(a)

Minimum land area per dwelling unit for R-M District as follows:

(b)

Front yard setbacks are measured from the edge of the existing and/or planned right-of-way, said planned right-of-way as shown on the officially adopted Master Plan. Where a parcel or lot is at an intersection, the setback shall be measured from the maximum requirement for the district considering each side as a front yard area.

(c)

No side yards are required along interior lot lines, except as required by the building code, provided that walls so located shall be solid and shall not contain any windows, doors, or any other openings. On exterior lot lines the minimum setbacks shall be maintained.

(d)

Spacing of multiple dwellings shall be controlled by the following schedule:

Parking may be permitted in up to fifty (50) percent of the required yard provided that there shall be at least twenty (20) feet of yard space between said parking area and the multiple family building.

(e)

Side and rear yards. Where the P-1 District is contiguous to the side and/or rear lot lines of premises within a residentially zoned district, the required wall shall be located along said lot line.

Front yards. Where the P-1 District is contiguous to a residentially zoned district which has a common frontage on the same block with residential structures, or wherein no residential structures have been yet erected, there shall be a setback equal to the required residential setback for said residential district, or a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet, or whichever is the greater. Such area shall be landscaped and properly maintained.

Parking space layout, standards, construction and maintenance. P-1 Vehicular Parking Districts shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the parking requirements of Sections 7.01 and 12.02.

No parking structure shall be erected closer than forty (40) feet to any residentially zoned district.

(f)

In order to achieve quality site design, to maintain the continuity of the streetscape in the downtown area of Keego Harbor, 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 Orchard Lake Road shall be as follows:

1.

Front yard setbacks in the CBD and CBD-Fringe areas shall be measured from the centerline of the adjacent rights-of-way.

2.

The front yard setback may be increased in the CBD-Fringe areas subject to Section 16.09, Procedures and standards for principal uses permitted subject to special conditions, and the following specific criteria;

a.

A sidewalk no less than ten (10) feet in width must be maintained along all sides of the building facing a road or parking area.

b.

The sidewalk(s) adjacent to the building must be linked to the sidewalk(s) on adjacent properties to maintain the continuity of the pedestrian environment.

c.

Decorative and coordinated pedestrian amenities including benches, planters, waste receptacles, and bicycle racks should be provided to encourage pedestrian activities.

d.

There may be no more than one (1) single-loaded aisle of perpendicular parking and no more than one (1) double-loaded aisle of angled or parallel parking located in the front yard.

e.

Any parking located in front yard must be separated from the adjacent road with a ten-foot-wide median. The median shall be planted with live ground cover and contain either a continuous evergreen hedge a minimum of thirty (30) inches in height at the time of planting or a decorative wall consisting of brick columns and wrought-iron type fencing thirty-six (36) inches in height.

f.

Deciduous trees a minimum of two and one-half (2½) inches in caliper must be planted within the median a minimum of every forty (40) feet of the property frontage.

g.

Decorative street lighting consistent with the streetscape elements along the adjacent roads must also be provided within the median.

h.

On corner lots in the C-2 District, the side yard facing the street shall conform with the minimum side setback requirements as specified, and shall not be required to conform with front yard setback requirements.

i.

Properties abutting water shall also comply with Section 15.15, Waterfront land setbacks.

j.

Minimum land area per dwelling unit for R-ME District as follows:

For independent elderly housing, the number of efficiency units shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the total number of units.

For dependent elderly housing only, the number of efficiency units shall not be limited to fifteen (15) percent.

(j)

In order to maintain a compatibility of scale within single family residential districts, the maximum allowable floor area ratio shall be limited to forty (40) percent.

(k)

In the event the lot width is increased by the acquisition of adjacent property and the least side yard setback is less than fifteen (15) percent in R-1 Districts or twenty (20) percent in R-2 Districts of the increased lot width, the combination of the two (2) side yards must total thirty (30) percent in R-1 Districts or forty (40) percent in R-2 Districts of the increased lot width.

(l)

Townhouses must have a minimum floor area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet per unit.

(Ord. 338, 2/19/1998; Ord. 340, 4/16/1998; Ord. 386, 3/21/2002; Ord. 432, 12/15/2011)