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Lowell City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 23

- ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS; DESCRIPTIONS OF REZONED PROPERTIES

Section 23.01.- Changes of zone district classification.

(a)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real properties legally described from C-3 General Business District to R-2 Residential District:

PART SE ¼ COM 100.05 FT ELY ALG N LINE OF FULTON ST (100 FT WIDE) FROM N&S ¼ LINE, TH N PARALLEL TO THE W N&S ¼ LINE TO S LINE OF SIBLEY ST EXT W FOR PT OF BEGINNING, TH E TO NW COR OF LOT 205, VALLEY VISTA NO. 7, TH S ALG WLY LINE OF SD LOT EXT SLY A DISTANCE OF 388 FT, TH WLY TO E LINE OF W 100.05 FT OF SEC 3, THEN NLY TO PT OF BEGINNING CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2.465 ACRES,

and R-3 Residential District:

PART SE ¼ COM 100.05 FT ELY ALG N LINE OF FULTON ST (100 FT WIDE) FROM N&S ¼ LINE, TH N PARALLEL TO THE W N&S ¼ LINE TO S LINE OF SIBLEY ST EXT W, TH E TO NW COR OF LOT 205, VALLEY VISTA NO. 7, TH S TO SW COR OF SD LOT FOR PT OF BEGINNING, TH E ALG S LINE OF SD PLAT 155.35 FT, TH S PERP TO S LINE OF SD PLAT 253 FT, TH W 155.35 FT, TH N TO BEG CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.9 ACRES.

(Ord. No. 96-4, § 1, 8-5-96)

(b)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 133 S. West Street legally described from R-2 Residential District to C-3 General Business District:

Lot 44 of Sweet and Smith's Addition.

(Ord. No. 96-5, § 1, 9-3-96)

(c)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 1425 West Main Street legally described from R-3 Residential District to C-3 General Business District:

PART SE ¼ COM AT SE COR OF LOT 85 OF VALLEY VISTA NO. 4 TH S ALONG W LINE OF VALLEY VISTA DR /60 FT WIDE/ TO N LINE OF FULTON ST /STL M-21 100 FT WIDE/ TH WLY ALONG N LINE OF SD HWY 500.10 FT TH N OD 15M E 302.62 FT TO S LINE OF DEBORAH DR /60 FT WIDE/ EXT WLY THE ELY ALONG SD EXT S LINE TO NW COR OF LOT 86 OF SD PLAT TH S TO SW COR OF SD LOT 86 TH E TO BEG* SEC 3 T6N R9W 2.84 A.

(Ord. No. 96-8, § 1, 12-2-96)

(d)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of the following real properties located at and legally described from R-3 Residential District to PF Public Facilities District:

192 N. Broadway: Lots 18 and 19, Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

123 N. Hudson Street: Lots 16 and 17, Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

and from C-3 General Business District to C-2 Central Business District:

105 N. Broadway: Lot 12 excluding the west 22 feet of Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

301 W. Main Street: East 45 feet of Lot 13, Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

303 W. Main Street: West 61 feet of East 106 feet of Lot 13, Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

315 W. Main Street: West 22 feet of Lot 12 also West 26 feet of Lot 13 also East ½ of Lot 14, Block 4 of Richard's and Wickham's Plat,

and from C-3 General Business District to PF Public Facilities District:

325 W. Main Street: Lot 15 and the West ½ of Lot 14, Block 4 Richard's and Wickham's Plat.

(Ord. No. 98-3, § 1, 3-16-98)

(e)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property legally described from R-2 Residential District to R-3 Residential District:

PART SE ¼ COM 100.05 FT ELY ALG N LINE OF FULTON ST (100 FT WIDE) FROM N&S ¼ LINE, TH N PARALLEL TO THE W N&S ¼ LINE TO S LINE OF SIBLEY ST EXT W FOR PT OF BEGINNING, TH E TO NW COR OF LOT 205, VALLEY VISTA NO. 7, TH S ALG WLY LINE OF SD LOT EXT SLY A DISTANCE OF 388 FT, TH WLY TO E LINE OF W 100.05 FT OF SEC 3, THEN NLY TO PT OF BEGINNING CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2.465 ACRES.

