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PART 6

RECREATION COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-601 RC Recreation Commercial District.

[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014; Ord. No. 2021-102, 12/29/2021; Ord. No. 2023-100, 1/23/2023; Ord. No. 2024-102, 10/17/2024]
1. 
Intended Purpose. The Recreation Commercial District provides for transient dwelling accommodations, commercial indoor and outdoor recreational and entertainment uses, retail establishments specifically related to service of tourists, vacationers and the visiting public, as well as providing for low- and moderate-density housing that will preserve the rural nature of the Township while providing facilities for the vacationing public.
2. 
Principal Permitted Uses.
Animal husbandry, commercial (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5)
Antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, communications equipment buildings, existing building or other existing structure, subject to § 27-1210
Art or craft studios
Bed-and-breakfast inns (§ 27-1204)
Bus shelters
Camps/retreats
Conference centers
Conservation subdivision design, as permitted by Subparts 13A*
Country clubs
Crop production
Cultural centers
Farm stands
Forestry and forest reserves, fish and game refuges, and similar conservation uses
Golf courses
Golf courses, miniature
Golf driving ranges
Group homes (§ 27-1218)
Hotels
Hunting/fishing clubs or camps
Meeting, assembly, or banquet halls
Motels
Nightclubs
Professional offices
Public and semipublic buildings uses
Recreation facilities, commercial, specifically related to service of tourists, vacationers and visiting public, and limited to the following:
Archery ranges
Billiard halls
Boating and canoeing facilities
Bowling alleys
Exercise clubs
Racquetball clubs
Skating rinks
Ski trails and slopes
Tennis courts
Water slides
Resorts
Resort Condominiums
Restaurants, traditional (§ 27-1232)
Retail establishments specifically related to service of tourists, vacationers and visiting public, limited to the following: (§ 27-1211)
Antique shops
Bait and tackle shops
Gift shops
Golf shops
Gun shops
Hunting equipment shops
Ski shops
Sport-related clothing shops
Sporting goods shops
Water ski shops
Service establishments
Short-term rental (§ 27-1014)
Single-family detached dwellings
Stables, private (§ 27-1203, Subsection 2)
Temporary construction buildings, which must be removed 30 days after the use ends
Township buildings and uses
Two-family dwellings**
Wineries, farm
*
Conservation subdivision allows single-family, two-family, single-family attached/townhouse, quadraplex and multifamily dwellings in accord with § 27-1305.
**
At the same density and other requirements for single-family dwellings provided in § 27-601, Subsection 6.
3. 
Accessory Uses. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the uses allowed in the RC District, including:
A. 
Animal husbandry, home use (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).
B. 
Decks and porches.
C. 
Family day care homes (§ 27-1213).
D. 
Garages and carports.
E. 
Home occupations (§ 27-1004).
F. 
No-impact home-based business (§ 27-1003).
G. 
Off-street parking required by § 27-1005.
H. 
Raising of garden crops for domestic purposes, and the occasional or casual sale of products therefrom.
I. 
Signs permitted in the RC District by Part 17.
J. 
Solar energy systems, accessory (§ 27-1007).
K. 
Storage buildings, greenhouses, swimming pools accessory to the principal use.
L. 
Wind energy systems, accessory (§ 27-1007).
M. 
Other customary uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use.
4. 
Special Exceptions.
A. 
None.
5. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Agritourism.
B. 
Amusement parks.
C. 
Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks (§ 27-1206).
D. 
Clubs/lodges, private (§ 27-1208).
E. 
Communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings (§ 27-1210).
F. 
Development sales offices (§ 27-1214).
G. 
Gaming establishments (§ 27-1217).
H. 
Hamlet and village conservation design as permitted by Subpart 13B.
I. 
Microbreweries.
J. 
Model houses (§ 27-1214).
K. 
Outdoor entertainment.
L. 
Recreation facilities, commercial, not listed as a principal permitted use.
M. 
(Reserved)
N. 
Stables, commercial (§ 27-1203, Subsection 3).
O. 
Zoos and menageries (§ 27-1203, Subsection 4).
6. 
Lot and Setback Requirements. (See Subparts 13A and 13B for conservation design subdivisions and hamlets and villages.)
Lot Area and Lot Width for Newly Created Lots
Community Water and/or Community Sewage
No Community Water and No Community Sewage
Minimum Required
Minimum Required
Use
Lot Area*
(square feet)
Lot Width
(feet)
Lot Area*
(square feet)
Lot Width
(feet)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
20,000
125
43,560
150
*
Additional lot area may be required if well testing, soil limitations for on-site sewage disposal, or other factors require the need for a larger lot.
Lot Depth to Width Ratio for Newly Created Lots
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
4 to 1 (no lot need exceed a width of 300 feet)
Setbacks for All Lots
(except as modified by § 27-301)
Front*
(feet)
Side
(feet)
Rear
(feet)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
35
15
30
*
See § 27-201, Subsection 3, for the Route 715 Overlay District which requires a setback of 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715, unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.
Maximum Lot Coverage of Impervious Surfaces for All Lots
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4 for exemptions)
All other uses
35% of gross lot area
7. 
Height Requirements.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2015-101, 4/23/2015]
Maximum Building Height
(measured from the average finished grade of the ground immediately adjoining the building to the highest point of the roof except as modified by § 27-301)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4 for exemptions)
All other uses
Conservation design subdivisions
Hamlets and villages
Principal residential structures: 3 stories, but no more than 38 feet
Principal nonresidential structures: 3 stories, but no more than 38 feet; the maximum height limit may be increased to 5 stories, but no more than 50 feet, provided that each minimum building setback is increased in size 1 foot for each additional 1 foot of building height over 38 feet
Accessory structures: 1.5 stories, but no more than 25 feet (not applicable to agricultural structures)