The purpose of this district is to provide a stable and sound environment with suitable open space for low density residential development. The construction and occupancy of single-family dwelling is encouraged on one acre size lots. It is indicated that these districts will generally be located in or adjacent to the lowest concentration of urban development and will be served by public water and sanitary sewer systems and other appropriate urban facilities and services including paved major thoroughfares. The following regulations apply to all Residential Estate One-Family District (R-1-E):

No structures 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 AG District Section 10.0402 and subject to the requirements noted in such district provisions except as otherwise provided herein and that the following uses are specifically prohibited in all R-1-E Districts; general or specialized farming, truck farming, greenhouses, fowl or rabbit raising, private stables, or composting. In no case shall there be more than one (1) principal dwelling per lot or parcel.

B.

Animals. No livestock shall be kept or maintained in any R-1-E, R-1, R-2-L, R-2-M, R-2-H and R-3 Residential Districts, except that for each dwelling unit the occupant may keep for his personal use domestic pets, so long as they are not kept or used for commercial or breeding purposes, or in such numbers as to create a nuisance by reason of noise or offensive odors, and in no event shall kennels be maintained either for private or commercial use except as otherwise provided herein.

(Ord. No. 10-18, § 1, 4-28-04)

Structures and parts thereof, may be erected, altered or used and land may be used for one (1) or more of the following purposes subject to the approval of the Macomb Township Planning Commission and subject to the Special Land uses provisions of section 10.2401 of this Ordinance.

All Special Land uses as permitted in the AG district Section 10.0403 except the following which are strictly prohibited; mushroom farm with or without compost manufacturing and/or processing, public stables, riding academies or hunt clubs, private kennels, commercial kennels or raising of animals for medical experimentation, migratory help in mobile homes, lumber and/or clear cutting, and composting.

(Ord. No. 10-18, § 1, 4-28-04; Ord. No. 10-29, § 1, 12-28-05)

A.

[Minimum lot area:] Minimum lot area for residential purposes shall be forty-thousand (40,000) square feet where public water and sanitary sewers are not available, and twenty-one thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet where public sanitary sewer is available and fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet where water and sewer is provided and further that the depths of the lots platted, or parcels created, after the date of enactment of this Ordinance shall not be four (4) times longer than their width which shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum depth of one hundred twenty (120) feet, except for lot where rear lot line abuts a public road right-of-way, then a minimum of one hundred forty (140) feet. Provided further, however, that where both water and sewer are available the lot yield shall not exceed two (2) units per acre.

B.

[Minimum width and depth:] Acreage parcels of ten (10) acres and more shall have a minimum width and depth of three hundred (300) feet. Any road frontage created shall be not less than three hundred (300) feet of contiguous property.

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.

C.

Maximum height of any structure: No structure or part thereof, shall be erected to a height exceeding two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet except farm and essential service structures provided that the parcel has a minimum eighty (80) feet of street frontage. If the parcel has less than 80 feet of street frontage the maximum height is limited to twenty-eight (28) feet except farm and essential service structures provided the parcel has a minimum of seventy (70) feet of width as measured from the building line. If the parcel has less than seventy (70) feet of width as measured from the building line, the maximum height is limited to twenty-five (25) feet.

The elevation of the structure's first floor shall be limited to a maximum of five (5) feet above the lowest top of curb elevation on the adjacent roadway along the parcel's frontage. In areas where the adjacent roadway does not have a curb the lowest road centerline elevation shall be used in lieu of the lowest top of curb elevation.

If the subject parcel fronts on a roadway with substantial grade change between parcel line (such as some corner lots), a higher first floor elevation may be allowed if the Township Engineer determines that the higher elevation is required to construct the structure using standard construction techniques and best serves the interests of the subject parcel and adjoining parcels. In no case will a higher first floor elevation be approved to accommodate basement walkouts, daylight windows or ceiling heights exceeding the standard requirement.

D.

Minimum building floor area: Except for farm and accessory buildings, no residence or principal non-farm building shall be less than 1,200 square feet.

E.

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 thirty (30) feet as measured from the right-of-way line as established by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

2.

Side yard:

A.

Non-residential uses: Twenty-five (25) feet or as otherwise required by this Ordinance.

B.

Residential lots: Ten (10) feet.

C.

Reserved.

D.

Reserved.

3.

Rear yard: Fifty (50) feet or as otherwise required by this Ordinance.

F.

Maximum lot coverage: Thirty (30) per cent.

Decks and/or swimming pools, aboveground or in-ground, shall be exempt from the thirty (30) per cent land coverage requirement.

G.

Distance between buildings: Twenty (20) feet.

H.

Screening requirements: All parking areas which abut a residential use or zone shall provide an eight (8) foot greenbelt or a six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall in compliance with Section 10.0202 and/or 10.0345 of this Ordinance.

I.

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

J.

Reserved.

K.

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

L.

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

M.

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

N.

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

(Ord. No. 10-11, § 1.3, 3-28-01; Ord. No. 10-12, § 1.4, 6-13-01; Ord. No. 10-17, §§ 1.13, 1.14, 11-13-02; Ord. No. 10-21, § 1, 7-9-03; Ord. No. 10-22, § 1, 4-28-04; Ord. No. 10-29, § 1, 12-28-05; Ord. No. 10-40, § 1, 7-22-09; Ord. No. 10-45, § 1, 3-28-12; Ord. No. 10-71, § 3, 7-13-22)