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Northfield Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXIII

II.- WLHL—WHITMORE LAKE/HORSESHOE LAKE OVERLAY DISTRICT

Sec. 36-692.- Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to promote the continued investment in SR-1 and SR-2 zoned single-family residential waterfront lots that abut either Whitmore Lake or Horseshoe Lake. It is also the purpose of this district to permit street front yard, side yard, and lakefront rear yard setbacks that reduce nonconformities on these waterfront lots.

(Ord. No. 16-50, § 1, 7-12-2016)

Sec. 36-693. - District boundaries.

The WLHL Overlay District is composed of two sub-districts (Whitmore Lake and Horseshoe Lake). The boundaries of the overlay district shall be displayed on the official zoning map; the applicable sub-district regulations shall be determined by the lake upon which the lot in question fronts.

(Ord. No. 16-50, § 1, 7-12-2016)

Sec. 36-694. - Applicability.

The underlying zoning shall remain either SR-1 or SR-2 single-family residential district. Except as specifically provided in this article, all requirements of the zoning ordinance for the SR-1 and SR-2 districts shall continue to apply.

(Ord. No. 16-50, § 1, 7-12-2016)

Sec. 36-695. - Setbacks.

The following street front, side and lakefront rear yard setbacks shall apply:

Overlay
Sub-district
Setbacks
Street Front YardSide YardLakefront Rear Yard
Whitmore Lake 10 feet Each not less than 10 feet * Not less than 20 feet
Horseshoe Lake 0 feet Each not less than 10 feet * Not less than 20 feet

 

 *Where the lot does not comply with the minimum required lot width, the narrowest side yard shall not be less than five feet or 15 percent of the lot width, whichever is greater, and the sum of the two side yards shall not be less than 30 percent of the lot width.

(Ord. No. 16-50, § 1, 7-12-2016)