Schoolcraft City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS

	Minimum Lot Size (per unit)		Maximum Building Height		Minimum Yard Requirements			Maximum Lot Coverage (%)		Minimum Floor Area (b)
Zoning District	Area (sq. ft.)	Lot Width	Stories	Height	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard	Principal	Accessory	One Story	Two Story (First Floor)
RA Single-Family Residential	8,500	66	2½	35	30(a)	8	20	35	15	1,000	750
R-1 Single-Family Residential	7,000	50	2½	35	30(a)	8(c)	20	35	15	800	750
R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential
Single-Family	5,000	40	2½	35	18(a)	5(c)	15	35	15	500	500
Duplexes	8,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RM Multiple-Family Residential	(d)		(d)	(d)	(a)(d)(e)	(c)(d) (e)(f)	(d)(e)(f)	(d)	(d)	(d)	(d)
Residential Mobile Home	-	-	2½	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
B-1 Local Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
B-2 General Business	-	-	3	40	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	(j)	(j)
CBD Central Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
I-1 Light Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	15	30	50	15	-	-
I-2 General Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	30	60	50	15	-	-

(Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-421.- Footnotes to schedule of regulations.

(a)

In all residential districts, the required front yard shall not be used for off-street parking, loading, or unloading, except as otherwise permitted herein, and shall remain as open space unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for landscaping, plant materials, or vehicle access drives.

(b)

The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include areas of basements, breezeways, unenclosed porches, terraces, attached garages, attached sheds, or utility rooms.

(c)

In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, the width of side yards, which abut upon a street on the same side or on the opposite side of the same block, upon which other residential lots front, shall not be less than the required front yard for said homes which front upon said side street.

(d)

Site requirements:

	Garden Apartments	Townhouses	Housing for the Elderly
Gross site area	1 acre (min.)	2 Acres (min.)	2 Acres (min.)
Maximum floor area	.3 x developable area	.25 x developable area	.4 x developable area
Maximum lot coverage	.25 x development	.25 x development	.25 x development
Maximum height (b)	2½ stories 35 ft.	2½ stories 35 ft.	4 stories or 60 ft.
Minimum parking	2 spaces per unit of 1—24 units. 1.75 spaces per unit of 24+ units.	2 spaces per unit	.75 spaces per unit
Minimum landscaped area	.2 x gross site area	.25 x gross site area	.3 x gross site area
Maximum density	14 units per acre	8 units per acre	18 units per acre
Minimum front yard (a)	25 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.
Minimum side yard (b, c, d)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	25 ft., 50 ft. (total two)
Minimum rear yard (b)	30 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.
Minimum floor per unit
Efficiency	480 sq. ft.	600 sq. ft.	480 sq. ft.
One bedroom	600 sq. ft.	750 sq. ft.	550 sq. ft.
Two bedrooms	750 sq. ft.	900 sq. ft.	700 sq. ft.
Three bedrooms	900 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	-
Four bedrooms	-	1,500 sq. ft.

(e)

For every lot on which a multiple row, or terrace dwelling is erected, there shall be provided a side yard on each side of the lot, as indicated in the Schedule. Each side yard shall be increased beyond the yard spaces indicated by one foot for each ten feet or part thereof by which the length of the multiple row or terrace dwelling exceeds 40 feet in overall dimension along the adjoining lot line.

(f)

Where two or more multiple row or terrace dwellings are erected upon the same lot, a minimum yard space of 20 feet in width shall be provided between structures. This yard width shall be increased by two feet for each ten feet or part thereof, by which each multiple row or terrace dwelling, having common yards, exceeds 40 feet in length on that side of the dwelling facing the common yard.

(g)

Where any B-1, B-2, or CBD district borders on a side street, whereon a residential zoning district exists in the same block, there shall be provided a setback of five feet for all commercial buildings and parking and loading areas.

(h)

Where B-1, B-2 or CBD district borders a residentially zoned district and the districts are not separated by an alley or street, there shall be a minimum building setback of ten feet from the property line.

(i)

Loading space shall be provided for the rear yard in the ratio of at least ten square feet per front foot of the building. Where an alley or street exists or is provided at the rear of buildings, the rear building setback and loading requirements may be computed from the center of said alley or street. The board of appeals may waive this requirement in cases where this section causes undue hardship.

(j)

Where motels or hotels are permitted in a B-2 district, a minimum of 250 square feet of floor area per unit shall be provided.

(k)

Land uses within the CBD central business district zoning district shall be exempt from providing off-street parking.

