Livonia City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE III
ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP
Sections
- Section 3.01 - Zoning Districts.
- Section 3.02 - Adoption of Zoning Map.
- Section 3.03 - Permitted Uses by District.
- Section 3.04 - N1 Neighborhood District Regulations.
- Section 3.05 - N2 Neighborhood District Regulations.
- Section 3.06 - RUF Rural Urban Farm District Regulations.
- Section 3.07 - NM1 Neighborhood Multifamily District Regulations.
- Section 3.08 - NM2 Neighborhood Multifamily District Regulations.
- Section 3.09 - NM3 Neighborhood Multifamily District Regulations.
- Section 3.10 - C-1 Local Business District Regulations.
- Section 3.11 - C-2 General Business District Regulations.
- Section 3.12 - C-3 Highway Services District Regulations.
- Section 3.13 - C-4 High Rise Commercial District Regulations.
- Section 3.14 - P-L Public Lands District Regulations.
- Section 3.15 - ML Manufacturing Limited District Regulations.
- Section 3.16 - M-1 Light Manufacturing District Regulations.
- Section 3.17 - M-2 General Manufacturing District Regulations.
- Section 3.18 - NP Nature Preserves District Regulations.
- Section 3.19 - P Parking District Regulations.
ARTICLE V
- SUPPLEMENTAL ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
Sections
- Section 5.01 - Special Area Development Control.
- Section 5.02 - Special Waiver Use Standards for Planned Developments, including Planned Residential Developments and Planned General Developments.
- Section 5.03 - Open Space Preservation Option and Single-Family Clustering.
- Section 5.04 - Form-Based Development Option in Commercial Districts.
ARTICLE VI
STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC USES
Sections
- Section 6.01 - Adult Entertainment.
- Section 6.02 - Adult Foster Care.
- Section 6.03 - Alcohol Sales (Specially Designated Merchant [SDM] and Specially Designated Distributor [SDD]).
- Section 6.04 - Apartments.
- Section 6.05 - Automobile Sales and Rental and Mobile Home Sales.
- Section 6.06 - Automobile Repair (Up to One (1) Ton GVWR).
- Section 6.07 - Auto-Wash Establishments.
- Section 6.08 - Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
- Section 6.09 - Brewer, Micro Brewer, Brewpub, and Distilleries.
- Section 6.10 - Caregiver Grow Facilities.
- Section 6.11 - Child Care, Family Home.
- Section 6.12 - Child Care, Group Home.
- Section 6.13 - Day Care Nurseries.
- Section 6.14 - Banquet Facilities, Dance Halls and Ballrooms.
- Section 6.15 - Reserved.
- Section 6.16 - Dwelling, Condominium.
- Section 6.17 - Dwelling, Mobile Homes and Modular Homes.
- Section 6.18 - Reserved.
- Section 6.19 - Dwelling, Single-Family.
- Section 6.20 - Dwelling, Two-Family.
- Section 6.21 - Essential Services.
- Section 6.22 - Establishments Having Liquor Licenses Such as Class C, Tavern, and Club.
- Section 6.23 - Facilities for the Detention, Incarceration, Commitment, and/or Rehabilitation of Adults or Minor Children and Psychiatric Hospitals.
- Section 6.24 - Garages, Repair Shops, Rustproofing and Similar Highway Services.
- Section 6.25 - Gardening and Tree Nurseries.
- Section 6.26 - Gasoline Service Station.
- Section 6.27 - Heliports.
- Section 6.28 - Home Occupations.
- Section 6.29 - Hospitals.
- Section 6.30 - Hotels.
- Section 6.31 - Housing for the Elderly.
- Section 6.32 - Indoor Recreational Uses.
- Section 6.33 - Internet-based Exotic Vehicle Sales.
- Section 6.34 - Keeping of Animals (Fowl, Rabbits, Horses, Cows, etc.).
- Section 6.35 - Kennels.
- Section 6.36 - Local and Suburban Passenger Terminals; Trucking Transportation Terminals Including Maintenance and Service Facilities.
- Section 6.37 - Massage Establishments.
- Section 6.38 - Motels.
- Section 6.39 - Nature Preserves.
- Section 6.40 - Nursing Homes and Convalescent Homes.
- Section 6.41 - Oil and Gas Wells and Storage.
- Section 6.42 - Open Air Business Uses Sales, Display, and/or Rental of Utility Trailers and Recreational Equipment.
- Section 6.43 - Open-Air Sales of Christmas Trees by Churches, Public and Parochial Schools and Other Bona Fide Charitable Organizations.
- Section 6.44 - Outdoor Storage of Recreational Equipment.
- Section 6.45 - Pawnshops.
- Section 6.46 - Payday Lenders.
- Section 6.47 - Personal Service Establishments.
- Section 6.48 - Privately Owned and Operated Recreational Uses.
- Section 6.49 - Raising of Fur Bearing Animals.
- Section 6.50 - Religious Institutions.
- Section 6.51 - Restaurants.
- Section 6.52 - Retail Sales.
- Section 6.53 - Second-Hand Stores.
- Section 6.54 - Self-Storage, Indoor Climate Controlled.
- Section 6.55 - Small Cell Wireless Facilities.
