Pittsfield Charter Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE III
Administration and Enforcement
Sections
- § 40-3.01 Purpose.
- § 40-3.02 Administration.
- § 40-3.03 Duties of Zoning Administrator.
- § 40-3.04 Certificate of zoning compliance.
- § 40-3.05 Notices.
- § 40-3.06 Fees, charges, and expenses.
- § 40-3.07 Violations and penalties.
- § 40-3.08 Compliance with permits and certificates.
- § 40-3.09 Performance guarantee.
- § 40-3.10 Development agreements.
ARTICLE IV
District Regulations
Sections
- § 40-4.01 Establishment of districts.
- § 40-4.02 Provision for Official Zoning Map.
- § 40-4.03 Rules for interpretation.
- § 40-4.04 Application of regulations.
- § 40-4.05 Scope of provisions.
- § 40-4.06 RC Recreation Conservation District.
- § 40-4.07 AG Agricultural District.
- § 40-4.08 R-1A Single-Family Rural Non-Farm Residential District.
- § 40-4.09 R-1B Single-Family Suburban Residential District.
- § 40-4.10 R-2 Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
- § 40-4.11 R-3 Moderate-Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
- § 40-4.12 MHP Mobile Home Park Residential District.
- § 40-4.13 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
- § 40-4.14 C-2 Regional Commercial District.
- § 40-4.15 I General Industrial District.
- § 40-4.16 BD Business District.
- § 40-4.17 PF Public Facilities District.
- § 40-4.18 FB Form-Based Mixed-Use and PUD Planned Unit Development Districts.
- § 40-4.19 Supplemental dimensional regulations applicable to all districts.
- § 40-4.20 Residential, Recreation Conservation and Agricultural District Use Table.
- § 40-4.21 Nonresidential Use Table.
ARTICLE V
Form-Based Mixed-Use Districts
Sections
- § 40-5.01 General intent, purpose, and use.
- § 40-5.02 Applicability and organization.
- § 40-5.03 Standards applicable to all districts.
- § 40-5.04 Carpenter Road Mixed-Use District.
- § 40-5.05 Michigan Avenue Mixed-Use District.
- § 40-5.06 State Street Mixed-Use District.
- § 40-5.07 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Mixed-Use District.
- § 40-5.08 Washtenaw Avenue Mixed-Use District.
ARTICLE VI
Planned Unit Development
Sections
- § 40-6.01 Purpose.
- § 40-6.02 Application requirements.
- § 40-6.03 Final site plan requirements.
- § 40-6.04 Subdivision plats.
- § 40-6.05 Permitted uses.
- § 40-6.06 Planning and development regulations.
- § 40-6.07 Common areas and facilities.
- § 40-6.08 Amendment and revision.
- § 40-6.09 Expiration of plan approvals.
- § 40-6.10 Extension of time limits.
- § 40-6.11 As-built drawings.
- § 40-6.12 Performance guarantee.
ARTICLE VIII
Provisions Applicable to All Uses
Sections
- § 40-8.01 Purpose.
- § 40-8.02 Number of buildings permitted on lot.
- § 40-8.03 Accessory buildings.
- § 40-8.04 Temporary dwelling structures.
- § 40-8.05 Essential services and utilities.
- § 40-8.06 Manufactured housing.
- § 40-8.07 Entrance structures.
- § 40-8.08 Private sewer systems.
- § 40-8.09 Commercial, industrial and institutional development height, setback and greenbelt provisions when adjacent to any residential zoned or used property.
ARTICLE IX
Site Plan Review
Sections
- § 40-9.01 Purpose.
- § 40-9.02 Building, structures and uses requiring site plan review.
- § 40-9.03 Preliminary site plan review.
- § 40-9.04 Final site plan.
- § 40-9.05 Administrative plan review.
- § 40-9.06 Site plans within historic district.
- § 40-9.07 Data required for preliminary and final site plans.
- § 40-9.08 Standards for site plan review.
- § 40-9.09 Engineering plan approval.
- § 40-9.10 Site plan completion guarantee.
- § 40-9.11 Certification of compliance.
- § 40-9.12 Amendment, revision of site plan.
- § 40-9.13 Extension, revocation, and abandonment of site plan approval.
- § 40-9.14 Development agreements.
ARTICLE X
Conditional Use Review
Sections
ARTICLE XI
Specific Use Standards
Sections
- § 40-11.01 Purpose.
- § 40-11.02 Agricultural processing and food storage.
- § 40-11.03 Community supported agriculture (CSA) and farm markets.
- § 40-11.04 Agricultural commercial/tourism.
- § 40-11.05 Adult foster-care facilities.
- § 40-11.06 Senior assisted and independent living.
- § 40-11.07 Functional equivalent family; additional persons.
