Thomas Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

ZONING DISTRICTS; TABLE OF USES; BOUNDARIES AND MAP

SECTION 7.1.- DIVISIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP.

For the purposes of this ordinance, the Township of Thomas, excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following zone districts:

E-1 Environmental Resource

A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development

A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development

Conservation Development Overlay in A-1 and A-2

R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density

R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density

R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise

MHP Residential Mobile Home Park

B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business

North Business District Overlay

B-3 Corridor Business

B-4 Area-Wide Business

B-5 Exclusive Business

M-46 Overlay District

Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District

Access/Parallel Overlay Zone

Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay District

M-1 Limited Manufacturing

Wind Inclusion Zone

TABLE 10 INTENT AND PURPOSE FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Zoning District	Stated Intent and Purpose
E-1 Environmental Resource	This District's intent and purposes are to provide for conservation of natural resources for wildlife, vegetation and land features for the enjoyment, education and proper utilization by the community and also to provide for protection from hazards to life and property that may result from environmental conditions. Specific functions include the preservation of floodplains from intensive development, protection of woodlands, wetlands and wildlife areas from inappropriate or intensive development, and maintenance of special natural environmental conditions for the proper use and enjoyment of citizens.
A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development	This District is intended to preserve, enhance and stabilize areas within the Township which are presently being used for farming. It is the purpose of the regulations for this District to promote the orderly, harmonious development of the Township by preserving predominantly rural lands from inappropriate development and to preserve the essential characteristics and economic value of these areas as agricultural and open lands.
A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development	This District is intended to provide for rural, estate-style residential development in farming, open space and woodland areas where prime agricultural soils and environmentally sensitive areas are not generally found. Its purpose is to provide accommodation for such residential lifestyles in an open space atmosphere that permits continuation of farming and other open space uses.
Conservation Development Overlay	The provisions set forth encourage innovative housing developments through permanent dedication of open space and a planned reduction of individual lot area requirements. By grouping dwellings on a limited portion of a development property, the resulting effect is the preservation of much of the rural lands and natural features. An enhanced living environment is then created which will help retain and enhance the rural character found in the Township.
R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density	This District is intended to provide a setting for single-family residential subdivision uses, together with such related uses as schools, churches and recreation uses. The regulations are designed to encourage a residential environment of compatible low density dwellings located on individual lots.
R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density	This District is intended to provide for a medium density residential environment of a high quality. The District is further intended to provide for flexible and creative varieties of single-family development and for two-, three- and four-family residential structures that maintain a high quality living environment.
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise	This District is intended primarily for higher density residential uses including apartments, condominiums and townhouses in a low-rise setting. In addition, certain institutional and other compatible uses are permitted under specified conditions. There is no intent to promote by these regulations, a residential district of lower quality or livability than the R-1 or R-2 Districts. It is the expressed purpose of these regulations to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures of a low-rise, moderate density character where adequate public and private services and facilities are available to accommodate higher population concentrations.
MHP Residential Mobile Home Park	The purpose of the Residential Mobile Home Park (MHP) District is to encourage a suitable environment. In keeping with the occupancy characteristics of contemporary mobile homes, this Article establishes low-density standards and permitted uses that reflect the needs of residents in the District. Development is limited to mobile homes when located in a mobile home park designed for that purpose. Recreational facilities, churches, schools, and necessary public utility buildings are also permitted in the Zoning District.
