Owosso City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 38-26.- Accessory buildings, structures, and uses.
- Sec. 38-27. - Adult and childcare facilities.
- Sec. 38-28. - Antennas and towers.
- Sec. 38-29. - Application procedures in general.
- Sec. 38-30. - Building grades.
- Sec. 38-31. - Determination of similar use.
- Sec. 38-32. - Donation boxes.
- Sec. 38-33. - Electric distribution and service lines.
- Sec. 38-34. - Essential public services.
- Sec. 38-35. - Fences, hedges and walls.
- Sec. 38-36. - Flagpoles.
- Sec. 38-37. - Front yard requirements.
- Sec. 38-38. - Grading, excavation, filling, soil removal, creation of ponds, and clearing of trees.
- Sec. 38-39. - Height exceptions and limitations.
- Sec. 38-40. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 38-41. - Intersection visibility.
- Sec. 38-42. - Lots.
- Sec. 38-43. - Lot width/depth ratio.
- Sec. 38-44. - Mechanical equipment and utilities.
- Sec. 38-45. - Non-residential design requirements/building facade design.
- Sec. 38-46. - One-family cluster housing option.
- Sec. 38-47. - Outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes.
- Sec. 38-48. - Performance standards.
- Sec. 38-49. - Personal ice rinks.
- Sec. 38-50. - Playscapes, playground equipment, and tree houses.
- Sec. 38-51. - Principal buildings, structures, and uses.
- Sec. 38-52. - Private road standards.
- Sec. 38-53. - Projections into yards.
- Sec. 38-54. - Residential development regulations for infill housing for existing neighborhoods.
- Sec. 38-55. - Residential recreational area.
- Sec. 38-56. - Sidewalks, bike paths, and walkways.
- Sec. 38-57. - Solar panel energy systems.
- Sec. 38-58. - Storage of vehicles/recreational vehicles (for repair or parking).
- Sec. 38-59. - Street access and design.
- Sec. 38-60. - Swimming pools.
- Sec. 38-61. - Temporary buildings, structures, seasonal/special events, and uses.
- Sec. 38-62. - Voting place.
- Sec. 38-63. - Waste receptacles and enclosures.
- Sec. 38-64. - Lots having water frontage.
ARTICLE IV
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 38-81.- Intent.
- Sec. 38-82. - Residential use table.
- Sec. 38-83. - Density and lot area.
- Sec. 38-84. - Nonconforming lot use for single, two (2), three (3), and four (4) unit-living.
- Sec. 38-85. - Bulk regulations for single family residential.
- Sec. 38-86. - Setbacks and yards for single family residential.
- Sec. 38-87. - Bulk regulations for multiple family residential.
- Sec. 38-88. - Residential building design.
ARTICLE XI
SPECIAL LAND USES
Sections
- Sec. 38-151.- Intent.
- Sec. 38-152. - Standards for approval.
- Sec. 38-153. - Application procedure.
- Sec. 38-154. - Designated review authority and approval procedure.
- Sec. 38-155. - Conditions of approval.
- Sec. 38-156. - Validity of special land use approval.
- Sec. 38-157. - Special land use amendments and expansions.
- Sec. 38-158. - Special land use specific requirements.
ARTICLE XII
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY
Sections
- Sec. 38-159.- Purpose.
- Sec. 38-160. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 38-161. - Special land uses.
- Sec. 38-162. - Qualifying conditions.
- Sec. 38-163. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 38-164. - Application and review procedure for preliminary and final PUD site plan.
- Sec. 38-165. - Preliminary PUD site plan submittal requirements.
- Sec. 38-166. - Preliminary PUD site plan standards for approval.
- Sec. 38-167. - Final PUD site plan submittal requirements.
- Sec. 38-168. - Final PUD site plan standards for approval.
- Sec. 38-169. - Deviations from approved final PUD site plan.
- Sec. 38-170. - Appeals and variances.
ARTICLE XV
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 38-182.- Purpose.
- Sec. 38-183. - General requirements.
- Sec. 38-184. - Parking units of measurement.
- Sec. 38-185. - Parking space numerical requirements.
- Sec. 38-186. - Barrier-free parking requirements.
- Sec. 38-187. - Off-street parking space design and setback requirements.
- Sec. 38-188. - Parking lot construction and maintenance.
- Sec. 38-189. - Off-street loading and unloading requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND DRIVEWAY STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 38-200.- Statement of purpose.
- Sec. 38-201. - Application of standards.
- Sec. 38-202. - Number of driveways.
- Sec. 38-203. - Shared access-joint driveways, frontage roads, parking lot connections, and rear service drives.
- Sec. 38-204. - Adequate sight distance.
- Sec. 38-205. - Driveway spacing from intersections.
- Sec. 38-206. - Driveway spacing from other driveways.
- Sec. 38-207. - Driveway design, channelized driveways, deceleration lanes and tapers, and bypass lanes.
- Sec. 38-208. - Design of frontage roads, rear service drives and parking lot connections.
