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Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN

DISTRICT RS

§ 153.065 INTENT.

   (A)   The Residential Suburban District is designed to provide an environment for primarily single-family residential development at suburban or urban densities, if the necessary public utilities are available.
   (B)   It is the intent of this district to encourage a suitable environment for family life by permitting facilities and institutions that are compatible with neighborhood activities.
   (C)   Conversely, the district prohibits any use whose physical scale and associated traffic volumes would be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of neighborhood residents.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 6.01)

§ 153.066 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)   One-family residential dwellings;
   (B)   Adult foster car family homes and adult foster care group homes consisting of 6 or less residents;
   (C)   Family day care homes;
   (D)   Publicly owned and operated libraries, parks, parkways, and recreational facilities; and/or
   (E)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 6.02)

§ 153.067 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 residents;
   (B)   Bed and breakfast operations;
   (C)   Cemeteries;
   (D)   Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship;
   (E)   Day care centers, child care centers, and nursery schools;
   (F)   Two-Family Dwellings (Duplex);
   (G)   Group day care homes;
   (H)   Home occupations;
   (I)   Public and private schools;
   (J)   Single-Family Semi-Detached Dwellings; and
   (J)   Accessory buildings, structures, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above special land uses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 6.03; Am. Ord. 152, passed 1-16-2007)

§ 153.068 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;
   (C)   Parking and loading; unloading standards: §§ 153.275 through 153.281;
   (D)   Sign regulations: §§ 153.295 through 153.302; and
   (E)   Landscaping standards: §§ 153.315 through 153.322.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 6.04)