B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate office uses, office sales uses, business services and certain personal services. The District is intended as a transition area between residential areas and more intensive business development and is intended principally for daytime business functions and limited retail intended to meet the day to day shopping convenience needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas and working in the district.
North Business District Overlay	This area will consist of mixed uses such as, residential, office businesses, and service businesses. The purpose of this ordinance is to implement a structure and to set guidelines that will promote a more uniform visual quality to the overlay district within the Township. It will encourage an attractive architectural theme and encourage a walkabout and pedestrian friendly business district.
B-3 Corridor Business	The purpose of B-3 Business Districts is to serve small to medium-sized businesses that are freestanding or in small shopping centers and serve principally auto-oriented traffic including drive-in, drive-thru, take-out, pick-up and other forms of in-vehicle service. The intent is to provide for retail businesses, personal and business service establishments and small warehouses developed along major arterial roads in a fashion that minimizes traffic congestion, traffic conflicts and hazards and promotes attractive site development.
B-4 Area-Wide Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate major, large-scale and concentrated businesses that serve a broad economic market area. It is principally intended for consumer-oriented retail shopping and merchandising activities in large-scale outlets, shopping centers or extensive land uses.
B-5 Exclusive Business	The purpose of the B-5 business district is to provide for unique business establishments outside of normal business locations in rural areas that are associated with open space land uses, that require isolation or that relate to or are an established and accepted commercial activity at that location. The intention is to provide business zoning for such uses as require large areas of land and natural vistas, such as special agricultural or nursery functions and similar uses, and also permit continuance and expansion of established freestanding businesses.
Access/Parallel Overlay	The intent of this ordinance is to provide notification and initial direction to land owners, prospective purchasers, prospective developers and adjacent landowners regarding the intended development and requirements of parallel roads on the north and south side of Gratiot Road, M-46. The roads may be built at varying times and for varying lengths as the need and desires of landowners, developers and Thomas Township determine. The purpose of this ordinance is to improve the safe traffic flow on two new and, as yet, undeveloped roads, located parallel to Gratiot Road.
M-46 Overlay	Improvements to M-46 are needed to increase the safety for motorists and restore traffic capacity lost by vehicle turning movements. Access management techniques can be effective in alleviating some of the current congestion, increasing the road's remaining capacity and providing for increased safety when those improvements are implemented, while balancing the substantial need for traffic calming within the existing business corridor along the entire length of the overlay zoning district.
Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay	The purpose of the Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District is to set strong architectural design requirement that mandate the use of materials and design that will contribute to an improved and safer business district for visitors and residents alike.
Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay	The purpose of the Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay Zone is to provide an environment where high tech uses and functions such as engineering, design, research and development, manufacturing photonics/optics, computer assisted design, robotics, numerical control equipment, prototype development and limited manufacturing, biotechnology, lasers, medical research, materials testing, telecommunications and related storage and assembly operations associated with principal permitted uses can be located.
M-1 Limited Manufacturing	This District is intended for light industrial uses with few, if any, nuisance characteristics, but also permits commercial establishments not engaged in retail sales, and service establishments which are of a type not generally requiring the customer to call at the place of business. The M-1 District is designed to permit manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, or treatment of products from previously prepared materials. It is also intended to prohibit residential uses and intensive retail enterprise as being incompatible with the primary industrial and related uses permitted; however, under special land use provisions certain retail and wholesale activities may be permitted.
Wind Inclusion Zone	The purpose of the Wind Inclusion Zone is to provide for Utility Grid Wind Energy Systems in specified areas of A-2 zoning located west of North Graham Road and north of Geddes Road by Special Land Use.