- § 40-11.08 Convalescent center.
- § 40-11.09 Bed-and-breakfast.
- § 40-11.10 Accessory dwelling units.
- § 40-11.11 Lodging facilities.
- § 40-11.12 Live/work units.
- § 40-11.13 Mobile home parks.
- § 40-11.14 Temporary housing.
- § 40-11.15 Home occupation/home office.
- § 40-11.16 Kennel regulations/pet day care.
- § 40-11.17 Post-secondary schools (colleges and universities).
- § 40-11.18 Primary/secondary schools.
- § 40-11.19 Hospital.
- § 40-11.20 Cemetery.
- § 40-11.21 Places of worship.
- § 40-11.22 Golf courses.
- § 40-11.23 Sexually oriented businesses.
- § 40-11.24 Massage therapy regulations.
- § 40-11.25 Drive-through facilities.
- § 40-11.26 Large-scale retail establishment.
- § 40-11.27 Firearm retail sales.
- § 40-11.28 Incidental sales and services.
- § 40-11.29 Building material sales, garden centers, and similar uses.
- § 40-11.30 Materials recovery facility.
- § 40-11.31 Self-storage facilities.
- § 40-11.32 Vehicle repair.
- § 40-11.33 New, used, and vintage vehicle sales.
- § 40-11.34 Vehicle fueling/multi-use station.
- § 40-11.35 Vehicle towing/impoundment lot.
- § 40-11.36 Vehicle wash.
- § 40-11.37 Extractive operations.
- § 40-11.38 Wireless communication facilities.
- § 40-11.39 Open air business.
- § 40-11.40 Outdoor storage and contractors/landscapers yard.
- § 40-11.41 Outdoor seating and service.
- § 40-11.42 Outdoor promotional activities.
- § 40-11.43 Outdoor commercial recreation.
- § 40-11.44 Outdoor wood-fire boiler.
- § 40-11.45 Garage and yard sales.
- § 40-11.46 Artisan food and beverage production.
- § 40-11.47 Smoking lounge.
- § 40-11.48 Medical Marihuana Overlay District.
- § 40-11.49 Adult-Use Marihuana Overlay District.
ARTICLE XIV
Environmental Standards
Sections
- § 40-14.01 Purpose.
- § 40-14.02 Performance standards.
- § 40-14.03 Community wastewater systems.
- § 40-14.04 Preservation of environmental quality.
- § 40-14.05 Natural feature setbacks.
- § 40-14.06 Protection of water quality and quantity.
- § 40-14.07 Flood hazard regulations.
- § 40-14.08 Tree and woodland protection.
- § 40-14.09 Steep slope protection.
- § 40-14.10 Groundwater recharge areas.
- § 40-14.11 Wind energy conversion systems.
- § 40-14.12 Solar energy collectors.
- § 40-14.13 Geothermal energy systems.
ARTICLE XV
Sign Regulations
Sections
- § 40-15.01 Purpose.
- § 40-15.02 General sign regulations.
- § 40-15.03 Prohibited signs.
- § 40-15.04 Signs permitted in all districts without sign permit.
- § 40-15.05 Permitted signs in Recreation-Conservation, Agricultural, and Residential Districts.
- § 40-15.06 Permitted signs in C-1 and C-2 Districts.
- § 40-15.07 Permitted signs in form-based zoning districts.
- § 40-15.08 Permitted signs in PF, I, and BD Zoning Districts.
- § 40-15.09 Permitted signs in PUD districts.
- § 40-15.10 Outdoor advertising signs.
- § 40-15.11 Electronic message signs.
- § 40-15.12 Temporary signs.
- § 40-15.13 Nonconforming signs.
- § 40-15.14 Permits and fees.
- § 40-15.15 Removal of signs.
- § 40-15.16 Violations.
- § 40-15.17 Enforcement.
ARTICLE XVI
Nonconformities
Sections
- § 40-16.01 Purpose.
- § 40-16.02 Nonconforming uses.
- § 40-16.03 Nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § 40-16.04 Repairs and maintenance.
- § 40-16.05 Change of tenancy or ownership.
- § 40-16.06 Extension and substitution.
- § 40-16.07 Completion of pending construction.
- § 40-16.08 Conditional uses.
- § 40-16.09 Substandard, nonconforming lots of record.
ARTICLE XVII
Zoning Board of Appeals
Sections
- § 40-17.01 General regulations.
- § 40-17.02 Powers and duties.
- § 40-17.03 Administrative review.
- § 40-17.04 Variances.
- § 40-17.05 Voiding of and reapplication for variance.
- § 40-17.06 Expansion of nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § 40-17.07 Appeals to Zoning Board of Appeals.
- § 40-17.08 Duties on matters of appeal.
- § 40-17.09 Substitution of nonconforming uses.