A.

Exterior facing materials. The exterior of all buildings hereafter erected shall be constructed of aesthetically pleasing brick and/or stone building materials. Other durable, decorative building materials, including metal siding and dryvit and split-faced block, may be approved by the planning commission in instances where the character and style of the proposed structure warrants special consideration, or where it can be determined that the additional material would not be out-of-character or harmony with other buildings in the vicinity of the site. Metal siding shall be confined to the side and rear building elevations only. Metal siding shall be further limited to the upper portions of the structure above the top of the door. Dryvit may only be used for accent purposes. The architecture and approved exterior finish of any building shall be complementary and compatible in style and be of uniform finish on all sides of its exterior when the site is adjacent to any non-industrial district. Within the industrial districts, the architecture and approved exterior finish shall be returned on the building side(s) a sufficient distance, as determined by the planning commission, to provide a continuous appearance from the adjacent right-of-way or structures or visible to the public. The rear and side elevations of the building constructed of block may be painted, provided that the colors match the rest of the building. Painted brick shall not be allowed for new construction. Samples shall be provided at site plan review.

B.

Rear and side yard access and parking. Required rear and side yards may be used for off-street parking, as regulated in this article, provided adequate access to the rear of the building for fire fighting and emergency equipment is available.

C.

Landscaping. Portions of the site not used for parking, driveways and buildings shall be provided with landscaping and lawn (see section 5.03), approved by the planning commission, and so maintained in attractive condition.

D.

Roof-mounted fixture screening. Roof-mounted equipment including, but not limited to, air conditioners, heating apparatus, dust collectors, filters, transformers, noise control devices, and any other such appliance or apparatus, shall be concealed from view by obscuring screening so no part is visible from the ground. The design of the screening shall be approved by the planning commission and shall be compatible with the architectural design of the building upon which it is located and designed to mitigate noise generated by any roof-mounted appliances.

E.

Off-street loading space. Every use involving the receipt or delivery of materials, supplies or merchandise by trucks or trailers shall provide space for standing, so that loading and unloading services will not take place on the public streets, alleys and rights-of-way. Loading and unloading spaces shall be provided and shall not be from a public right-of-way and, further, no such space shall be provided within the required front yard setback. Such loading space shall consist of an area as required in section 6.05 with the loading space and any roadway thereto paved with an asphalt or concrete surface.

F.

Lighting limitations. Lighting of parking areas shall be as approved by the planning commission in accordance with section 5.06, and as specified for each district.

G.

Signs. Signs shall be governed by section 5.05 of this ordinance, unless as otherwise approved as part of the project development plan for a planned unit development (PUD) project.

H.

Screening. Screening between abutting properties shall be provided as specified in section 5.01, in addition to the requirements specified in section 7.02, site plan submission requirements.

I.

Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage shall be governed by meeting all requirements for yard space, landscaping, screening, off-street parking, loading and road rights-of-way.

J.

Equipment, machinery and ancillary structures or facilities.

(1)

Automatic screw machines. Such machines must be equipped with noise silencers or other sound absorbing devices and must not be located closer than 200 feet to any residential zoned district.

(2)

Stamping machines, punch presses, press breaks and hydraulic presses shall not be located closer than 200 feet to any district zoned for residential use nor closer than 200 feet to any residential district or residential use. All such machines shall be placed on shock absorbing mountings located on suitable reinforced concrete footings. No such machine shall be loaded beyond such capacity as may be prescribed by the manufacturer of the machine.

(3)

Hammers, steam or board and hot forgings shall not be permitted, in the light manufacturing district.

In the HM, heavy manufacturing district, no such machine or operation shall be permitted closer than 1,000 feet to any residential zoned district. Such machine or operation is otherwise permitted when placed on shock absorbing mountings located on a suitable reinforced concrete footing, all of which shall be completely enclosed within a masonry type building.

