The industrial research district MR provides for the development of industrial facilities for testing, research, laboratories, etc. which are related to industry but which does not produce odors, noise and vibrations associated with the manufacturing process.

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.

Educational, research and design facilities, charged with the principal function of research and development of new products and processes and technical training.

B.

Industrial, scientific or commercial research, development and testing laboratories.

C.

Executive and administrative offices for concerns whose plants or other facilities are not permitted in the MR district.

D.

Radio and television broadcasting stations, excluding towers.

E.

Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

Buildings and 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.

Utility and public service facilities and uses needed to service the immediate vicinity, but excluding any outside storage.

B.

Ambulance service dispatch centers.

C.

The assembly of professional and scientific instruments, electrical or electronic machinery, and appliances and machines such as photographs, radios, television sets, office computing and accounting machines, and similar equipment.

D.

Printing, publishing, photographic processing, or allied industries.

E.

Warehouse and wholesale establishments used in conjunction with any of the principal uses permitted in Sections 10.2002 and 10.2003.

F.

Limited retail sales of products customarily incidental to the principal uses permitted in Sections 10.2002 and 10.2003, but not to exceed ten (10) per cent of the floor area of the entire building.

G.

Industrial medical clinics.

Accessory uses and buildings which are customarily incidental or specifically related to the principal permitted use enumerated in Sections 10.2002 and 10.2003.

As per Section 10.2106 of this Ordinance.

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: Two (2) acres for acreage parcels; one (1) acre for platted lots.

2.

Width: One hundred fifty (150) feet.

3.

Depth: Two hundred fifty (250) 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: 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 twenty-five (25) 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:

A.

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

B.

Abutting all other zones or uses: Fifty (50) feet.

E.

Maximum lot coverage: Fifty (50) per cent.

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 Sec. 10.2002 or Sec. 10.2003 of this ordinance shall provide a six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall and a forty (40) foot setback area separating any structure or the parking of private passenger vehicles or any access drive, service drive, loading area or maneuvering land from any parcel zoned or developed 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 forty (40) foot setback area must be developed as a greenbelt approved by the Planning Commission. If a common area developed pursuant to Sec. 17-140 of the Township Land Division Regulations exists abutting the required screening referenced above the required screening setback may be reduced to twenty (20) feet. The six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall shall be required regardless of the existence of an adjourning developed common area.

H.

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

I.

Reserved.

J.

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

K.

Structure and site requirements:

1.

No loading or unloading shall be permitted on the site side yard adjacent to an agricultural use or zone.

2.

Loading and unloading areas shall be provided as required in Section 10.0323B and no part shall be closer than fifty (50) feet from any property line adjacent to a residential use or zone.

3.

All buildings shall have an exterior construction of masonry or other fire resistant material.

4.

All trash areas are to be provided as per Section 10.1805K.5.

5.

All uses shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building except for on-site delivery vehicles.

6.

Storage of materials shall not be permitted unless its accessory to the principal use and approved by Planning Commission, Fire Department and the State. In no case shall underground storage be closer than one hundred (100) feet to residential property nor thirty (30) feet from the property line of any other use or zone.

7.

Sidewalks shall be provided as per Section 10.0404L.

L.

General regulations and limitations on uses:

1.

Noise. Noise shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels measured at the site line and as measured at any site line which is adjacent.

2.

Odors and gases. No obnoxious odors or gases shall be emitted which may be harmful to public health and/or safety.

3.

Glare and heat. Glare and heat from arc welding, acetylene torch cutting or similar processes shall be deflected in such a manner as to prevent any danger to persons outside of any building where such operation is being conducted.

4.

Exterior lighting. During business hours after sunset, the parking areas shall be adequately lighted for safety of users and security of adjacent property owners. All lighting shall be in a manner so as to prevent rays and illumination therefrom from being cast upon neighboring residences as per Section 10.0340.

5.

Vibration. Shall not cause a ground displacement exceeding .003 inch as measured at any site line of the premises and not detectable at any residential district boundary.

6.

Smoke. Emission of smoke shall not exceed the number 2 standard as established by the Ringelmann Chart for periods aggregating four (4) minutes in any thirty (30) minutes or as required by state and federal laws.

7.

Dirt, dust and fly ash. The emission of dirt, dust and fly ash shall not exceed .3 grains per cubic foot of flue gas as measured at stack temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit with not to exceed fifty (50) per cent excess air. No haze shall be caused by such emission which would impair visibility.

8.

Radioactive materials. No radioactive materials shall be emitted in excess of standards established by the U.S. Bureau of Standards for human safety.

9.

Power. Power utilized in any industrial activity shall be derived only from electrical energy or smokeless fuels containing less than twenty (20) per cent volatile content on a dry basis. Bituminous coal shall be fired only by mechanical equipment.

10.

Electrical radiation. Electrical radiation shall not adversely affect any point any operations or equipment other than those of the creator of the radiation. Avoidance of adverse effects from electrical radiation by appropriate single or mutual scheduling of operations is permitted.

11.

Waste. All sewage and industrial wastes shall be handled, stored, treated, and/or disposed of in compliance with all Federal and State of Michigan laws and regulations.

12.

[Explosives.] Storage of explosives are prohibited.

(Ord. No. 10-18, § 1, 4-28-04; Ord. No. 10-30, § 1, 6-14-06; Ord. No. 10-40, § 1, 7-22-09)