Spring Lake City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Waterfront Overlay District WOD
§ 390-85 Intent.
The Waterfront Overlay District is a supplementary zoning district which applies to designated lands, as shown on the Zoning Map, simultaneously with one of the other zoning districts established in this chapter, hereinafter referred to as the "underlying" zoning district. Lands included in the Waterfront Overlay District are characterized by uses which are strongly oriented toward recreational experience and enjoyment of the waterways and shorelines of the Village. It is the intent of the Waterfront Overlay District to provide regulations in addition to those contained in the underlying zoning district pertaining to lands located in the resort waterfront areas of the Village. The purpose of these regulations is to recognize the unique physical, economic, and social attributes of resort waterfront properties and to ensure that structures and uses in this zoning district are compatible with and protect these unique attributes.
§ 390-86 Permitted uses.
Land, structures and buildings in this zoning district may be used only for those uses listed as either a permitted use or special land use in the underlying zoning district in which the land is located.
§ 390-87 Design requirements for waterfront development.
All waterfront developments shall be designed and constructed in conformance with the following requirements:
A.
Waterfront developments shall maintain, to a reasonable extent, open and unobstructed views to the waterfront from adjacent properties, roadways, and pedestrian ways.
B.
Waterfront developments shall be designed to provide uninterrupted public pedestrian access to and/or along the shoreline of the property at locations as required by the Planning Commission. The waterfront development shall provide a duly recorded, public pedestrian access easement to accomplish such access, and shall include construction of improved pedestrian pathways or walkways in accordance with standards established by the Village for such purpose.
C.
When construction of the pedestrian pathways required in Subsection B, above, would not result in a functional or useful pedestrian circulation route, because of the lack of completion of planned facilities on adjacent property(ies), the construction of such pathways may be deferred, provided that such construction shall be secured by a performance guarantee in accordance with § 390-153 of this chapter.
D.
The design of waterfront developments shall take into account environmental factors that affect the shoreline, in particular, erosion, pollution, and protection of wildlife. Applicants shall present evidence which demonstrates that these factors have been considered and adequately addressed.
§ 390-88 District regulations.
A.
Regulations pertaining to minimum lot area, minimum lot width, required yards, and minimum residential floor area shall be as required by the underlying zoning district.
B.
Maximum building height shall be subject to the following limitations, unless the requirements of the underlying zoning district are more restrictive, in which case the limitations of the underlying zoning district shall be satisfied (Figure 390-88).
(1)
When any part of a building is located less than 50 feet from a shoreline, the part of the building so located shall be subject to a maximum building height of 25 feet.
(2)
When any part of a building is located between 50 feet and 100 feet from a shoreline, the part of the building so located shall be subject to a maximum building height of 35 feet.
(3)
When any part of a building is located greater than 100 feet from a shoreline, the part of the building so located shall be subject to the maximum building height limitations of the underlying zoning district.
C.
All other applicable district regulations shall be those provided for in the underlying zoning district, except that, where more than one limitation applies, the more restrictive of the two limitations shall apply.
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