(Ord. 00-Z-02, 1-4-2000, eff. 2-3-2000; Ord. 18-Z-03C, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03D, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)

SECTION 7.2. - OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.

The boundaries of these districts are hereby defined and established as shown on a map entitled Zoning District Map, which Map, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference. The Official Zoning Map shall be kept and maintained by the office of the Township Clerk.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997; amd. 1998 Code)

SECTION 7.3. - INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts indicated on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

Following Streets and Highways: Boundaries indicated as approximately following the streets or highways or the center line of said roadways shall be construed to be such boundaries.

Township Boundary Lines: Boundaries indicated as approximately following Township boundary lines or following lot lines shall be construed as following said lines.

Paralleling Streets and Highways: Boundaries indicated as approximately parallel to the center lines of streets or highways shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance as indicated by given distance or scaled dimension.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997

SECTION 7.4. - SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.

No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, moved, constructed, or altered, and no new use or change in use shall be made unless in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and with the regulations specified for the district in which it is located.

The regulations applying to such district include specific limitations on the use of land and structure, height and bulk of structures, density of population, lot area, yard dimensions, and area of lot that can be covered by each structure.

The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the power to classify a use which is not specifically mentioned along with a comparable permitted or prohibited use for the purpose of clarifying the use regulations in any district.

TABLE 11 USES FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Use	E-1	A-1	A-2	R-1	R-2	R-3	B-1	B-3	B-4	B-5	M-1
Accessory uses	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Airports and Commercial Landing Strips		S	S
Automobile and light truck service, car washes, repair, and gas stations								R	S
Automobiles and farm equipment sales, new								R	R
Camper sales and storage									S
Cemeteries		R	R	S
Childcare organizations		R			S		S	R			R
Commercial recreation facilities								R	R	R
Commercial schools							R				R
Conservation areas, structures	R	R	R
Contractor's establishments											R
Correctional Camps											S
Drilling, operating and maintenance of wells		S	S								R
Drive-in, drive-thru, and take-out retail establishments								R	R		R
Farming, forestry, orchards, horticulture, tree nurseries, livestock raising, animal feeding operations, fur bearing animals	R	R	R
Funeral homes							R	R	R	R
Golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges	R	S	S	S	S
Grain and seed elevators and sales		S	S
Greenhouses and nurseries selling retail on premises		S	S
Home occupations	R	R	R	R	R	R
Hotels and motels							S	R	R
Incinerators and sanitary landfills											R
Institutions: educational			R	S	S	S
Institutions: human care				S	S	S	R	R
Institutions: religious		R	R	R		R	R	R
Institutions: rehabilitation for drugs or alcohol								S
Institutions: social			S				R	R
Junk yards											R
Kennels, veterinary hospitals, clinics		S	S					R			R
Laboratories											R
Livestock auction/production yards		S	S								R
Lumber, hardware								R
Manufacturing and assembly of electronic equipment, or musical instruments, toys, and novelties, pottery and ceramics											R
Ministorage								R
Multiple-family dwellings					S	R	R (above 1 ^st floor)
Multi-unit housing for personnel when attached to a religious institution or school				R				R
Nightclubs, bars, taverns, meeting halls								R	R
Office uses and other complimentary retail uses that do not exceed 20% of gross floor area								R
On Site Wind Energy System (Building Mounted Wind Turbine: Small Tower Wind Turbine)		R	R
Open air business uses			S					R	S	S
Parks and recreation facilities	R	R	R	R
Personal service establishments							R	R
Planned Unit Development				S	S	S
Production, processing, and packaging, manufacturing, assembly											R
Professional offices and services							R		R		R
Public buildings and utility installations and buildings				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	R
Quasi-public facility		S	S	S
Restaurants and dining establishments							S	R	R
Retail: food and convenience items							R			R
Retail Sales								R		R
Riding stables		S	S
Roadside stands selling products grown by the property owner		R	R
Sand, gravel or clay pits and quarries		S	S
Seasonal labor housing complex associated with agricultural enterprise		S	S
Sewage treatment, disposal			S								R
Sexually Oriented Businesses								S
Shooting ranges	R	S	S
Showrooms for new automobiles and farm equipment									R
Single-family dwelling	R	R	R	R	R	R
Solar farm		S	S
Specialized farming including raising of small animals and livestock		R	R
State licensed residential facility for 7-20					S	S
Temporary outdoor uses								R
Transient lodging										R
Tree farms, plant nurseries and natural resource areas										R
Truck terminals											R
Two-family dwellings					R	R				R
Used auto sales, leasing								S
Warehouse and storage buildings								R			R
Wholesale establishments										R
Wireless communication facil.							S	S	S		S
Yard, rummage, garage sale	R	R	R	R	R	R