(Ord. No. 98-8, § 1, 7-20-98)

(f)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 1395 Bowes Road legally described from C-3 General Business District to LI Light Industrial District:

W 134 FT OF E 1081 FT OF THAT PART OF SE ¼ LYING S OF S LINE OF FULTON ST /STL M21 100 FT WIDE/ EX N 400 FT & EX COM 1041 FT W & 33 FT N FROM SE COR OF SEC TH W 40 FT TH N 40 FT TH SELY TO BEG * CONSISTING OF 1.06 ACRES.

(Ord. No. 98-9, § 1, 9-2-98)

(g)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 703 Godfrey legally described from R-1 Residential District to R-2 Residential District:

PART NW ¼ COM 730 FT E ALONG N SEC LINE FROM NW COR OF SEC TH S PERP TO N SEC LINE TO A PT 50 FT N FROM N LINE OF BIRCHWOOD MANOR NO. 1 TH W PAR WITH SD N LINE TO E LINE OF W 425.28 FT OF NW ¼ TH N ALONG SD E LINE TO N SEC LINE TH E TO BEG*

SEC 2 T6N R9W 2.49 A.

(Ord. No. 98-10, § 1, 11-16-98)

(h)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 1351 Bowes Road legally described from C-3 General Business District to LI Light Industrial District:

W 66 FT OF E 947 FT OF THAT PART OF SE ¼ LYING S OF S LINE OF FULTON ST /100 FT WIDE/ EX N 400 FT ALSO W 29.91 FT OF E 881 FT OF THAT PART OF SE ¼ LYING S OF S LINE OF FULTON ST /100 FT WIDE/ EX N 330 FT ALSO W 53.09 FT OF E 851.09 FT OF THAT PART OF SE ¼ LYING S OF S LINE OF FULTON ST /100 FT WIDE/ EX N 300 FT *

SEC 3 T7N R9W 1.38 A.

(Ord. No. 99-2, § 1, 6-21-99)

(i)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 136 South Center Street legally described from R-2 Residential District to C-3 General Business:

The South 6 feet of Lot 54 also Lot 55 of Sweet & Smith's Addition.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 1, 8-16-99)

(j)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located in part at 1115 East Main Street legally described from SR Suburban Residential District to Planned Unit Development (PUD)/Residential (R-1) District:

The Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of section 1, Town 6 North, Range 9 West, Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan, except that piece of land described as: Commencing 20 rods East of the Southwest corner of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ thence North 20 rods; thence East 30 rods; thence North 21 ½ rods; thence East 30 rods; thence South to the Southeast corner of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ thence West 60 rods to beginning.

(Ord. No. 02-6, § 1, 11-18-02)

(k)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in section 3.02 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the the zone district of the following legally described property to Planned Unit Development Single Family Residential District, R-1:

That part of the NW fractional ¼ of Section 1, Town 6 North, Range 9 West, Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the North ¼ corner of said Section 1; thence S00°05'43"E 1386.32 feet along the East line of the NW fractional ¼, to the North line of the SE ¼ of the NW fractional ¼ of said Section 1, and the point of beginning of this description; thence S89°40'23"W 1339.05 feet, along the North line of the SE ¼ of the NW fractional ¼, to the West line of the SE ¼, NW fractional ¼; thence S00°14'39"E 1045.44 feet, along said West line of the SE ¼, of the NW fractional ¼ of Section 1; thence Northeasterly 89.61 feet along a 133.0 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears N62°48'38"E 88.08 feet; thence N43°30'21"E 134.92 feet; thence Easterly 54.37 feet along a 67.00 foot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears N66°45'10"E 52.89 feet; thence N90°00'00"E 126.38 feet; thence S00°05'43"E 98.31 feet; thence N89°48'13"E 495.00 feet, parallel with the South line of the NW fractional ¼; thence N00°05'43"W 354.75 feet, parallel with the East line of the NW fractional ¼, to the North line of the South 684.75 feet of said NW fractional ¼; thence N89°48'13"E 495.00 feet, along the North line of the South 684.75 feet of said NW fractional ¼; thence N00°05'43"W 634.31 feet, along the East line of the NW fractional ¼, to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 03-4, § 1, 8-4-03)