(4)

Water wells, mixing tanks, truck or transport transfer stations, flowlines, gathering lines, pipelines, pump stations, mixing stations, valves, sweetening or production facilities, or other similar or associated ancillary uses facilities, structures, equipment to the drilling, completion or operation of an oil and gas well permitted pursuant to Part 615, NREPA, MCL 325.61501, are not authorized unless special land use and site plan are approved pursuant to articles 7 and 13, respectively, of this ordinance. As part of such approval, any such ancillary use, structure or facility is not authorized unless it is determined by the reviewing board or commission that there will be no likely pollution, diminishment, or impairment of the air, water, natural resources, or adjacent land uses.

K.

Storage and handling. The storage and handling of hazardous or toxic chemical substances or materials are regulated as follows:

(1)

I-R, industrial research district. Above ground outside storage shall not be permitted. The storage of explosives shall not be permitted. Underground storage of flammable materials shall not be permitted unless it's accessory to the principal use and specifically approved by the Planning Commission, Charter Township of Shelby Fire Department and the State of Michigan. In no case shall the underground storage of flammable materials be closer than 100 feet to residential property.

(2)

LM, light manufacturing and HM, heavy manufacturing. Above ground fuel storage may be allowed as a permitted use in the LM and HM districts subject to site plan approval by the planning director. The planning director's review shall consider the placement of the tank in relation to existing parking spaces, driveways, the building and surrounding property. A minimum setback of 100 feet shall be provided when abutting a residential zoning district. A setback of ten feet is required when abutting non-residential zoning districts. The design and placement of the storage tank must comply with all applicable requirements of the Shelby Township Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance and the Michigan Fire Prevention Code.

(3)

LM, light manufacturing and HM, heavy manufacturing. Above or in-ground storage, handling transport, or transfer hazardous or chemical materials or substances may be allowed if authorized and/or permitted pursuant to articles 7 and 13, respectively, of this ordinance. The review shall consider the placement of any such use, structure or facility in relation to adjacent land uses, driveways, and character of the surrounding property. A minimum setback of 660 feet from the property line is required for any oil, gas, injection well, pad, structure or facility when oil and gas development abuts a residential zoning district. The design and placement of any such use, structure, or facility shall comply with all requirements of the Shelby Township Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance, and before any approval or permit is considered the applicant shall submit to the township planning director and body authorized to conduct the review a list of the hazardous and/or chemical materials or substances, including liquids or any mixture or combination of liquids or materials, that will be stored, handled, transported or transferred on the property.

(Ord. No. 212.5, § 31, 7-20-1999; Ord. No. 212.59, 8-18-2005; Ord. No. 212.92, 5-20-2014; Ord. No. 212.98, 4-7-2015)

The I-R industrial research district is designed to primarily accommodate scientific, business and industrial research operations, related testing and production operations, and operations where technology and production activities are mutually dependent or developmental in nature; in a spacious, open type environment devoid of nuisance factors commonly present in industrial districts. To permit uses which support and complement principal uses permitted, or which are vital to such principal uses and are required to be located close to them; and the result shall be development planned in a coordinated manner, according to an approved plan.

A.

Uses permitted. All uses permitted in this district shall be conducted wholly in accordance with the standards of this section and limited to those listed on the approved site plan and the approved area plan, where applicable.

1.

Research, development and testing facilities for industrial, scientific and business establishments, where said activities are the principal uses on a site.

2.

Corporate headquarter offices.

3.

Administrative, professional and/or business offices of principal uses permitted.

4.

Production of prototype products in limited quantities.

5.

Pilot plants set up to demonstrate creative technologies that can serve as the basis for enlarged facilities elsewhere.

6.

Educational and design facilities whose principal function is the research and development of new products, processes and technical training.

7.

Manufacture of light products, such as industrial controls; electronic components and accessories; measuring, analyzing and controlling instruments; photographic (except chemicals and sensitized materials); medical, optical goods; and other similar forms of light products assembly, as determined by the planning commission.

8.

Agricultural uses.

9.

Existing single-family dwellings.

10.

Public facilities and uses necessary to serve the district including fire, police, and ambulance stations, public utilities and other similar public facilities.

11.

Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, and the following accessory uses when clearly secondary to a permitted use.

