The purpose of this district is to provide for harmonious development of pre-designed retail and service activity centers with the community. It is intended that due to the unique traffic generation and attraction characteristics of such centers that these districts be located at major thoroughfare intersections including freeway interchanges, and on adequate sites allowing proper consideration of traffic flow to and from such district. Because of their intensity of use and high person per activity characteristics these districts should be served by public sanitary sewer and water facilities. The following regulations shall apply to all commercial (shopping center) Districts:

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

A.

Any use permitted as a matter of right within the C-1 Local Commercial District, as indicated in Section 10.1502.

B.

The following uses permitted in the C-2, General Commercial District:

1.

Art, antique, curio, gift or novelty shop.

2.

Art gallery.

3.

Cafe, restaurant or tea room not serving alcoholic beverages.

4.

Catering establishment.

5.

Clothing store.

6.

Department store and/or variety store.

7.

Dress shop.

8.

Dry goods store.

9.

Floor covering and wallpaper store.

10.

Furniture and/or appliance store.

11.

Interior decorating store.

12.

Intoxicating liquor, package sales.

13.

Jewelry store.

14.

Millinery store.

15.

Paint, glass and wallpaper store.

16.

Pet shop, bird shop or taxidermist.

17.

Pawn shop.

18.

Photographer.

19.

Food stores or supermarkets.

20.

Weaving, custom.

21.

The following general sales and service uses: Business and office supplies and equipment; hardware; and appliances.

22.

Restaurants, bars and lounges serving alcoholic beverages.

23.

Indoor theaters.

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

A.

Any use of the same general character as those permitted in Section 10.1603; provided that no trade or business which is determined by the Planning Commission to be harmful to the health, safety and welfare of the Township shall be permitted.

B.

Flea market.

C.

Car wash - automatic drive-through.

D.

Drive-in theaters.

E.

Service station.

F.

Outdoor retail sales of plant material not grown on the site, lawn furniture, playground equipment and garden supplies when the operation is clearly secondary to retail sales taking place within the building.

G.

Leasing of customer driven vehicles subject to Section 10.1603 of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 10-44, § 1, 10-27-10)

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

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 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 and one-half (2½).

2.

In feet: Thirty five (35) 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: One hundred (100) feet.

B.

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

3.

Rear yard: One hundred (100) 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: Thirty (30) feet.

G.

Screening requirements: Any parcel to be developed with a structure(s) for a permitted use or special land use pursuant to Section 10.1702 or Section 10.1703 of this Ordinance shall provide a six-foot high decorative masonry wall and a fifty-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 fifty (50) 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 required screening referenced above the required screening setback may be reduced to thirty (30) feet abutting the property line shard with said common area. The six (6) 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 10.0323B shall be provided. No part of this area shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line adjacent to a residential or agricultural use or zone.

2.

No building shall be closer than one hundred (100) 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 to 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 on handling trash for the site 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.

Sidewalks shall be provided as per Section 10.0404L.

7.

Roof screening shall be provided as per Section 10.1006N.

8.

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.

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

The general plan for a shopping center shall include specific evidence and facts showing that it has considered and made provisions for, and the development shall be executed in accordance with the following essential conditions:

A.

The proposed development shall be constructed in accordance with an overall plan, shall be designed as a single architectural unit with appropriate landscaping, and shall provide initially for the construction of a minimum of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of floor area, and not less than three (3) of the permitted or Special Land Uses listed in this Article.

B.

All buildings shall be arranged in a group or groups.

C.

Provisions shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and egress to and from public streets and highways serving the center without undue construction to or interference with normal traffic flow. All points of vehicular access to and from public street shall be located not less than three hundred (300) feet from the intersection of any public street lines with each other.

D.

No part of any access/egress/ingress drive or service drive may be located closer than one hundred (100) feet of any property line adjacent to a residential district.

E.

Any property to be developed under this section of the ordinance shall provide a six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall and a fifty (50) 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 property 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 fifty (50) 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 required screening referenced above the required screening setback may be reduced to thirty (30) feet. The six-foot high decorative masonry wall shall be required regardless of the existence of an adjoining developed common area.

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