TABLE 12 DIMENSIONS FOR ALL DISTRICTS

ZONING DISTRICT	E-1	A-1 A-2	R-1¹⁹	R-2^{19, 20}	R-3	B-1	B-3¹⁶	B-4¹⁷	B-5	M-1¹⁸
Lot Area, Min. s.f.	30,000	43,560 ¹	14,000	10,000 2-fam: 12,000	14,000 ⁵	15,000	15,000	1 acre	15,000	25,000
Lot Width, Min. ft	100	150 ¹	100	80 2-fam: 100	80 Multi- fam: 40	100	100	150	100	125
Front Yard, Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50 ¹²	40 ¹⁴
Rear Yard, Min. ft	40	40	40	40	40 Multi- Fam: 60	20	30	30	30	10% lot width
Side Yard, Min. total ft/min per side	40	20	18 ²	20 ³	30 ⁶	25/12	10 ⁹	20 ¹⁰	20 ¹³	10% lot width
Corner Lot, Street Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50	40
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft	40	20	6	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft			6	10	10	12	Side yard applies for structures without a common wall
Housing Unit., Min. sq. ft.	1,100	1,100	1,100 Ground floor 700	1-family detached: 1,100 ⁴	1-family detached: 1,100 Ground floor 700 ⁷	—
Height, Max. ft/stories	40/3	35/2.5	32/2.5	32/2.5	45 ⁸	60		60 ¹¹	60 ¹¹	45/3.5 ¹⁵

Notes:

¹ In A-2 Platted subdivisions or site condominium developments of>9 units: min lot area is 30,000 sq ft; min lot width is 100'.

² With a min of 6 ft on one side, except where a garage is attached to the principal building, in which case the total side yard requirement is at least 12 ft.

³ With a minimum of ten feet (10') on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁴ Attached single-family including two-family and townhouses: Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum living area 850 square feet of floor area with a minimum of 600 square feet on the ground floor for units of more than one story.

⁵ R-3: Townhouses, apartment buildings, condominiums and other multi-family units not to exceed a density factor of eight (8) units per acre provided there is a minimum site of one acre. Minimum lot width of one hundred fifty feet (150') is required.
For boarding or rooming houses the lot shall have six thousand (6,000) square feet for the first living unit with at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet for each additional group of four (4) occupant accommodations or major fraction thereof. Each lot, unless otherwise cited, shall at the front building line be a minimum of one hundred feet (100') in width for single-family and two-family structures and one hundred fifty feet (150') for multiple-family structures.

⁶ With a min of 15 ft on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of 30 ft between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁷ R-3: Attached single family, including 2-family and townhouse: min finished living area 960 square feet, with min of 700 square feet on ground floor with units of more than 1 story.

Multiple Family	0 bedrooms	600 sq ft	2 bedrooms	1,000 sq ft
	1 bedroom	800 sq ft	3 bedrooms	1,200 sq ft

⁸ The maximum building height shall be forty five feet (45') when the minimum side yard requirement is met. For every additional ten feet (10') of side yard the maximum building height may increase by twelve feet (12'). When maximum building height increases are requested, side yard distance shall be measured from the closest side yard line, further provided that within one hundred fifty feet (150') of any R-1 districts no building shall exceed a height of thirty five feet (35').

⁹ Except on that side or sides of the lot abutting upon a residential or agricultural district, in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of thirty feet (30'). Side yards are not required if a proposed structure will connect with an adjacent commercial structure to form one commercial structure with combined access and parking and if there is a combined parking lot with no more than two (2) ingress/egress locations.

¹⁰ Except on that side of the lot abutting upon a residential or agricultural district in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of forty feet (40').

¹¹ For every additional ten feet (10') of side yard the maximum building height may increase by twelve feet (12').

¹² Except for necessary drives or walks, the yard shall remain clear except that twenty feet (20') may be used for parking.

¹³ Except on that side or sides of the lot abutting upon a residential district, in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of sixty feet (60').

¹⁴ Side and rear yards shall be ten percent (10%) of the lot width and depth, respectively but need not exceed forty feet (40') each. Where a lot in this District abuts a lot in any residential district, no building in the M-1 District shall be closer than one hundred feet (100') to the property line of such residential lot. Except for landscape improvements and necessary drives and walks, the front yard shall remain clear, and shall not be used for parking, loading, storage, or accessory structures. Side and rear yards except for a strip along the lot boundary ten feet (10') in width may be used for parking and loading but not for storage. The side or rear yard may be eliminated where a railroad service to the site is obtained at the edge of the lot.