(a)

Private service facilities (police, fire or ambulance services); technical and business schools; and recreation facilities, both indoor and outdoor; and post offices.

(b)

Uses incidental to and in support of permitted uses, such as cafeterias and shops. Any such use shall be located on the lot of the principal use which it serves; shall be conducted primarily for the convenience of its own employees; shall be wholly within a building; and shall have no exterior advertising or display.

(c)

Operations required to maintain or support any use permitted above, on the same lot as the permitted use, such as maintenance shops, power plants and similar facilities.

(d)

Sleeping quarters for security and maintenance personnel shall not be constructed as permanent housekeeping facilities or units for family living.

B.

Special land uses. The following special land uses and other uses similar to those cited in this section may be granted approval by the township board following review by the planning commission, subject to the standards of this article and the general and specific standards for each use cited in article 13.

1.

Commercial, office and service uses which are located, designed and intended to support and complement principal permitted uses, such as banks and other financial institutions; restaurants; auditoriums, and meeting facilities; medical offices and facilities; data processing and computing centers; office and laboratory equipment services; and printing, publishing, and allied services; and similar uses as may be determined by the planning commission. Such uses shall either be located in a building containing the principal permitted uses which will be served, or in service centers consisting of one or more buildings, designed with common drives, parking and loading areas, and landscaping.

2.

Planned unit development (section 13.37).

3.

Reserved.

4.

Reserved.

5.

Reserved.

6.

Reserved.

7.

Reserved.

8.

Reserved.

9.

Reserved.

10.

Oil and gas wells, and/or ancillary uses, structures, or facilities, including but not limited to water wells, storage, handling, mixing, hauling, transport, transfer structures, production or sweetening facilities, or other ancillary buildings, structures, facilities or equipment, subject to approval under articles 7 and 13, respectively, of this ordinance, except that such approval shall not regulate, control or apply to the drilling, completion, production, or operation of any oil and gas well or oil and gas well converted to a brine disposal that are permitted under Part 615, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 325.61501, et seq., or its promulgated rules and regulations.

C.

Minimum yard requirements:

1.

Minimum size each lot:

(a)

Lot area: One acre.

(b)

Lot width (linear feet): One hundred fifty.

2.

Minimum yard setbacks per lot:

(a)

Front and street-side building setbacks shall be measured from the centerline of each road right-of-way (R.O.W.) in accordance with the township's master plan, as follows:

Distance from centerline (in feet):

il=3p  *  Freeways shall be measured from the established right-of-way lines.

il=3p **  In the case of private roads, the front yard setback shall be measured from the road easement or common usage line abutting the subject lot.

Parking shall not be permitted in the required front and street side setback(s).

(b)

Side: Twenty feet. Side yards abutting any residential district shall provide a setback of 50 feet.

(c)

Rear: Thirty feet. Rear yards abutting any residential district shall provide a setback of 50 feet.

(d)

A yard at least 75 feet wide shall be provided along any perimeter of this district which does not abut a public street, except where the adjacent property is designated by the township's adopted master plan for residential uses, in which case the yard shall be at least 100 feet wide.

(e)

Larger minimum yards may be required at the time of site plan approval for a building exceeding two stories or 35 feet in height. The requirements shall be based on consideration of natural light, air circulation, solar access, and other effects on adjacent buildings or properties.

(f)

Minimum yard requirements shall apply to all buildings and structures, drives, and parking and loading areas. Drives may cross required yards.

(g)

The preceding yard requirements, except those in section 11.10.C.2.a. may be reduced as part of the site plan approval. The reduction shall be based on findings that topographic conditions, existing trees and other vegetation, proposed land grading and plant materials, or other existing conditions or proposed site improvements perform the same function as the required yards.

All required yards shall be landscaped and adequately and permanently maintained. The yards required in section 11.10.C.2.d. herein, shall be landscaped and developed so as to function as a buffer between this district and abutting properties.

D.

Building requirements:

1.

Distances between buildings. The location of buildings and uses and distances between buildings and uses shall not be less than 30 feet. Distances between buildings shall be sufficient to meet fire regulations and to provide for natural light, air circulation and solar access.