(l)

The side and rear yard setback requirement for accessory structures in the residential zoning districts shall be three feet. Accessory structures are not permitted in the front yards.

(Ord. No. 215, § 6, 10-20-1008; Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-422. - Supplementary definitions.

(a)

Gross site area. The total area within and conforming to the legal description of the site.

(b)

Garden apartments. A residential structure having a height limit of two and one-half stories and containing three or more attached rooms or suites of rooms, each room or suite having its own cooking facilities and being used as a dwelling for one family.

(c)

Housing for the elderly and handicapped. A multiple-family development having the following tenant eligibility requirements. Prior to occupancy tenants must be:

(1)

Families or two or more persons, the head of which (or the spouse of which) is 62 years of age or older, or is handicapped or;

(2)

Single persons who are 62 years of age or older or who are handicapped.

A handicapped person is one whose impairment:

Is expected to be continued and of indefinite duration:

Substantially impedes his ability to live independently; or

Is such that his ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing.

(d)

Landscaped area. A portion of land area which has been changed, rearranged, or to which plant materials or scenery have been added to produce an aesthetic effect appropriate for a residential area.

Schoolcraft City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS

	Minimum Lot Size (per unit)		Maximum Building Height		Minimum Yard Requirements			Maximum Lot Coverage (%)		Minimum Floor Area (b)
Zoning District	Area (sq. ft.)	Lot Width	Stories	Height	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard	Principal	Accessory	One Story	Two Story (First Floor)
RA Single-Family Residential	8,500	66	2½	35	30(a)	8	20	35	15	1,000	750
R-1 Single-Family Residential	7,000	50	2½	35	30(a)	8(c)	20	35	15	800	750
R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential
Single-Family	5,000	40	2½	35	18(a)	5(c)	15	35	15	500	500
Duplexes	8,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RM Multiple-Family Residential	(d)		(d)	(d)	(a)(d)(e)	(c)(d) (e)(f)	(d)(e)(f)	(d)	(d)	(d)	(d)
Residential Mobile Home	-	-	2½	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
B-1 Local Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
B-2 General Business	-	-	3	40	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	(j)	(j)
CBD Central Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
I-1 Light Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	15	30	50	15	-	-
I-2 General Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	30	60	50	15	-	-

(Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-421.- Footnotes to schedule of regulations.

(a)

(b)

The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include areas of basements, breezeways, unenclosed porches, terraces, attached garages, attached sheds, or utility rooms.

(c)

(d)

Site requirements:

	Garden Apartments	Townhouses	Housing for the Elderly
Gross site area	1 acre (min.)	2 Acres (min.)	2 Acres (min.)
Maximum floor area	.3 x developable area	.25 x developable area	.4 x developable area
Maximum lot coverage	.25 x development	.25 x development	.25 x development
Maximum height (b)	2½ stories 35 ft.	2½ stories 35 ft.	4 stories or 60 ft.
Minimum parking	2 spaces per unit of 1—24 units. 1.75 spaces per unit of 24+ units.	2 spaces per unit	.75 spaces per unit
Minimum landscaped area	.2 x gross site area	.25 x gross site area	.3 x gross site area
Maximum density	14 units per acre	8 units per acre	18 units per acre
Minimum front yard (a)	25 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.
Minimum side yard (b, c, d)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	25 ft., 50 ft. (total two)
Minimum rear yard (b)	30 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.
Minimum floor per unit
Efficiency	480 sq. ft.	600 sq. ft.	480 sq. ft.
One bedroom	600 sq. ft.	750 sq. ft.	550 sq. ft.
Two bedrooms	750 sq. ft.	900 sq. ft.	700 sq. ft.
Three bedrooms	900 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	-
Four bedrooms	-	1,500 sq. ft.

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Where motels or hotels are permitted in a B-2 district, a minimum of 250 square feet of floor area per unit shall be provided.

(k)

Land uses within the CBD central business district zoning district shall be exempt from providing off-street parking.

(l)

The side and rear yard setback requirement for accessory structures in the residential zoning districts shall be three feet. Accessory structures are not permitted in the front yards.

(Ord. No. 215, § 6, 10-20-1008; Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-422. - Supplementary definitions.

(a)

Gross site area. The total area within and conforming to the legal description of the site.