¹⁵ Provided any buildings within seventy-five feet (75') of a residential district shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty five feet (35').

¹⁶ B-3: Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of forty feet (40') and said yard shall remain clear, except for landscaping, drives, walkways and parking. In the case where a lot abuts a residential zoning district, buffering requirements for the B-3 district as contained in Section 3.12, "Buffering", shall apply.

¹⁷ B-4: Minimum Lot Size: Each lot shall contain a minimum of one acre, except for permitted uses that can be constructed in freestanding buildings utilizing driveways or ingress/egress roads into large scale projects and except for individual sites with a unified site development of at least five (5) acres, in which case a minimum size of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet shall be required for each site.
Minimum Yard Requirements: Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of fifty feet (50') and said yard, except for a twenty foot (20') encroachment permissible for parking, shall remain clear and shall not be used for accessory structures. In addition, each front yard shall consist of a thirty foot (30') greenbelt of unobstructed landscaping subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
In the case where a lot abuts a residential zoning district, buffering requirements for the B-4 district as contained Section 3.12
Maximum Building Height: When maximum building height increases are requested, side yard distance shall be measured from the closest side yard line.

¹⁸ M-1: Minimum Yard Requirements: Structures and solid fences or walls shall be no closer to the lot boundary than a distance equal to twice their height. This provision shall not apply to main buildings fifteen feet (15') or less in height, nor to accessory structures, fences or walls ten feet (10') or less in height.
When the side or rear yard areas abut land within a residential district and when such yard areas are to be used for parking, loading, unloading, or servicing, then such side and rear areas shall be effectively screened by a solid, uniformly finished wall or fence. Such wall or fence shall be at least four feet (4') in height, but in no case shall the fence or wall be lower than the enclosed parking, loading or servicing activity to be screened.
In the case where a lot abuts a residential zoning district, buffering requirements for the M-1 District as contained Section 3.12 "Buffering", shall apply.

¹⁹ Single-family dwellings permitted within R-1 or R-2 areas not serviced and thereby not connected to public water and sanitary sewer shall have a minimum lot size of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet and a minimum lot width of one hundred feet (100') at the front building line.

²⁰ Two-family dwelling permitted within R-2 areas not serviced and thereby not connected to public water and sanitary sewer shall have a minimum lot size of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a minimum lot width at the front building line of one hundred feet (100').

Map 1 Zoning Map

(Ord. No. 17-Z-06, 1-8-2018, eff. 1-18-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03E, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)

Thomas Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

ZONING DISTRICTS; TABLE OF USES; BOUNDARIES AND MAP

SECTION 7.1.- DIVISIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP.

For the purposes of this ordinance, the Township of Thomas, excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following zone districts:

E-1 Environmental Resource

A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development

A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development

Conservation Development Overlay in A-1 and A-2

R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density

R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density

R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise

MHP Residential Mobile Home Park

B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business

North Business District Overlay

B-3 Corridor Business

B-4 Area-Wide Business

B-5 Exclusive Business

M-46 Overlay District

Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District

Access/Parallel Overlay Zone

Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay District

M-1 Limited Manufacturing

Wind Inclusion Zone

TABLE 10 INTENT AND PURPOSE FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Zoning District	Stated Intent and Purpose
E-1 Environmental Resource	This District's intent and purposes are to provide for conservation of natural resources for wildlife, vegetation and land features for the enjoyment, education and proper utilization by the community and also to provide for protection from hazards to life and property that may result from environmental conditions. Specific functions include the preservation of floodplains from intensive development, protection of woodlands, wetlands and wildlife areas from inappropriate or intensive development, and maintenance of special natural environmental conditions for the proper use and enjoyment of citizens.
A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development	This District is intended to preserve, enhance and stabilize areas within the Township which are presently being used for farming. It is the purpose of the regulations for this District to promote the orderly, harmonious development of the Township by preserving predominantly rural lands from inappropriate development and to preserve the essential characteristics and economic value of these areas as agricultural and open lands.
A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development	This District is intended to provide for rural, estate-style residential development in farming, open space and woodland areas where prime agricultural soils and environmentally sensitive areas are not generally found. Its purpose is to provide accommodation for such residential lifestyles in an open space atmosphere that permits continuation of farming and other open space uses.
Conservation Development Overlay	The provisions set forth encourage innovative housing developments through permanent dedication of open space and a planned reduction of individual lot area requirements. By grouping dwellings on a limited portion of a development property, the resulting effect is the preservation of much of the rural lands and natural features. An enhanced living environment is then created which will help retain and enhance the rural character found in the Township.
R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density	This District is intended to provide a setting for single-family residential subdivision uses, together with such related uses as schools, churches and recreation uses. The regulations are designed to encourage a residential environment of compatible low density dwellings located on individual lots.
R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density	This District is intended to provide for a medium density residential environment of a high quality. The District is further intended to provide for flexible and creative varieties of single-family development and for two-, three- and four-family residential structures that maintain a high quality living environment.
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise	This District is intended primarily for higher density residential uses including apartments, condominiums and townhouses in a low-rise setting. In addition, certain institutional and other compatible uses are permitted under specified conditions. There is no intent to promote by these regulations, a residential district of lower quality or livability than the R-1 or R-2 Districts. It is the expressed purpose of these regulations to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures of a low-rise, moderate density character where adequate public and private services and facilities are available to accommodate higher population concentrations.
MHP Residential Mobile Home Park	The purpose of the Residential Mobile Home Park (MHP) District is to encourage a suitable environment. In keeping with the occupancy characteristics of contemporary mobile homes, this Article establishes low-density standards and permitted uses that reflect the needs of residents in the District. Development is limited to mobile homes when located in a mobile home park designed for that purpose. Recreational facilities, churches, schools, and necessary public utility buildings are also permitted in the Zoning District.
B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate office uses, office sales uses, business services and certain personal services. The District is intended as a transition area between residential areas and more intensive business development and is intended principally for daytime business functions and limited retail intended to meet the day to day shopping convenience needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas and working in the district.
North Business District Overlay	This area will consist of mixed uses such as, residential, office businesses, and service businesses. The purpose of this ordinance is to implement a structure and to set guidelines that will promote a more uniform visual quality to the overlay district within the Township. It will encourage an attractive architectural theme and encourage a walkabout and pedestrian friendly business district.
B-3 Corridor Business	The purpose of B-3 Business Districts is to serve small to medium-sized businesses that are freestanding or in small shopping centers and serve principally auto-oriented traffic including drive-in, drive-thru, take-out, pick-up and other forms of in-vehicle service. The intent is to provide for retail businesses, personal and business service establishments and small warehouses developed along major arterial roads in a fashion that minimizes traffic congestion, traffic conflicts and hazards and promotes attractive site development.
B-4 Area-Wide Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate major, large-scale and concentrated businesses that serve a broad economic market area. It is principally intended for consumer-oriented retail shopping and merchandising activities in large-scale outlets, shopping centers or extensive land uses.
B-5 Exclusive Business	The purpose of the B-5 business district is to provide for unique business establishments outside of normal business locations in rural areas that are associated with open space land uses, that require isolation or that relate to or are an established and accepted commercial activity at that location. The intention is to provide business zoning for such uses as require large areas of land and natural vistas, such as special agricultural or nursery functions and similar uses, and also permit continuance and expansion of established freestanding businesses.
Access/Parallel Overlay	The intent of this ordinance is to provide notification and initial direction to land owners, prospective purchasers, prospective developers and adjacent landowners regarding the intended development and requirements of parallel roads on the north and south side of Gratiot Road, M-46. The roads may be built at varying times and for varying lengths as the need and desires of landowners, developers and Thomas Township determine. The purpose of this ordinance is to improve the safe traffic flow on two new and, as yet, undeveloped roads, located parallel to Gratiot Road.
M-46 Overlay	Improvements to M-46 are needed to increase the safety for motorists and restore traffic capacity lost by vehicle turning movements. Access management techniques can be effective in alleviating some of the current congestion, increasing the road's remaining capacity and providing for increased safety when those improvements are implemented, while balancing the substantial need for traffic calming within the existing business corridor along the entire length of the overlay zoning district.
Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay	The purpose of the Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District is to set strong architectural design requirement that mandate the use of materials and design that will contribute to an improved and safer business district for visitors and residents alike.
Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay	The purpose of the Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay Zone is to provide an environment where high tech uses and functions such as engineering, design, research and development, manufacturing photonics/optics, computer assisted design, robotics, numerical control equipment, prototype development and limited manufacturing, biotechnology, lasers, medical research, materials testing, telecommunications and related storage and assembly operations associated with principal permitted uses can be located.
M-1 Limited Manufacturing	This District is intended for light industrial uses with few, if any, nuisance characteristics, but also permits commercial establishments not engaged in retail sales, and service establishments which are of a type not generally requiring the customer to call at the place of business. The M-1 District is designed to permit manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, or treatment of products from previously prepared materials. It is also intended to prohibit residential uses and intensive retail enterprise as being incompatible with the primary industrial and related uses permitted; however, under special land use provisions certain retail and wholesale activities may be permitted.
Wind Inclusion Zone	The purpose of the Wind Inclusion Zone is to provide for Utility Grid Wind Energy Systems in specified areas of A-2 zoning located west of North Graham Road and north of Geddes Road by Special Land Use.