2.

Height limits. Height limit zones shall be delineated on the area plan. The zones shall be based on considerations of topography, natural light, air circulation, views, solar access, relation to neighboring buildings, and fire protection and safety. The proposed height of each building shall be shown on the site plan. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height above grade.

E.

Environmental and off-street parking. Environmental (landscaping, lighting, screening and signs) and off-street parking improvements shall be provided in accordance with articles 5 and 6 of this ordinance. Loading facilities, as provided in accordance with section 6.05 herein, may be reduced, if approved as part of approval of the site plan. Notwithstanding requirements of article 6, herein, the number of parking spaces required for office and technological uses shall be based on the rate of one space for each 300 square feet of floor area. The number of parking spaces required may be reduced by the planning commission as part of its approval of a site plan. The reduction may be approved upon the petitioner showing, to the planning commission's satisfaction, that the number of spaces provided will be adequate for the intended use. The planning commission may establish a maximum number of parking spaces which may be placed on a lot. However, an area must be designated on the site plan for future parking expansion that meets the minimum ordinance requirement. Loading areas shall be screened from view from any street or property line.

F.

Large-scale plan or subdivision plan. Large-scale projects or office research subdivisions shall be processed as planned unit developments and shall conform with the requirements of this section and section 13.37. In addition to the processing requirements of section 13.37, the following elements shall be present:

1.

Common areas and facilities:

(a)

The location, extent, and purpose of all common areas and facilities shall be identified on the area plan and on preliminary and final site plans. All such areas and facilities which are to be conveyed to any agency or association shall be identified accordingly on the site plan(s).

(b)

All public areas and facilities which are to be dedicated to a public agency or association shall be so dedicated prior to approval of a final site plan or a final plat, unless a binding agreement approved by the township attorney and township is provided in lieu of dedication.

(c)

Legal instruments setting forth the manner of permanent maintenance of common areas and facilities shall be submitted to the township attorney for review before the township planning commission approves a site plan or the township board approves a final plat.

G.

Other site requirements. Outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment, supplies or products; outdoor processing, assembly, repair or other operations; or outdoor display of goods, materials, products, equipment or processes shall be prohibited. No display shall be permitted in a window or in any other location visible from a street or an adjacent lot, except in a service center as permitted in section 11.10.B.1. herein. Trash and other waste materials shall be stored within a principal or accessory building or shall be screened from view from a street and adjacent lots, and shall not be located in a required yard. Utility meters and control devices shall also be so located and screened.

(Ord. No. 212.98, 4-7-2015)

The L-M light manufacturing district is designed to primarily accommodate industrial operations conducted wholly within a building and whose external, physical effects are restricted to the area of the district and in no manner impact in a detrimental way any of the surrounding districts.

A.

Uses permitted. All uses in this district shall be conducted wholly within a building with a landscaped front yard and with the side or rear yard used for loading and customer and employee parking.

1.

Any one or more uses permitted in the I-R districts as regulated in section 11.10 of this ordinance, except uses permitted under section 11.10.A.11.a—c.

2.

Warehousing and wholesale establishments, storage (other than accessory to a permitted retail use) and mini warehouses.

3.

The compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of such products as: bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, food products, hardware and cutlery, tool, die, gauge and machine shops.

4.

The manufacture, compounding, assembling, or improvement of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, soil, shell, textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood and yarns or such other similar materials as approved by the planning commission.

5.

The manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or natural gas.

6.

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, and metal, plastic or rubber stamps, or other small molded products.

7.

Manufacture or assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, telecommunications equipment and products (excluding large stampings).

8.

Manufacture and repair of electric or neon signs, light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment, cornices, eaves and the like.

9.

Utility service buildings, water supply and water and gas tanks and holders.

10.

Building and landscaping contractor offices with garages for maintenance and storage of equipment.

11.

Indoor recreation and instructional businesses.

12.

Auto repair, service and sales, car washes and gas stations subject to the following requirements:

(a)

All repair activities shall be confined to the interior of the building.

