Plymouth Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Residential Special Districts
Section 900 Use regulations.
[Ord. No. 1555, §§ 1, 2, 4-11-2011]
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in the least restricted residential district abutting at the particular "residential special" district in question, or if there is no such abutting residential district, then any use permitted in the residential district located nearest to any point within the particular "residential special" district in question; provided that where two (2) or more residential districts would thus be included, the use regulations of the less or least restricted of such residential districts shall apply;
B.
A multiple dwelling including accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, including dwelling quarters for watchman and caretakers employed upon the premises, provided that accessory use shall not include stores, restaurants or other commercial uses.
C.
Any use of the same general character as any of the uses hereinbefore specifically permitted, when authorized as a special exception. When authorized as a special exception, an apartment hotel, including accessory uses and limitations on use as pertain to multiple dwellings.
Section 901 Height regulations.
[Ord. No. 379, § 4, 11-13-1961]
The maximum height of buildings and structures erected in the district shall be thirty-five (35) feet and all buildings shall be limited to two-story occupancy.
Section 902 Area, width, yard, building coverage, impervious surface and green space area regulations.
[Ord. No. 379, § 4, 11-13-1961; Ord. No. 1133, § 10, 9-27-1993; Ord. No. 1476, § 17, 6-11-2007]
For apartment houses and apartment hotels, the following requirements shall apply:
A.
Minimum Lot Area and Width. A lot area of not less than four (4) acres and a lot width of not less than three hundred (300) feet at the building line shall be provided for each building or series of buildings constituting an apartment house or apartment hotel erected in this district. A lot area of not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet per family shall be provided for every building hereafter erected or used as an apartment house or apartment hotel.
B.
Front Yards. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall be not less than fifty (50) feet in depth.
C.
Side Yards.
1.
On each interior lot there shall be two (2) side yards having an aggregate width of one hundred (100) feet, neither side yard having a width less than forty (40) feet.
2.
On each corner lot there shall be two (2) side yards, the one abutting the street having a width of not less than fifty (50) feet and the other having a width of not less than forty (40) feet.
D.
Rear Yard. There shall be a rear, yard on each lot the depth of which shall be not less than fifty (50) feet.
E.
Building Coverage. The building coverage on any lot shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent.
F.
Below Ground Level Apartments. No apartment units shall be located below ground level and a basement shall not be used for living quarters.
G.
Impervious Surface Maximum. The maximum impervious surface on any lot shall not exceed sixty (60) percent.
H.
Green Space Area Requirement. The minimum required green space area on any lot shall not be less than forty (40) percent.