(l)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Article III 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located in part at 1450 West Main Street legally described from C-3 General Business District to R-3 Residential District:

PARCEL "A": The South 438.03 feet (as measured along the West right-of-way of Valley Vista Drive and the Southerly extension thereof) of the West 270 feet of the east 1351 feet of that part of the Southeast ¼ of Section 3, T6N, R9W, lying South of the South line of Fulton Street (State Trunk line M-21), City of Lowell, County of Kent, State of Michigan, less the property taken by the City of Lowell for expansion of the adjoining Street. Containing 2.21 acres. Subject to highway right-of-way for Bowes Street over the South 33.00n feet thereof.

Containing 2.21 Acres, more or less

(Ord. No. 03-7, § 1, 12-15-03)

(m)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located in part of 119 Lincoln Lake Avenue legally described as Lots 5 and 6, Block 18, Richards and Wickham's Plat from PF Public Facilities District and R-3 Residential District to C-1 Neighborhood Business District.

(Ord. No. 05-2, § 1, 3-21-05)

(n)

That the "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 211-225 South Washington Street legally described as Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 17 of Avery's Plat and 330 South Washington Street legally described as Lot 1, Block 21 of Avery's Plat from R-3 Residential District to L-I Light Industrial District.

(Ord. No. 07-04, § 1, 5-7-07)

(o)

That the "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 119 Lincoln Lake Avenue legally described as the south one B half of Lots 5 and 6, Block 18 of Richards & Wickhams Plat from PF Public

Facilities District and at 424 Chatham Street legally described as the north one-half of Lots 5 and 6, Block 18 of Richards & Wickhams Plat from R-3 Residential District to C-3 General Business District.

(Ord. No. 10-03, § 1, 9-7-10)

(p)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordiance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real property located at 312 East Main Street, Permanent Parcel Number 41-20-02-430-011, and 318 East Main Street, Permanent Parcel Number 41-20-430-012, from I Industrial District to C-2 Central Business District.

(Ord. No. 14-03, § 1, 12-15-14)

(q)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordiance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real properties identified below from their existing classification to MU Mixed Use District.

Street Address Permanent Parcel No. Current Zone District Classification New Zone District Classification
300 High Street S.E. 41-20-02-260-001 PF Public Facilities MU Mixed Use
238 High Street S.E. 41-20-02-404-003 PF Public Facilities MU Mixed Use
307 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-007 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
309 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-008 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
311 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-022 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
317 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-027 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
319 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-028 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
321 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-029 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
140 North Washington Street S.E. 41-20-02-407-021 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
411 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-010 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
413 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-011 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
404 Avery Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-001 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
427 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-008 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
112 North Jefferson Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-007 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
426 Avery Street S.E. 41-20-02-427-003 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
503 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-428-014 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
111 North Jefferson Street S.E. 41-20-02-428-003 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
513 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-428-015 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
517 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-428-009 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
519 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-428-010 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
312 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-430-014 C-2 Central Business MU Mixed Use
318 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-430-012 C-2 Central Business MU Mixed Use
414 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-431-014 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
422 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-431-003 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
430 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-431-004 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
116 South Jefferson Street S.E. 41-20-02-431-005 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
504 South Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-432-008 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
121 South Jefferson Street S.E. 41-20-02-432-007 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use
512 East Main Street S.E. 41-20-02-432-002 C-3 General
Commercial
MU Mixed Use

 

(Ord. No. 15-02, § 1, 2-17-15)

(r)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordiance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to change the zone district classification of real properties identified below from their current zone district classifications to their new zone district classifications.

Street Address Permanent Parcel No. Current Zone District Classification New Zone District Classification
725 Bowes Road 41-20-01-382-011 R-2/R-3 Residential R-3 Residential
199 South Pleasant Street 41-20-02-356-011 R-2 Residential R-3 Residential
203 South Pleasant Street 41-20-02-356-012 R-2 Residential R-3 Residential
205 South Pleasant Street 41-20-02-356-013 R-2 Residential R-3 Residential
1111 Bowes Road 41-20-03-478-045 C-3 General
Commercial
R-2 Residential

 

(Ord. No. 15-05, § 1, 6-15-15)

(s)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended such that the parcels in the list below are rezoned as indicated.

