A.

Intent.

The intent of the Single-Family Residential Districts is to primarily provide for single-family detached residential dwellings and associated uses. The R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts have different minimum area, density, and building placement requirements to provide for different housing types and residential densities that accommodate the varied needs of the population.

It is the further intent of these districts to permit a limited range of uses that are associated and compatible with single-family dwellings and residential land uses, and which would contribute to the richness and stability of residential neighborhoods. Multiple-family, office, business, commercial, industrial and other uses that would interfere with the quality of single-family residential life are prohibited in these districts.

B.

Principal Uses and Structures.

In the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts, no structure or land shall be used, erected, or altered, in whole or in part, except for one (1) or more of the following principal permitted uses:

1.

Single-family detached dwellings, subject to the standards of Section 8.108 (Single-Family Dwelling, Detached).

2.

Publicly owned and operated parks, parkways, and recreation facilities, subject to the standards of Section 8.315 (Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor).

3.

Private parks owned and maintained by homeowner associations, subject to the standards of Section 8.315 (Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor).

4.

Child and adult residential care facilities of the following nature or as licensed by the State of Michigan:

a.

Adult foster care family home [six (6) or fewer adults].

b.

Foster family home [four (4) or fewer children twenty-four (24) hours per day].

c.

Foster family group home [five (5) to six (6) children twenty-four (24) hours per day].

d.

Family day care home [six (6) or fewer children less than twenty-four (24) hours per day].

5.

Cemeteries that lawfully occupy land at the time of the adoption of Ordinance, subject to the standards of Section 8.201 (Cemeteries).

6.

Fire stations.

C.

Accessory Uses and Structures.

The following uses and structures shall be permitted accessory to principal uses in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts, subject to the provisions of Section 24.03 (Uses):

1.

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 8.104 (Home Occupations).

2.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Article 17 (Signs).

3.

Off-street parking, subject to the provisions of Article 13 (Streets and Off-Street Parking).

4.

Uses and structures incidental to and customarily associated with Single-Family detached dwelling units, such as private garages.

5.

Private swimming pools, subject to the provisions of Section 24.06 (Accessory Structures and Uses).

D.

Special Land Uses.

The following uses may be permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts by the Planning Commission, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan by the Planning Commission; any special conditions imposed by the Planning Commission to fulfill the purposes of this Ordinance; and the procedures and requirements set forth in Section 20.02 (Special Land Uses):

1.

Bed and breakfast inns, subject to the standards of Section 8.102 (Bed and Breakfast Inns).

2.

Institutional uses [as defined in Section 25.02 (Definitions)], subject to the standards of Section 8.203 (Institutional Uses).

3.

Child and adult residential care facilities of the following nature or as licensed by the State of Michigan, subject to the standards of Section 8.103 (Child Care Center, Group Day Care, Nursery Schools, Day Nurseries, Pre-Schools):

a.

Group day care home [twelve (12) or fewer children less than twenty-four (24) hours per day].

b.

Adult foster care small group home [twelve (12) or fewer adults].

c.

Child care centers.

4.

Golf courses, subject to the standards of Section 8.308 (Golf Courses).

5.

Public utility facilities, subject to the standards of Section 8.205 (Public Utility and Essential Service Structures and Uses).

6.

Municipal buildings and uses.

(Ord. No. 717, art. I, 10-19-2020)

A.

Intent.

The intent of the Multiple-Family Residential Districts is to address the varied housing needs of the community by providing locations for development of Multiple-Family housing at a higher density than is permitted in the Single-Family districts. In addressing these housing needs, Multiple-Family housing in the RM, RM-1 (Low Rise), and RM-2 (High Rise) Districts shall be designed in consideration of the following objectives:

1.

Developments are generally considered suitable transitional uses between Single-Family detached housing and nonresidential development.

2.

Multiple-Family housing shall be provided with necessary services and utilities, including usable outdoor recreation space and a well-designed internal road network.

3.

Multiple-Family housing shall be designed to be compatible with surrounding or nearby Single-Family housing.

4.

Multiple-Family developments shall have direct access to a collector road or major thoroughfare.

B.

Principal Uses and Structures.

In the RM, RM-1, and RM-2 Districts, no structure or land shall be used, erected, altered, in whole or in part, except for one (1) or more of the following principal permitted uses:

1.

Single-Family detached dwellings, subject to the standards of Section 8.108 (Single-Family Dwelling, Detached).

2.

Single-Family attached dwellings, townhouses and stacked flats, subject to the standards of Section 8.106 (Multiple-Family Dwellings and Developments).

3.

Two-family dwellings, subject to the standards of Section 8.110 (Two-Family Dwelling, Detached).