(Ord. 00-Z-02, 1-4-2000, eff. 2-3-2000; Ord. 18-Z-03C, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03D, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)

SECTION 7.2. - OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997; amd. 1998 Code)

SECTION 7.3. - INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts indicated on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

Following Streets and Highways: Boundaries indicated as approximately following the streets or highways or the center line of said roadways shall be construed to be such boundaries.

Township Boundary Lines: Boundaries indicated as approximately following Township boundary lines or following lot lines shall be construed as following said lines.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997

SECTION 7.4. - SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.

TABLE 11 USES FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Use	E-1	A-1	A-2	R-1	R-2	R-3	B-1	B-3	B-4	B-5	M-1
Accessory uses	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Airports and Commercial Landing Strips		S	S
Automobile and light truck service, car washes, repair, and gas stations								R	S
Automobiles and farm equipment sales, new								R	R
Camper sales and storage									S
Cemeteries		R	R	S
Childcare organizations		R			S		S	R			R
Commercial recreation facilities								R	R	R
Commercial schools							R				R
Conservation areas, structures	R	R	R
Contractor's establishments											R
Correctional Camps											S
Drilling, operating and maintenance of wells		S	S								R
Drive-in, drive-thru, and take-out retail establishments								R	R		R
Farming, forestry, orchards, horticulture, tree nurseries, livestock raising, animal feeding operations, fur bearing animals	R	R	R
Funeral homes							R	R	R	R
Golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges	R	S	S	S	S
Grain and seed elevators and sales		S	S
Greenhouses and nurseries selling retail on premises		S	S
Home occupations	R	R	R	R	R	R
Hotels and motels							S	R	R
Incinerators and sanitary landfills											R
Institutions: educational			R	S	S	S
Institutions: human care				S	S	S	R	R
Institutions: religious		R	R	R		R	R	R
Institutions: rehabilitation for drugs or alcohol								S
Institutions: social			S				R	R
Junk yards											R
Kennels, veterinary hospitals, clinics		S	S					R			R
Laboratories											R
Livestock auction/production yards		S	S								R
Lumber, hardware								R
Manufacturing and assembly of electronic equipment, or musical instruments, toys, and novelties, pottery and ceramics											R
Ministorage								R
Multiple-family dwellings					S	R	R (above 1 ^st floor)
Multi-unit housing for personnel when attached to a religious institution or school				R				R
Nightclubs, bars, taverns, meeting halls								R	R
Office uses and other complimentary retail uses that do not exceed 20% of gross floor area								R
On Site Wind Energy System (Building Mounted Wind Turbine: Small Tower Wind Turbine)		R	R
Open air business uses			S					R	S	S
Parks and recreation facilities	R	R	R	R
Personal service establishments							R	R
Planned Unit Development				S	S	S
Production, processing, and packaging, manufacturing, assembly											R
Professional offices and services							R		R		R
Public buildings and utility installations and buildings				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	R
Quasi-public facility		S	S	S
Restaurants and dining establishments							S	R	R
Retail: food and convenience items							R			R
Retail Sales								R		R
Riding stables		S	S
Roadside stands selling products grown by the property owner		R	R
Sand, gravel or clay pits and quarries		S	S
Seasonal labor housing complex associated with agricultural enterprise		S	S
Sewage treatment, disposal			S								R
Sexually Oriented Businesses								S
Shooting ranges	R	S	S
Showrooms for new automobiles and farm equipment									R
Single-family dwelling	R	R	R	R	R	R
Solar farm		S	S
Specialized farming including raising of small animals and livestock		R	R
State licensed residential facility for 7-20					S	S
Temporary outdoor uses								R
Transient lodging										R
Tree farms, plant nurseries and natural resource areas										R
Truck terminals											R
Two-family dwellings					R	R				R
Used auto sales, leasing								S
Warehouse and storage buildings								R			R
Wholesale establishments										R
Wireless communication facil.							S	S	S		S
Yard, rummage, garage sale	R	R	R	R	R	R