(b)

(c)

Housing for the elderly and handicapped. A multiple-family development having the following tenant eligibility requirements. Prior to occupancy tenants must be:

(1)

Families or two or more persons, the head of which (or the spouse of which) is 62 years of age or older, or is handicapped or;

(2)

Single persons who are 62 years of age or older or who are handicapped.

A handicapped person is one whose impairment:

Is expected to be continued and of indefinite duration:

Substantially impedes his ability to live independently; or

Is such that his ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing.

(d)

Landscaped area. A portion of land area which has been changed, rearranged, or to which plant materials or scenery have been added to produce an aesthetic effect appropriate for a residential area.

Schoolcraft City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS

	Minimum Lot Size (per unit)		Maximum Building Height		Minimum Yard Requirements			Maximum Lot Coverage (%)		Minimum Floor Area (b)
Zoning District	Area (sq. ft.)	Lot Width	Stories	Height	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard	Principal	Accessory	One Story	Two Story (First Floor)
RA Single-Family Residential	8,500	66	2½	35	30(a)	8	20	35	15	1,000	750
R-1 Single-Family Residential	7,000	50	2½	35	30(a)	8(c)	20	35	15	800	750
R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential
Single-Family	5,000	40	2½	35	18(a)	5(c)	15	35	15	500	500
Duplexes	8,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RM Multiple-Family Residential	(d)		(d)	(d)	(a)(d)(e)	(c)(d) (e)(f)	(d)(e)(f)	(d)	(d)	(d)	(d)
Residential Mobile Home	-	-	2½	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
B-1 Local Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
B-2 General Business	-	-	3	40	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	(j)	(j)
CBD Central Business	-	-	2½	35	(g)	(h)	-	-	-	-	-
I-1 Light Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	15	30	50	15	-	-
I-2 General Industrial	20,000	100	3	50	50	30	60	50	15	-	-

(Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-421.- Footnotes to schedule of regulations.

(a)

(b)

The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include areas of basements, breezeways, unenclosed porches, terraces, attached garages, attached sheds, or utility rooms.

(c)

(d)

Site requirements:

	Garden Apartments	Townhouses	Housing for the Elderly
Gross site area	1 acre (min.)	2 Acres (min.)	2 Acres (min.)
Maximum floor area	.3 x developable area	.25 x developable area	.4 x developable area
Maximum lot coverage	.25 x development	.25 x development	.25 x development
Maximum height (b)	2½ stories 35 ft.	2½ stories 35 ft.	4 stories or 60 ft.
Minimum parking	2 spaces per unit of 1—24 units. 1.75 spaces per unit of 24+ units.	2 spaces per unit	.75 spaces per unit
Minimum landscaped area	.2 x gross site area	.25 x gross site area	.3 x gross site area
Maximum density	14 units per acre	8 units per acre	18 units per acre
Minimum front yard (a)	25 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.
Minimum side yard (b, c, d)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	20 ft., 40 ft. (total two)	25 ft., 50 ft. (total two)
Minimum rear yard (b)	30 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.
Minimum floor per unit
Efficiency	480 sq. ft.	600 sq. ft.	480 sq. ft.
One bedroom	600 sq. ft.	750 sq. ft.	550 sq. ft.
Two bedrooms	750 sq. ft.	900 sq. ft.	700 sq. ft.
Three bedrooms	900 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	-
Four bedrooms	-	1,500 sq. ft.

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Where motels or hotels are permitted in a B-2 district, a minimum of 250 square feet of floor area per unit shall be provided.

(k)

Land uses within the CBD central business district zoning district shall be exempt from providing off-street parking.

(l)

The side and rear yard setback requirement for accessory structures in the residential zoning districts shall be three feet. Accessory structures are not permitted in the front yards.

(Ord. No. 215, § 6, 10-20-1008; Ord. No. 241, § 38, 10-18-2021)

Sec. 62-422. - Supplementary definitions.

(a)

Gross site area. The total area within and conforming to the legal description of the site.

(b)

(c)

Housing for the elderly and handicapped. A multiple-family development having the following tenant eligibility requirements. Prior to occupancy tenants must be:

(1)

Families or two or more persons, the head of which (or the spouse of which) is 62 years of age or older, or is handicapped or;

(2)

Single persons who are 62 years of age or older or who are handicapped.

A handicapped person is one whose impairment:

Is expected to be continued and of indefinite duration:

Substantially impedes his ability to live independently; or

Is such that his ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing.

(d)

Landscaped area. A portion of land area which has been changed, rearranged, or to which plant materials or scenery have been added to produce an aesthetic effect appropriate for a residential area.