(b)

Outdoor storage of parts or equipment may be allowed subject to the requirements of this section.

(c)

An adequate means of waste disposal shall be provided, as required by applicable state or federal law.

(d)

Adequate measures shall be taken to ensure that any noise, dust, smoke, odor, fumes or other negative environmental impacts are confined to the site.

13.

Professional and administrative offices.

14.

Restaurants and other retail uses as determined by the planning director.

15.

Self-Storage units subject to the following requirements:

(a)

No storage of combustible or flammable liquids, combustible fibers, or explosive material as defined in the fire prevention code, or toxic materials shall be permitted within the self-storage buildings or upon the premises.

(b)

No outside storage shall be allowed.

(c)

Except as provided herein, the use of the premises shall be limited to storage only and shall not be used for operating any other business, for maintaining or repairing any vehicles, recreational equipment or other items, or for any recreational activity, hobby or purpose other than the storage of personal items as hereinbefore set forth.

(d)

Screening shall be provided, as specified in section 5.01.

(e)

A security manager shall be permitted to reside on the premises.

(f)

Limited retail sales to tenants of products and supplies incidental to the principal use, such as packing materials, packing labels, tape, rope, protective covers and locks and chains, shall be permitted.

(g)

Access to the self-storage area shall be restricted to tenants only by means of an entrance controlled gate.

16.

Showrooms for the display of merchandise or equipment offered by the principal business located in the LM district.

17.

Accessory uses and accessory outside storage customarily incidental to any of the above uses. Areas proposed for outdoor storage shall be shown on a site plan illustrating the location of the outdoor storage in relation to the existing buildings, parking lots, driveways and property lines. Accessory outdoor storage may be approved administratively by the planning director.

Outside storage shall be limited to currently licensed cars, trucks, and recreation vehicles, finished and semi-finished manufactured materials produced on the premises and equipment necessary as an accessory to the principal use, provided the following conditions are complied with:

(a)

No storage shall be allowed in front of the building or in any required or nonrequired front yard.

(b)

A chain link or pressure treated obscuring wood fence or masonry wall, not less than four feet high nor more than eight feet high, shall enclose the storage area. The height and choice of type of fence or wall and the requirement of obscuring slats to be used with a chain link fence to most appropriately screen the stored materials from view shall be determined by the planning commission.

18.

Sleeping quarters for security and maintenance personnel shall not be constructed as permanent housekeeping facilities or units for family living.

19.

Uses expressly prohibited under this article include the following:

(a)

Junk yards including the storage of wrecked motor vehicles or mobile equipment.

(b)

Used auto parts and used building materials.

(c)

Storage of loose minerals, including soil, stone, sand, gravel, coal, cinders and similar materials. Loose material such as those described above may be allowed as part of an approved landscaping contractor's yard provided that the materials enclosed in a building or other enclosure to prevent blowing across the site onto adjoining property.

(d)

Storage of combustible or odiferous materials, unless approval is obtained from the Shelby Township Fire Department.

(e)

Incubation, raising, killing or storage of poultry and animals.

B.

Special land uses. The following special land uses and other uses similar to those cited in this section may be granted approval by the township board following review by the planning commission, subject to the standards of this article and the general and specific standards for each use cited in article 13.

1.

Mining and extraction (section 13.32).

2.

Nurseries and greenhouses (section 13.33).

3.

Outdoor storage (section 13.36).

4.

Planned unit development (section 13.37).

5.

Public utility buildings (section 13.42).

6.

Churches (section 13.13).

7.

(New) Drilling, completion, and operation of oil and gas wells, and ancillary uses, structures, or facilities, including but not limited to water wells, storage, handling, mixing, hauling, transport, transfer structures, production or sweetening facilities, or other ancillary buildings, structures, facilities or equipment, subject to approval under articles 7 and 13, respectively, of this ordinance, except that such approval shall not regulate, control or apply to the drilling, completion, production, or operation of any oil and gas well or oil and gas well converted to a brine disposal that are permitted under Part 615, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 325.61501, et seq., or its promulgated rules and regulations.

C.

Site, area and placement requirements.