ARTICLE XVII
LANDSCAPE STANDARDS AND TREE REPLACEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 38-210.- Purpose.
- Sec. 38-211. - Tree protection: removal and replacement, permit required.
- Sec. 38-212. - Replacement of removed trees.
- Sec. 38-213. - Tree health condition ranking matrix.
- Sec. 38-214. - Incentives to preserve existing trees.
- Sec. 38-215. - Landscape plan specifications.
- Sec. 38-216. - Design standards.
- Sec. 38-217. - Specifications for landscape improvements and plant materials.
- Sec. 38-218. - Minimum standards for installation, irrigation and maintenance.
- Sec. 38-219. - Standards for compliance for existing sites.
ARTICLE XIX
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 38-230.- Purpose.
- Sec. 38-231. - Definitions.
- Sec. 38-232. - Application and authority.
- Sec. 38-233. - Approval of plans.
- Sec. 38-234. - Streets and necessary easements.
- Sec. 38-235. - Setbacks and boundaries.
- Sec. 38-236. - Common elements.
- Sec. 38-237. - Encroachment.
- Sec. 38-238. - Subdivision of unit sites.
- Sec. 38-239. - Conformance with subdivision regulations.
- Sec. 38-240. - Residential recreational area.
- Sec. 38-241. - Water and wastewater.
- Sec. 38-242. - Expansion and conversion.
- Sec. 38-243. - Master deed.
- Sec. 38-244. - As-built plan and occupancy.
- Sec. 38-245. - Final bylaws, consolidated master deed, and site plan.
- Sec. 38-246. - Compliance with other statutes and ordinances.
ARTICLE XX
SIGNS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL
- DIVISION 2. - DEFINITIONS
- DIVISION 3. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 38-256. - Applicability; effect and scope.
- Sec. 38-257. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 38-258. - Signs exempt from permit regulations.
- Sec. 38-259. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 38-260. - General standards for permitted signs.
- Sec. 38-261. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 38-262. - Dangerous, unsafe, abandoned, and illegally erected signs.
- Sec. 38-263. - Administration of sign ordinance standards.
- Sec. 38-264. - Board of appeals.
- DIVISION 4. - SPECIFIC SIGN STANDARDS
- Sec. 38-270. - Signs permitted in one-family residential (R-1), two-family residential (R-2), and multiple-family residential (RM) districts signage table.
- Sec. 38-271. - Signs permitted in one-family residential (R-1), two-family residential (R-2), and multiple-family residential (RM) districts signage.
- Sec. 38-272. - Signs permitted.
- Sec. 38-273. - Signs permitted in central business district (CBD), corridor district (COR) and general business (GBD) districts signage.
- Sec. 38-274. - Light industrial (I1) and general industrial (I2) districts signage.
- Sec. 38-275. - Planned unit development district (PUD) signage.
- Sec. 38-276. - Conservation/open space district (C-OS) signage.
ARTICLE XXI
REZONING, ZONING AND MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW
Sections
- Sec. 38-277.- Initiation of rezoning, zoning ordinance text, and master plan amendments.
- Sec. 38-278. - Application procedure.
- Sec. 38-279. - Rezoning, zoning ordinance, and master plan amendment procedure.
- Sec. 38-280. - Criteria for amendment of the official zoning map (rezoning).
- Sec. 38-281. - Amendments required to conform to court decree.
- Sec. 38-282. - Conditional rezoning.
ARTICLE XXII
NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
Sections
- Sec. 38-285.- Nonconforming uses, structures, and lots, in general.
- Sec. 38-286. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 38-287. - Nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 38-288. - Nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 38-289. - Continuance of nonconforming uses of structures and land.
- Sec. 38-290. - Nonconforming sites.
- Sec. 38-291. - Repairs and maintenance.
- Sec. 38-292. - Change of tenancy or ownership.
ARTICLE XXIV
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA
Sections
- Sec. 38-305.- Establishment.
- Sec. 38-306. - Membership, quorum, and alternate members.
- Sec. 38-307. - Qualifications of members.
- Sec. 38-308. - Procedural matters, public hearings, and vote required.
- Sec. 38-309. - Jurisdiction, duties and responsibilities.
- Sec. 38-310. - Granting of variances.
- Sec. 38-311. - Appeals.
- Sec. 38-312. - Decisions.
- Sec. 38-313. - Orders, validity, and limitations.
ARTICLE XXV
DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Sec. 38-315.- Construction of language.
- Sec. 38-316. - Definitions A—B.
- Sec. 38-317. - Definitions C—D.
- Sec. 38-318. - Definitions E—F.
- Sec. 38-319. - Definitions G—H.
- Sec. 38-320. - Definitions I—J.
- Sec. 38-321. - Definitions K—L.
- Sec. 38-322. - Definitions M—N.
- Sec. 38-323. - Definitions O—P.
- Sec. 38-324. - Definitions Q—R.
- Sec. 38-325. - Definitions S—T.
- Sec. 38-326. - Definitions U—V.
- Sec. 38-327. - Definitions W—Z.