To establish and preserve a cohesive business district suited to the needs of travelers, tourists, vacationers, and seasonal and permanent residents.

A.

Commercial, hotel, and institutional uses, and churches or places of worship are permitted in this district.

B.

Apartment units and boardinghouses located in commercial structures shall be permitted provided that they are in compliance with the following standards:

1.

The minimum usable floor area per residential apartment unit shall be 250 square feet.

2.

Off-street bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of section 4.16.

3.

That the boardinghouse use and/or structure complies with all other district regulations.

A.

Kennels, provided that they are in compliance with the standards that follow and the procedures and standards in article 19:

1.

The minimum lot size is 15,000 square feet.

2.

No building or enclosure holding animals shall be located closer than 100 feet from any dwelling unit and 30 feet from any lot line.

3.

Where a kennel use borders a residential use, a landscape buffer shall be installed according to the provisions of section 4.09 of this ordinance.

B.

Tasting Rooms, provided they are in compliance with the standards that follow and the procedures and standards in Article 19:

1.

A Tasting Room may not be located less than 1,000 feet from an existing Tasting Room. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of the customer access to the Tasting Room and the public street.

2.

Operating hours of the Tasting Room business shall be conducted between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. only.

3.

Of the area devoted to the Tasting Room business, not less than 50% shall be utilized for retail sales, including non-alcohol products and alcohol products sold for off-premises consumption. Only alcohol products manufactured by the licensee may be sold by the Tasting Room business, whether for on-premises consumption or off-premises consumption.

4.

No use shall be made of the licensed premises that would require a dance permit or entertainment permit from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

5.

A site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission with all information necessary to show compliance with the standards required in this ordinance. Any future change in the site plan shall require a submission of a revised site plan and approval by the Planning Commission.

6.

The Tasting Room must remain in compliance with all laws, rules and requirements of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and all city, state and federal ordinances, laws or regulations that relate directly or indirectly to the Tasting Room business.

(Ord. No. 583, § 2, 7-15-2020)

A.

Where a commercial district borders a residential district or use, the structure shall be setback a minimum of 15 feet from the abutting lot line.

B.

No principal building shall be less than 12 feet in height, nor shall any building exceed 40 feet, or three stories, in height.

C.

The following density requirements apply in this district:

1.

Hotel. Minimum of 230 square feet per room is to be determined by the total square feet of the hotel divided by the total number of hotel rooms.

2.

Boardinghouse (nonfamily residential units). One occupant per 250 square feet of lot area maximum.

3.

Family residential units (apartment). Thirty dwelling units per acre.