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Riverview City Zoning Code

Zoning RIVERVIEW

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   Zoning Ordinance

      Planning Commission Public Hearing: September 16, 2004

      City Council Public Hearing: December 6, 2004

      First Reading: December 20, 2004

      Second Reading/Adoption: January 3, 2005

      Effective: January 23, 2005

    Riverview, Michigan

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Mayor

Hon. Tim Durand

City Council

Lynn M. Blanchette, Mayor Pro Tempore
Thomas E. Coffey
Donald Capezza
Betty J. Priskorn
Elmer E. Trombley
James D. Trombley

Planning Commission

David Astalos Theodore Orosz
John Chesney Thomas Petee
Daniel Duey Robert Rankin
Mark Fredericks Michael Ross
Valli Mohammadi

 

Administration

Dean Workman, City Manager
James Witman, Chief Building Official
Gerald L. Couch, Community Development Director
Elizabeth Hendley, Community Development Department

Legal Counsel

Randall A. Pentiuk, Attorney
Pentiuk, Couvreur, and Kobiljak, P.C.

Consultant

McKenna Associates, Inc.
Northville, Michigan

HOW TO USE THIS ORDINANCE

TO FIND OUT WHICH ZONING DISTRICT APPLIES TO YOUR PROPERTY:

Visit the City offices and find your property on the Official Zoning Map. For more information on the district, look up the specific district use standards in Articles 3—7.

IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT RULES APPLY:

Step 1: Find your zoning district on the Official Zoning Map (available in City Hall).
Step 2: Look up the zoning district's purpose and list of permitted uses in Articles 3—7.
Step 3: Look up any specific conditions related to a particular permitted land use uses in Article 8 (Design Standards for Specific Uses).
Step 4: Look up minimum lot size, building height, yard requirements, and other dimensional standards for the zoning district in Article 9 (Schedule of Regulations).

 

TO DEVELOP PROPERTY OR ESTABLISH A PARTICULAR USE:

Step 1: Go to Articles 3—7 to determine if the proposed use is permitted in the zoning district. The text will note whether there are supplemental design standards for this use in Article 8 (Design Standards for Specific Uses).
Step 2: Go to Article 8 (Design Standards for Specific Uses) to look up design standards for your proposed use.
Step 3: Look up the appropriate zoning district in Article 9 (Schedule of Regulations) for details on minimum lot size, required yards, and other district standards. You may also be referred to Article 13 through 17 for general parking, landscaping, screening, lighting, and sign regulations.
Step 4: Go to Article 20 (Procedures and Standards), Section 20.01 (Site Plan Review) for details about the approval process. If the proposed use is identified as a "special land use," then also look up Section 20.02 (Special Land Uses).

 

TO REQUEST A VARIANCE FROM THE ZONING STANDARDS THAT APPLY:

The Zoning Board of Appeals is authorized to grant variances from specific regulations of this Ordinance in cases of special hardship. See Article 19, Section 19.05 (Zoning Board of Appeals Authority, Responsibility, and Procedures) for more information.

IF YOU WANT TO…

…BUILD A FENCE: See Article 15 (Walls and Fences).

…INSTALL A SIGN: See Article 17 (Signs).

…BUILD A GARAGE, SHED, OR POOL: See Section 3.06 (Accessory Structures and Uses).

…BUILD A DECK, PATIO, OR PORCH: See Article 9 (Schedule of Regulations).

SELECTED ZONING ORDINANCE REVIEW PROCEDURES:

The following are some of the common types of development review and use approval procedures required under this Ordinance:

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Prelim-2

Site Plan Review Process

Prelim-3

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