1.

Minimum size each lot:

(a)

Lot area (square feet): 20,000.

(b)

Lot width (linear feet): 100.

2.

Minimum yard setbacks per lot:

(a)

Front and street-side building and parking setbacks shall be measured from the centerline of each road right-of-way (R.O.W.) in accordance with the township's master plan, as follows:

Distance from centerline (in feet):* or as otherwise noted

il=5p   *  Where such use or district abuts or is across the road from any residential district, the distance between the front site line and setback line shall be increased by 25 feet and a five-foot high landscaped berm shall be required.

il=5p  **  Freeways shall be measured from the established right-of-way lines.

il=5p ***  In the case of private roads, the front yard setback shall be measured from the road easement or common usage line abutting the subject lot.

Parking shall not be permitted in the required front and street side setback(s).

(b)

Side yard. A zero lot line setback may be permitted on one side of the lot, except as otherwise specified in the building code. In no case shall a side yard setback of less than five feet be left between the lot line and the building. The placement of door and window openings in relation to the lot line shall be subject to the requirements of the building code. Corner lot side yards must equal the setback required for the front yards on the street to which they side. If an exterior side yard borders other than a manufacturing district, there shall be provided a side yard setback of not less than 50 feet.

(c)

Rear yard (linear feet): Twenty. No building shall be closer than 100 feet to the outer perimeter (property lines) of this district where said property lines abut any residential district and such space shall only be used for the parking of individual passenger vehicles and/or small trucks.

D.

Building and site requirements:

1.

Building height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height except as otherwise provided in section 4.02 of this ordinance.

2.

No outdoor storage shall be permitted unless it is part of an approved site plan and conforms to subsection A.12 above. If no outdoor storage will be created, then the site plan shall contain a signed certified statement to that effect by the owner of the property.

3.

Dust collectors and similar equipment shall be screened from view from any abutting residential zoning district.

4.

Maximum coverage is equal to the remainder of the site after all right-of-way parking and yard space requirements are deducted from the gross site area.

E.

Environmental and off-street parking. Environmental (landscaping, lighting, screening and signs) and off-street parking improvements shall be provided in accordance with articles 5 and 6 of this article.

(Ord. No. 212.5, § 32, 7-20-1999; Ord. No. 212.25, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 212.59, 8-18-2005; Ord. No. 212.85, 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 212.98, 4-7-2015)

The H-M heavy manufacturing district is established primarily for manufacturing, assembling and fabrication activities including large scale or specialized industrial operations whose external physical effects will be felt to some degree by surrounding districts. The district is so structured as to permit, in addition to light manufacturing uses, the manufacturing, processing and compounding of semi-finished or finished products from raw materials.

A.

Uses authorized or permitted. In all H-M districts, no building or land shall be erected or used except for one or more of the following uses:

1.

Any one or more permitted uses allowed in the L-M light manufacturing district.

2.

Accessory uses and accessory buildings.

3.

Temporary buildings. All such temporary buildings shall be immediately removed upon completion of the work or fulfillment of the purpose for which they were erected and/or used.

4.

Sleeping quarters for security and maintenance personnel shall not be constructed as permanent housekeeping facilities or units for family living.

5.

Drilling, completion, and operation of oil and gas wells, and ancillary uses, structures, or facilities, including but not limited to water wells, storage, handling, mixing, hauling, transport, transfer structures, production or sweetening facilities, or other ancillary buildings, structures, facilities or equipment, subject to site plan approval under article 7 of this ordinance, and compliance with articles 5 and 6, and other provisions of this ordinance, except that such approval shall not regulate, control or apply to the drilling, completion, production, or operation of any oil and gas well or oil and gas well converted to a brine disposal that are permitted under Part 615, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 325.61501, et seq., or its duly promulgated rules and regulations; and subject to filing of any permits, certificates, or approvals required by federal, state, or other township laws, regulations, or ordinances.

B.

Special land uses. The following special land uses and other uses similar to those cited in this section may be granted approval by the township board following review by the planning commission, subject to the standards of this article and the general and specific standards for each use cited in article 13.