4.

Multiple-Family dwellings, subject to the standards of Section 8.106 (Multiple-Family Dwellings and Developments).

5.

Public recreation facilities, parks, parkways, and trails, subject to the standards of Section 8.315 (Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor).

6.

Private parks owned and maintained by a homeowner association or the proprietor of a housing project, subject to the standards of Section 8.315 (Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor).

7.

Child and adult residential care facilities of the following nature or as licensed by the State of Michigan:

a.

Adult foster care family home [six (6) or fewer adults].

b.

Foster family home [four (4) or fewer children 24 hours per day].

c.

Foster family group home [five (5) to six (6) children 24 hours per day].

d.

Family day care home [six (6) or fewer children less than 24 hours per day].

C.

Accessory Uses and Structures.

The following uses and structures shall be permitted accessory to principal uses in the RM, RM-1, and RM-2 Districts, subject to the provisions of Section 24.03 (Uses):

1.

Clubhouses, private swimming pools and fitness facilities for the exclusive use of residents and their guests.

2.

In a new housing development, temporary use of a residence as a model during the period of construction and selling or leasing of homes in the development.

3.

Private garages, carports, community garages, or parking lots.

D.

Special Land Uses.

The following uses may be permitted in the RM, RM-1, and RM-2 Districts by the Planning Commission, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan by the Planning Commission; any special conditions imposed by the Planning Commission to fulfill the purposes of this Ordinance; and the procedures and requirements set forth in Section 20.02 (Special Land Uses):

1.

Institutional uses [as defined in Section 25.02 (Definitions)], subject to the standards of Section 8.203 (Institutional Uses).

2.

Municipal buildings and uses.

3.

Hospitals, subject to the standards of Section 8.202 (Hospitals).

4.

Senior housing, subject to the standards of Section 8.107 (Senior Housing).

5.

Housing for the elderly, including assisted living facilities, congregate elderly housing, and nursing and convalescent homes, subject to the standards of Section 8.204 (Nursing and Convalescent Homes, Foster Care Large Group Homes, and Assisted Living Facilities).

6.

Adult foster care large group home, subject to the standards of Section 8.204 (Nursing and Convalescent Homes, Foster Care Large Group Homes, and Assisted Living Facilities).

7.

Child and adult residential care facilities of the following nature or as licensed by the State of Michigan, subject to the standards of Section 8.103 (Child Care Center, Group Day Care, Nursery Schools, Day Nurseries, Pre-Schools):

a.

Group day care home [12 or fewer children less than 24 hours per day].

b.

Adult foster care small group home [12 or fewer adults].

c.

Child care centers.

A.

Intent.

The Manufactured Housing Park (MHP) District is intended to provide for the location and regulation of manufactured housing parks (formerly known as "mobile home parks"), as defined by the Mobile Home Commission Act, P.A. 96 of 1987, as amended (MCLA 125.2301 et seq.) and the Manufactured Housing Commission General Rules. It is intended that manufactured housing parks be provided with necessary community and recreational facilities that serve the residents in the district in a setting that provides a high quality of life for residents. In accordance with the purpose of this district, manufactured housing parks shall be located in areas where they will be compatible with and not adversely impact adjacent land uses.

The regulations and rules established by the State of Michigan (Mobile Home Commission Act, P.A. 96 of 1987, as amended) and the Manufactured Housing Commission govern all manufactured housing parks. Where regulations in this Article and Ordinance, including Section 8.105 (Manufactured Housing Parks), exceed the state law or general rules, they are intended to promote the health, safety and welfare of the City 's residents, and to ensure that manufactured housing parks are developed and maintained in a manner equivalent to the standards established by this Ordinance for comparable residential developments in the City.

Further, the district is intended to meet the needs of the different age and family groups in the community, to provide for standards that ensure adequate light and air to windows and for privacy and open spaces to serve the residents of these districts, to prevent congestion on the public streets, and to reduce hazards to life and property.

B.

Principal Uses and Structures.

In the MHP District, no building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for the following principal permitted use:

1.

Single-Family detached manufactured dwellings, subject to the standards of Section 8.105 (Manufactured Housing Parks).

C.

Accessory Uses and Structures.

The following uses and structures accessory to principal uses and structures in the MHP District shall be permitted, subject to the standards of Section 24.03 (Uses) and Section 8.105 (Manufactured Housing Parks):

1.

Clubhouses, private swimming pools and fitness facilities for the exclusive use of residents and their guests.

2.

In a new housing development, temporary use of a residence as a model during the period of construction and selling or leasing of homes in the development.

3.

Private garages, carports, community garages, or parking lots.