- Section 6.56 - Temporary Uses and Sidewalk and Tent Sales.
- Section 6.57 - Ambulance Services, Local and Suburban Bus Terminals and Taxicab Terminals.
- Section 6.58 - Steel Fabricators and Special Trade Contractors.
- Section 6.59 - Veterinary Clinics, Animal Clinics, and Animal Hospitals.
- Section 6.60 - Wireless Communication Facilities.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Section 7.01 - Applicability.
- Section 7.02 - Scope.
- Section 7.03 - Buildings Under Construction.
- Section 7.04 - Building and Easement Grades.
- Section 7.05 - Minimum Lot Size and Width.
- Section 7.06 - Application to Lots of Record.
- Section 7.07 - Approval of Plats.
- Section 7.08 - Lot Limitation.
- Section 7.09 - Single-Family Residential Accessory Buildings and Recreational Equipment Storage.
- Section 7.10 - Reserved.
- Section 7.11 - Yards; Double Frontage Lots.
- Section 7.12 - Front Yards; Schoolcraft Road.
- Section 7.13 - Yards; Use.
- Section 7.14 - Yard; Alley.
- Section 7.15 - Lots; Use for Yards, Courts, Etc.
- Section 7.16 - Room Requirements.
- Section 7.17 - Heights; Public, Quasi-Public, Form-Based Development Option, Planned Developments, and Major Business Buildings.
- Section 7.18 - Height; Items Not Included.
- Section 7.19 - Height; Parapet Walls.
- Section 7.20 - Height; Public Buildings; Utilities.
- Section 7.21 - Division or Partitioning of Lots.
- Section 7.22 - Lighting.
- Section 7.23 - Accessory Structures and Uses.
- Section 7.24 - Fences and Walls.
- Section 7.25 - Alternative Energy.
- Section 7.26 - Encroachments and Exempt Structures.
- Section 7.27 - Subdivision and Site Condominiums.
- Section 7.28 - Industrial Parks.
ARTICLE VIII
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- Section 8.01 - Sound/Noise.
- Section 8.02 - Odors.
- Section 8.03 - Waste and Rubbish Facilities.
- Section 8.04 - Soil Removal, Excavation, and Dumping Soil, Sand, Clay, or Gravel.
- Section 8.05 - Performance Standards for Industrial Uses.
- Section 8.06 - Special Flood Hazard Areas.
- Section 8.07 - Outdoor Toilets.
ARTICLE IX
PARKING, LOADING, AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Section 9.01 - Applicability.
- Section 9.02 - Access Management.
- Section 9.03 - Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- Section 9.04 - Off-Street Parking Space Layout Standards.
- Section 9.05 - Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required.
- Section 9.06 - Barrier-Free Parking Required.
- Section 9.07 - Parking and Loading for Multiple Uses and Joint Use.
- Section 9.08 - Off-Street Loading Space.
- Section 9.09 - Parking structures.
- Section 9.10 - Surfacing and Drainage.
- Section 9.11 - Curb.
- Section 9.12 - Approval.
- Section 9.13 - Off-Street Parking: Study and Report.
- Section 9.14 - Illegal Parking of Motor Vehicles; Tickets; Towing of Motor Vehicles.
- Section 9.15 - Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations or Ports.
- Section 9.16 - Limitation of the Use.
ARTICLE XI
SIGNS
Sections
- Section 11.01 - Applicability.
- Section 11.02 - Intent.
- Section 11.03 - Substitution Clause.
- Section 11.04 - General Requirements for All Signs.
- Section 11.05 - Prohibited Signs.
- Section 11.06 - Exempt Signs.
- Section 11.07 - Measurement of Sign Area.
- Section 11.08 - Zoning District Regulations.
- Section 11.09 - Billboards.
- Section 11.10 - Sign Illumination.
- Section 11.11 - Construction and Maintenance.
- Section 11.12 - Permits.
- Section 11.13 - Sign Removal.
- Section 11.14 - Dangerous Signs.
- Section 11.15 - Non-Conforming Signs.
- Section 11.16 - Severability.
ARTICLE XII
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- Section 12.01 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Continuance.
- Section 12.02 - Certificates of Valid Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
- Section 12.03 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Termination.
- Section 12.04 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Restoration.
- Section 12.05 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Repair.
- Section 12.06 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Exceptions.
- Section 12.07 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures; Elimination.
- Section 12.08 - Nonconforming Due to Reclassification.
ARTICLE XIII
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Sections
- Section 13.01 - Administration and Enforcement.
- Section 13.02 - Zoning Permit and Zoning Compliance Permit Required.
- Section 13.03 - Duties and Limitations of the Building Official.
- Section 13.04 - Permit Fees.
- Section 13.05 - Duration of Permit.
- Section 13.06 - Revocation of Permit.
- Section 13.07 - Inspection.
- Section 13.08 - Certificate of Compliance Required.
- Section 13.09 - Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
- Section 13.10 - Application for Certificates.
- Section 13.11 - Record of Certificates.
- Section 13.12 - Exception to Barrier Free Design Requirements—Posting of Final Order.
- Section 13.13 - City Planning Commission.
- Section 13.14 - Board of Appeals.
- Section 13.15 - Amendments.