Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

DISTRICT RF

§ 153.050 INTENT.

(A) The Residential Farm District is intended to provide land for orderly residential growth, residential activities of a semi-rural character, and continued agricultural activities in areas that are presently without public water and sanitary sewer facilities and are likely to remain without those services for an extended period of time.

(B) It is further intended that the district protect and stabilize the essential characteristics of these areas in order to promote and encourage suitable environments for low density family life and to maintain and to preserve the rural character of the township.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.01)

§ 153.051 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 purposes:

(A) One-family detached dwellings;

(B) Publicly owned and operated parks, parkways, and recreational facilities;

(D) Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group homes consisting of 6 or less residents; and/or

(E) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.02)

§ 153.052 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) Adult foster care small group homes for 7 to 12 persons;

(B) Agribusiness uses such as farmers markets, fruit or vegetable stands, or roadside stands for the sale of agriculture goods produced on site;

(D) Bed and breakfast operations;

(E) Cemeteries;

(F) Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship;

(G) Cluster residential development;

(H) Colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning;

(I) Commercial solar energy systems;

(J) Driving ranges and golf courses;

(K) Greenhouses and nurseries;

(L) Group day care homes;

(M) Home occupations;

(N) Kennels, dog; commercial and/or private;

(O) Private (noncommercial) recreation areas, institutional or community recreation facilities;

(P) Public and private schools;

(Q) Private and public riding stables, subject to minimum lot size of 20 acres;

(R) Single-family semi-detached dwellings;

(S) Two-family dwellings (duplex); and

(T) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.03; Am. Ord. 107, passed 11-10-1997; Am. Ord. 152, passed 1-16-2007; Am. Ord. 174, passed 11-10-2008; Am. Ord. 13-200, passed 3-19-2013; Am. Ord. 18-231, passed 12-18-2018)

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

These standards are only applicable if a site plan is required:

(A) Schedule of regulations: §§ 153.200 and 153.201;

(B) Site plan review standards: §§ 153.230 through 153.243;

(D) Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302; and

(E) Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.04)

Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

DISTRICT RF

§ 153.050 INTENT.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.01)

§ 153.051 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 purposes:

(A) One-family detached dwellings;

(B) Publicly owned and operated parks, parkways, and recreational facilities;

(D) Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group homes consisting of 6 or less residents; and/or

(E) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.02)

§ 153.052 SPECIAL LAND USES.

(A) Adult foster care small group homes for 7 to 12 persons;

(B) Agribusiness uses such as farmers markets, fruit or vegetable stands, or roadside stands for the sale of agriculture goods produced on site;

(D) Bed and breakfast operations;

(E) Cemeteries;

(F) Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship;

(G) Cluster residential development;

(H) Colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning;

(I) Commercial solar energy systems;

(J) Driving ranges and golf courses;

(K) Greenhouses and nurseries;

(L) Group day care homes;

(M) Home occupations;

(N) Kennels, dog; commercial and/or private;

(O) Private (noncommercial) recreation areas, institutional or community recreation facilities;

(P) Public and private schools;

(Q) Private and public riding stables, subject to minimum lot size of 20 acres;

(R) Single-family semi-detached dwellings;

(S) Two-family dwellings (duplex); and

(T) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

These standards are only applicable if a site plan is required:

(A) Schedule of regulations: §§ 153.200 and 153.201;

(B) Site plan review standards: §§ 153.230 through 153.243;

(D) Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302; and

(E) Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.04)

Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

DISTRICT RF

§ 153.050 INTENT.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.01)

§ 153.051 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 purposes:

(A) One-family detached dwellings;

(B) Publicly owned and operated parks, parkways, and recreational facilities;

(D) Adult foster care family homes and adult foster care small group homes consisting of 6 or less residents; and/or

(E) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.02)

§ 153.052 SPECIAL LAND USES.

(A) Adult foster care small group homes for 7 to 12 persons;

(B) Agribusiness uses such as farmers markets, fruit or vegetable stands, or roadside stands for the sale of agriculture goods produced on site;

(D) Bed and breakfast operations;

(E) Cemeteries;

(F) Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship;

(G) Cluster residential development;

(H) Colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning;

(I) Commercial solar energy systems;

(J) Driving ranges and golf courses;

(K) Greenhouses and nurseries;

(L) Group day care homes;

(M) Home occupations;

(N) Kennels, dog; commercial and/or private;

(O) Private (noncommercial) recreation areas, institutional or community recreation facilities;

(P) Public and private schools;

(Q) Private and public riding stables, subject to minimum lot size of 20 acres;

(R) Single-family semi-detached dwellings;

(S) Two-family dwellings (duplex); and

(T) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

These standards are only applicable if a site plan is required:

(A) Schedule of regulations: §§ 153.200 and 153.201;

(B) Site plan review standards: §§ 153.230 through 153.243;

(D) Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302; and

(E) Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.

(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 5.04)

Montrose Charter TownshipCity Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

§ 153.050 INTENT.

§ 153.051 PERMITTED USES.

§ 153.052 SPECIAL LAND USES.

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

Montrose Charter TownshipCity Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

§ 153.050 INTENT.

§ 153.051 PERMITTED USES.

§ 153.052 SPECIAL LAND USES.

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

Montrose Charter TownshipCity Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL FARM

§ 153.050 INTENT.

§ 153.051 PERMITTED USES.

§ 153.052 SPECIAL LAND USES.

§ 153.053 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code