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Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL

DISTRICT C-1

§ 153.140 INTENT.

   (A)   The Neighborhood Commercial District is designed to meet the day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs of persons residing in nearby residential areas.
   (B)   The district is also intended to encourage the planned clustering of commercial activities necessary to serve a limited population density and geographic area.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 11.01)

§ 153.141 PERMITTED USES.

   No structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered, or used and no land shall be used except for 1 or more of the following:
   (A)   Retail establishments selling goods or merchandise, such as:
      (1)   Drugs;
      (2)   Apparel;
      (3)   Jewelry;
      (4)   Books;
      (5)   Food;
      (6)   Household appliances or furniture; and
      (7)   Video.
   (B)   Personal service establishments, such as:
      (1)   Barber or beauty shops;
      (2)   Tailors;
      (3)   Locksmiths;
      (4)   Photo studios;
      (5)   Laundry or dry cleaning facilities; and
      (6)   Household appliance repair shops.
   (C)   Financial institutions, such as (except drive-through window):
      (1)   Banks;
      (2)   Savings and loans; and
      (3)   Credit unions.
   (D)   Coin-operated laundromats and self-service dry cleaning centers;
   (E)   Private or public parks, museums and libraries;
   (F)   Funeral homes and mortuaries;
   (G)   Eating and drinking places, where services are provided to patrons while seated in a building, excluding drive-in, fast-food or carry out establishments;
   (H)   Convenience stores without gasoline service;
   (I)   Any use permitted as a permitted use in an O-S Zoning District; and/or
   (J)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 11.02; Am. Ord. 148, passed 5-16-2006)

§ 153.142 SPECIAL LAND USES.

   The following uses are considered special land uses within the district and may be approved by the Planning Commission subject to the applicable general and specific standards in §§ 153.215 through 153.219 below:
   (A)   Athletic and sport clubs;
   (B)   Automobile service station (convenience store with gasoline sales);
   (C)   Churches and temples;
   (D)   Day care centers;
   (E)   Drive-ins and drive-throughs, fast-food and carry-out restaurants;
   (F)   Drive-through financial institutions;
   (G)   Hotels and motels;
   (H)   Private service or social clubs;
   (I)   Public, private, and parochial schools;
   (J)   Public utility buildings and uses;
   (K)   Self-storage units;
   (L)   Any special land use permitted as a special land use permitted as special land use in an O-S Zoning District; and
   (M)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 11.03; Am. Ord. 148, passed 5-16-2006)

§ 153.143 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   (A)   Schedule of regulations: §§ 153.200 and 153.201.
   (B)   Site plan review standards: §§ 153.230 through 153.243.
   (C)   Parking and loading; unloading standards: §§ 153.275 through 153.281.
   (D)   Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302.
   (E)   Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 11.04)