Parcel ID Address Current Zoning Proposed Zoning
41-20-10-100-015 2104 Bowes Rd F-1 Floodplain I-General Industrial and RE River's Edge
41-20-11-106-002 812 Bowes Rd R3 Multiple Family Residential and F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-11-126-003 500 S Hudson St R3 Multiple Family Residential and F-1 Floodplain R3 Multiple Family Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-11-251-001 499 Dansville Ave F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-11-203-001 925 S Hudson St F-1 Floodplain SR Suburban Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-11-227-007 775 Grand River Dr F-1 Floodplain SR Suburban Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-11-230-001 675 Grand River Dr F-1 Floodplain SR Suburban Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-02-440-003 504 Front St F-1 Floodplain PF Public Facilities and RE River's Edge
41-20-01-351-004 351 S Jackson St F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-307-007 125 S Division St F-1 Floodplain SR Suburban Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-01-305-009 125 S Grove St F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-305-010 950 E Main St F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-308-003 920 Railroad St F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-306-009 1001 Railroad St F-1 Floodplain R2-Single or Two-Family Residential and RE River's Edge
41-20-01-376-004 1275 Grand River Dr F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-376-003 1255 Grand River Dr F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge
41-20-01-376-005 1295 Grand River Dr F-1 Floodplain RE River's Edge

 

(Ord. No. 16-02, § 10, 5-16-16)

(t)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to amend the zone district classification of real property located at 1100 Sibley Street, S.E., Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-03-477-022, from its existing classification of PF Public Facilities District to R-2 Residential District.

(Ord. No. 18-03, § 1, 6-18-18)

(u)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to amend the zone district classification of real property located at 2560 Bowes St. SE, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-03-371-004, from its existing classification of I Industrial to PF Public Facilities.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 4-1-19)

(v)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to rezone the subject property located at 219 High Street to the PUD-Planned Unit Development zoning district designation.

(Ord. No. 19-05, § 3, 9-16-19)

(w)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02 of Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to amend the zone district classification of real property located at 601 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-008, 611 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-007, 617 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-006, 623 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-005, 124 Amity Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-004 and 608 Chatham Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-340-003 to C-1-Neighborhood Business.

(Ord. No. 19-08, § 1, 11-18-19)

(x)

The Zoning map of the City of Lowell, which is established by and made a part of the City of Lowell Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended so that a parcel of land located at 746 W. Main Street (PPN 41-20-02-376-017) and a parcel of land located at 728 W. Main Street (PPN 41-20-02-376-018), which are illustrated on the attached exhibit A, are both rezoned to and included in the C3 General Business district.

(Ord. No. 21-06, § 1, 6-21-21)

(y)

The Zoning Ordinance Map Established by Section 3.02, "District boundaries," of Chapter 3, "Zoning Districts - General," of Appendix A, "Zoning," of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Lowell is amended to amend the zone district classification of real property located at 115 Riverside Drive SE, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-403-027, from its existing classification of PF Public Facilities to C-2 Central Business District.

(Ord. No. 22-01, § 1, 3-7-22)

(z)

The Official Zoning Map of the City of Lowell Zoning Map is amended such that the parcel in the list below is rezoned from the I Industrial District to the C-3 General Business District:

Parcel ID Address Current Zoning Proposed Zoning
41-20-03-301-030 2531 West Main St I Industrial C-3 General Business

 

(Ord. No. 22-03, § 1, 6-20-22)

(aa)

The "Official Zoning Map" as referenced in Section 3.02, "District boundaries," of Chapter 3, "Zoning Districts - General," of Appendix A, "Zoning," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lowell is amended to amend the zone district classification of real property located at 815 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-352-009, 807 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-352-022, and 803 W. Main Street, Permanent Parcel No. 41-20-02-352-023 to C-1 - Neighborhood Business.

(Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 8-15-22)