLU
SLU
Institutional or Community Recreation Centers
SLU
SLU
SLU
P
Golf Courses
SLU
Non-Profit Public, Parochial and Private Elementary, Intermediate or High Schools
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Colleges, Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning, Public and Private
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Business Schools and Colleges
SLU
Vocational Training Centers and Schools
SLU
SLU
Private For-Profit Schools, Business Schools and Colleges
SLU
SLU
Theaters
SLU
SLU
P
Assembly Halls
SLU
SLU
P
Concert Halls
SLU
SLU
P
Private Clubs
P
P
P/SLU
Fraternal Organizations
P
P
P/SL U
Lodge Halls
P
P
P/SLU
Business and Office Land Use Types
Adult Businesses and Uses
SLU
Arcades
SLU
Art, Photographic and Design Studios
P
P
P
Automobile Repair (Minor)
SLU
SLU
Automobile Service Centers (as part of planned shopping center)
SLU
SLU
Automobile Service Stations
SLU
SLU
Banks and Similar Financial Institutions
P
P
P
Bar or Lounge
SLU
SLU
SLU
Bus Passenger Stations
P
P
P
P
Cabaret
SLU
Carry-out Restaurants
SLU
SLU
P
Crafts and Fine Arts (Instruction in)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Computer Centers
P
P
Dance, Music and Voice Schools
P
P
Drive-in Restaurants
SLU
SLU
Drive-Through Facilities
SLU
SLU
Drive-Through Restaurants
SLU
SLU
Dry Cleaners
P
P
P
P
Electronic Data Processing Centers
P
P
Fast Food Restaurants w/o drive- through
SLU
SLU
SLU
Firearms sales establishments
SLU
Hotels (Full Service)
SLU
P
Indoor Commercial Recreation
SLU
SLU /P
P
Kennel, Commercial
SLU
P
Liquor, Beer and Wine Sales
SLU
Massage Businesses
SLU /P
Medical and Dental Laboratories
P
P
Medical and Dental Offices and Clinics
P
P
P
P
Mobile Food Court/Park
P
P
SLU
Mobile Food Vending Unit
P
P
P
P
Mortuaries
P
P
Motels
SLU
Murals
P
P
P
P
P
New and Used Vehicle Sales (Indoor)
SLU
New and Used Vehicle Sales (Outdoor)
SLU
Nursery Schools, Day Nurseries and Child/Adult Care Centers
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
P
P
Office Equipment - Sales and Service
P
P
Open Air Businesses
SLU
SLU
Pawnshops
SLU
Personal Service Establishments
P
P
P
P
Professional and Financial Services
P
P
P
Professional Offices
P
P
P
P
Public Utility Offices w/o storage yards
P
P
P
P
Retail Reproduction Services
P
P
P
P
Retail Businesses (Convenience)
P
P
P
SL U
P
Retail (within enclosed building)
P
P
P
Secondhand Stores
SLU
SLU
Showrooms and Workshops
P
P
P
Specially Designated Distributor (SDD)
SLU
Specially Designated Merchant (SDM)
SLU
Standard Restaurants
P
P
SLU
P
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Clinics
SLU
Tattoo Establishments
SLU
SLU
Temporary Pop-Up Retail Commercial Use
P
P
P
Vehicle Wash Establishments
SLU
Veterinary Hospitals and Clinics
P
P
Industrial Land Use Types
Automobile or other machinery assembly plants
SLU
Automobile and Vehicle Repair (Major), including Collision, Transmission and Undercoating Shops
SLU
Canning Factories
SLU
Central Dry Cleaning Plants (no retail permitted)
P
Greenhouse and Similar Uses
SLU
Laboratories
P
Lumber and Planing Mills
SLU
Manufacturing and Assembly Operations (enclosed; not including large stampings)
P
Metal Plating and Similar Uses
SL U
Metal Stamping and Similar Uses
SLU
Painting and Varnishing Shops
SLU
Reproduction Plants
P
Research and Development Facilities
SLU
P
Self-Service Storage Facilities
SLU
P
Sign Repair/Manufacturing
P
Storage Yards for Public Utilities
P
Storage Facilities for Building Materials, Contractor’s Equipment, Open Storage and Junk Yards
SLU
Trade or Industrial Schools
P
Truck and Terminal Facilities
P
Utility and Public Service Buildings w/o storage yards
SLU
SLU
P
SLU
P
P
P
Vehicle and Machinery Assembly Plants
SL U
Warehouse and Wholesale Businesses
P
Miscellaneous Land Use Types
Accessory Buildings and Structures
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Accessory Businesses
P
P
P
P
P
P
Accessory Uses
P
P
P
P
P
Agricultural (5+ acres)
P
P
P
Amateur Radio Antenna
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Automobile Parking
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Electric Transformer Stations w/o storage yards
SLU
P
P
Gas Regulator Stations w/o storage yards
SLU
P
P
Medical Marijuana Cultivation Facility
SL U
Medical Marijuana Provisioning Center
SLU
SLU
SLU
SLU
Medical Marijuana Processing Facility
SL U
Medical Marijuana Testing Facility
SL U
Medical Marijuana Transportation Facility
SLU
Telephone Exchanges w/o storage yards
SLU
P
P
Temporary Buildings for Construction
P
P
P
Water and Sewage Pumping Stations w/o storage yards
SLU
P
P
Wireless Towers and Antennas
SLU
SLU
   Notes: P = Permitted Use, SLU = Special Land Use
 
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. 836, passed 2-21-11; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17; Am. Ord. 862, passed 9-18-17; Am. Ord. 872, passed 11-15-18; Am. Ord. 873, passed 11-19-18)