The purpose of this district is to provide high density professional and business offices and similar activities employing a predominately clerical staff which is not engaged in retail sales on the premises of articles or products of a tangible nature where no heavy or noisy machinery is utilized in the operation of the business. Said business must be adjacent to major roads and boulevards. The development of high rise office districts may well provide transition uses between intense commercial development and multiple family development.

No structure of part thereof shall be erected, altered or used and no land shall be used except for one or more of the following purposes:

A.

All uses in Section 10.1202 (O-1) District.

B.

Hotels and motels.

Buildings, structures and parts thereof may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used for one or more of the following purposes subject to the approval of the Macomb Township Planning Commission and subject to the Special Land use permit procedures at Section 10.2401 of this ordinance.

A.

General hospitals subject to conditions of 10.1303A.

B.

Nursing, convalescent homes or hospices, subject to the conditions of Section 10.1303B.

C.

Restaurants where incidental to the principal uses on the site.

D.

All uses under Special Land uses permitted, Section 10.1303.

(Ord. No. 10-39, § 1, 6-24-09)

All proposed structures, or use of land and structure, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2402 of this ordinance.

A.

Minimum size of each parcel:

1.

Area: Five (5) acres.

2.

Width: Three hundred (300) feet.

3.

Depth: Three hundred (300) feet.

4.

Ratio: Depth shall not exceed three (3) times the width.

5.

The area, width and depth of parcels as noted above shall be determined excluding the proposed right-of-way of any abutting streets as noted in the Master Thoroughfare Plan for Macomb Township.

B.

Maximum height of any structure:

1.

In stories: Ten (10).

2.

In feet: One hundred (100) feet.

C.

Minimum building floor area: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

D.

Minimum yard setback:

1.

Front and street - side setbacks shall be provided in accordance with Section 10.0311.

Front and street - side setbacks, for both buildings and parking areas shall be maintained in accordance with the following dimensions as measured from the center line of the street upon which the property is located. For reference, the street or road definitions are those defined in the Macomb Township Master Thoroughfare Plan.

In the case of M-59 (Hall Road) and Gratiot Avenue, setbacks shall be seventy-five (75) feet as measured from the right-of-way line as established by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

2.

Side yard:

A.

Abutting agricultural and residential zones or uses: One hundred (100) feet.

B.

Abutting all other zones or uses: Twenty-five (25) feet, plus the height of each level of the building which exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

3.

Rear yard:

A.

Abutting agricultural and residential zones or uses: One hundred (100) feet.

B.

Abutting all other zones or uses: Fifty (50) feet, plus the height of each level of the building which exceeds thirty-five (35) feet.

E.

Maximum lot coverage: Thirty (30) per cent.

F.

Distance between buildings: Twenty-five (25) feet.

G.

Screening requirements: All uses abutting a residential use or zone shall provide an eight (8) foot wide greenbelt or a six (6) foot high wall. All parking lots located twenty-five (25) feet or less from a residential use or zone shall provide a six (6) foot high masonry wall.

H.

Off-street parking requirements: Uses on the site shall meet the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance as to off-street parking spaces, Section 10.0323.

I.

Reserved.

J.

Lighting requirements: All exterior lighting shall be directed and deflected so as not to shine on the abutting property as per Section 10.0340.

K.

Sidewalks: Sidewalks shall be provided as per Section 10.0404L.

L.

Trash areas: Trash areas shall be provided as per Section 10.0404M.

M.

Ground cover: Ground cover shall be provided as per Section 10.0404N.

N.

Roof screening: Roof screening shall be provided as per Section 10.1006N.

(Ord. No. 10-40, § 1, 7-22-09)