1.

Any lawful use of land or buildings not expressly prohibited or provided for (as a permitted or special land use) shall be a lawful use in this district when such uses comply with this ordinance and the following regulations of this article and obtains special land use approval as required in this section.

2.

Auditoriums, stadiums and outdoor theaters (section 13.06).

3.

Junk yards (section 13.30).

4.

Landfills (section 13.31).

5.

Mining and extraction (section 13.32).

6.

Nurseries and greenhouses (section 13.33).

7.

Planned unit development (section 13.37).

8.

Public utility buildings (section 13.42).

9.

Race tracks (section 13.43).

10.

Refuse disposal incinerators and transfer stations (section 13.44).

11.

Shooting ranges (section 13.46).

12.

Slaughterhouses (section 13.47).

13.

Churches (section 13.13).

14.

Kennels (section 13.51)

C.

Site, area and placement requirements:

1.

Minimum size each lot:

(a)

Lot area (square feet): 20,000.

(b)

Lot width (linear feet): 100.

2.

Minimum yard setbacks per lot:

(a)

Front and street-side building setbacks shall be measured from the centerline of each road right-of-way (R.O.W.) in accordance with the township's master plan, as follows:

il=5p   *  The above-referenced setback shall be increased 25 feet when located across from any residential zoning district. A five-foot high landscaped berm shall also be required within the front yard setback.

il=5p  **  Freeways shall be measured from the established right-of-way lines.

il=5p ***  In the case of private roads, the front yard setback shall be measured from the road easement or common usage line abutting the subject lot.

Parking shall not be permitted in the required front and street side setback(s), except as provided above.

(b)

Side yard: A zero lot line setback may be permitted on one side of the lot, except as otherwise specified in the building code. In no case shall a side yard setback of less than five feet be left between the lot line and the building. The placement of door and window openings in relation to the lot line shall be subject to the requirements of the building code. Corner lot side yards must equal the setback required for the front yards on the street to which they side. If an exterior side yard borders other than a manufacturing district, there shall be provided a side yard setback of not less than 100 feet.

(c)

Rear yard (linear feet): Twenty. No building shall be closer than 100 feet to the outer perimeter (property lines) of this district where said property lines abut any residential district and such space shall only be used for the parking of individual passenger vehicles and/or small trucks.

D.

Building requirements:

1.

Building height. No building shall exceed 40 feet in height except as otherwise provided in section 4.02 of this ordinance.

2.

Number of stories. No building shall exceed three stories above the ground level except as otherwise provided in section 4.02 of this ordinance.

3.

Maximum lot coverage is equal to the remainder of the site after all right-of-way, parking, and yard space requirements are deducted from the gross site area.

4.

The distance, at the closest point, between any two buildings on the same site shall not be less than 40 feet.

E.

Additional site requirements. In addition to those requirements cited in section 11.00, the following additional site requirements also apply to this district:

1.

No outdoor storage shall be permitted unless it is part of an approved site plan and conforms to subsection B.2. above. If no outdoor storage will be created, then the site plan shall contain a signed certified statement to that effect by the owner of the property.

2.

Outdoor storage may be allowed in the front yard subject to compliance with the front yard setback standards of this district. The front yard shall be developed with a 50-foot wide greenbelt conforming to the requirements of section 5.01.

Areas proposed for outdoor storage shall be shown on a site plan illustrating the location of the outdoor storage in relation to existing buildings, parking lots, driveways and property lines. Accessory outdoor storage may be approved administratively by the planning director.

3.

Dust collectors and similar equipment shall be screened from view from any abutting residential zoning district.

F.

Environmental and off-street parking. Environmental (landscaping, lighting, screening and signs) and off-street parking improvements shall be provided in accordance with articles 5 and 6 of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 212.5, § 33, 7-20-1999; Ord. No. 212.6, § 6, 11-2-1999; Ord. No. 212.25, 5-7-2002; Ord. No. 212.59, 8-18-2005; Ord. No. 212.85, 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 212.89, 9-4-2012; Ord. No. 212.98, 4-7-2015)