The purpose of this district is to provide for the development of those commercial activities related to the needs of the residents of adjacent residential neighborhoods. It is intended that such district be located with access to paved major thoroughfares and in relation to community facilities, office districts, and emerging residential neighborhoods. The following regulations shall apply to all Local Commercial Districts:

No structure or 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 permitted in the office - low rise district (O-1), Section 10.1302.

B.

Business activities of a local or neighborhood character, conducted within an enclosed building only, providing necessary services for day to day operation of a household, and which can be supported economically by a small neighborhood area, including the following:

1.

Bakery shop where no baking is done on the premises.

2.

Barber and beauty shop.

3.

Book store, camera and photographic supplies.

4.

Cigar shop.

5.

Cleaning and dyeing distribution shop (no processing).

6.

Dressmaker, custom.

7.

Drugstore.

8.

Florist, retail sales.

9.

Hobby, toy and game store.

10.

Jewelry store.

11.

Laundry, collecting shop, self-service laundry, hand laundry.

12.

Luggage and leather goods store.

13.

Newsstand.

14.

Novelty, gift and souvenir store.

15.

Sewing, needlework and piece good store.

16.

Shoe repair.

17.

Sporting goods store.

18.

Stationery store.

19.

Tailor shop catering to custom tailoring and minor cleaning and pressing activities.

20.

Funeral home, subject to the conditions as outlined in Section 10.1202B.

21.

Tanning salons.

Buildings, structures and parts thereof may be erected, altered or 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.

Any use of the same general character as any of those indicated in Sections 10.1303; provided that no trade or business which is determined by the Planning Commission to be harmful to the health and safety and welfare of the Township shall be permitted.

B.

Essential services, excluding power plants.

C.

Licensed schools of commercial art, licensed private business and commercial schools, licensed correspondence and stenographic schools.

D.

Local store selling, at retail, fish, fruit, food, hardware, meats (no butchering) and vegetable, beer and wine under SDM license and dairy products.

E.

Carry-out restaurants (excluding drive-through facilities).

F.

Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, subject to the following conditions:

1.

Such use shall be limited to serving customers of the specific establishment only, and shall not be used to service other pick-up stations.

2.

The total usable floor area of the use shall not exceed one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet.

3.

The operation and all materials and processes used in the dry cleaning business shall be nonflammable, and shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, rules, and regulations and standards established by any federal, state or local government or authority.

All proposed structures, or uses or land or structures shall be subject to the Site Plan Review provisions of Section 10.2402.

A.

Minimum size of each parcel:

1.

Area: Sixteen thousand five hundred (16,500) square feet.

2.

Width: One hundred (100) feet.

3.

Depth: One hundred sixty five (165) feet.

4.

Ratio: Depth not to 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: Two (2).

2.

In feet: Twenty-five (25) feet.

C.

Minimum building floor area: Seven hundred (700) 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 the M-59 (Hall Road) and Gratiot Avenue, setback shall be fifteen (15) feet except for permanent structures which shall be seventy (70) 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: Fifty (50) feet.

B.

Abutting all other zones or uses: Twenty-five (25) feet.

3.

Rear yard: Seventy five (75) feet.

E.

Maximum lot coverage: Maximum lot area shall be governed by meeting the required setbacks plus the necessary structure areas, including areas for parking, servicing and driveways; provided, however, no area shall be used for a parking area where the use of such area results in headlight glare into any adjacent residential district, which cannot be corrected by adequate planting, or fencing.

F.

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

G.

Screening requirements: Any parcel to be developed with a structure(s) for a permitted use or special land use pursuant to section 10.1502 or 10.1503 of this Ordinance shall provide a six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall and a twenty (20) foot setback area separating any structure or the parking of private passenger vehicles or any access drive, service drive, loading area or maneuvering lane from any parcel zoned AG, R-1-S, R-1, R-1-E, R-2-L, R-2, R-2-H, R-3, CF, or MTC or any residential use. Further, the twenty (20) foot setback area must be developed as a greenbelt approved by the Planning Commission. If a common area developed pursuant to section 17-140 of the Township Land Division Regulations exists abutting the property line of the commercial district; the screening setback of twenty feet is not required abutting the property line shard with said common area. The six-foot high decorative masonry wall shall be required regardless of the existence of an adjoining developed common area.

H.

Off-street parking requirements: As per Section 10.0323 of this Ordinance.

I.

Reserved.

J.

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

K.

Structure and site requirements:

1.

Loading and unloading areas as required by Section 10.0323(B) shall be provided. No part of this area shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line adjacent to an agricultural or residential use or zone.

2.

No building shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to the property line of a residential use or zone.

3.

Roof mounted appliances and fixtures shall be effectively screened on all sides by the roof line so as not be visible from off the site.

4.

Areas of the site not used for parking, driveways and buildings shall be provided with a lawn or landscaping approved by the Planning Commission.

5.

Trash areas: Location of trash area for each business shall be identified or an acceptable plan for handling trash shall be approved by the Planning Commission.

a.

Outside trash areas shall be a minimum of 10' x 10' and enclosed on three (3) sides with a six-foot high masonry wall with a gate and located no closer than fifteen (15) feet to any building.

b.

Indoor trash areas shall be approved by the Fire Department.

6.

Outdoor storage and display of merchandise is prohibited. Minor day to day, in and out display may be permitted when kept behind all established yard setback lines.

7.

Sidewalks shall be provided as Section 10.0404L.

8.

Roof screening shall be provided as per Section 10.1006N.

(Ord. No. 10-18, § 1, 4-28-04; Ord. No. 10-25, § 1, 4-28-04; Ord. No. 10-40, § 1, 7-22-09)