TABLE 12 DIMENSIONS FOR ALL DISTRICTS

ZONING DISTRICT	E-1	A-1 A-2	R-1¹⁹	R-2^{19, 20}	R-3	B-1	B-3¹⁶	B-4¹⁷	B-5	M-1¹⁸
Lot Area, Min. s.f.	30,000	43,560 ¹	14,000	10,000 2-fam: 12,000	14,000 ⁵	15,000	15,000	1 acre	15,000	25,000
Lot Width, Min. ft	100	150 ¹	100	80 2-fam: 100	80 Multi- fam: 40	100	100	150	100	125
Front Yard, Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50 ¹²	40 ¹⁴
Rear Yard, Min. ft	40	40	40	40	40 Multi- Fam: 60	20	30	30	30	10% lot width
Side Yard, Min. total ft/min per side	40	20	18 ²	20 ³	30 ⁶	25/12	10 ⁹	20 ¹⁰	20 ¹³	10% lot width
Corner Lot, Street Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50	40
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft	40	20	6	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft			6	10	10	12	Side yard applies for structures without a common wall
Housing Unit., Min. sq. ft.	1,100	1,100	1,100 Ground floor 700	1-family detached: 1,100 ⁴	1-family detached: 1,100 Ground floor 700 ⁷	—
Height, Max. ft/stories	40/3	35/2.5	32/2.5	32/2.5	45 ⁸	60		60 ¹¹	60 ¹¹	45/3.5 ¹⁵

Notes:

¹ In A-2 Platted subdivisions or site condominium developments of>9 units: min lot area is 30,000 sq ft; min lot width is 100'.

² With a min of 6 ft on one side, except where a garage is attached to the principal building, in which case the total side yard requirement is at least 12 ft.

³ With a minimum of ten feet (10') on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁶ With a min of 15 ft on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of 30 ft between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁷ R-3: Attached single family, including 2-family and townhouse: min finished living area 960 square feet, with min of 700 square feet on ground floor with units of more than 1 story.

Multiple Family	0 bedrooms	600 sq ft	2 bedrooms	1,000 sq ft
	1 bedroom	800 sq ft	3 bedrooms	1,200 sq ft

¹⁰ Except on that side of the lot abutting upon a residential or agricultural district in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of forty feet (40').

¹¹ For every additional ten feet (10') of side yard the maximum building height may increase by twelve feet (12').

¹² Except for necessary drives or walks, the yard shall remain clear except that twenty feet (20') may be used for parking.

¹³ Except on that side or sides of the lot abutting upon a residential district, in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of sixty feet (60').

¹⁵ Provided any buildings within seventy-five feet (75') of a residential district shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty five feet (35').

Map 1 Zoning Map

(Ord. No. 17-Z-06, 1-8-2018, eff. 1-18-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03E, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)

Thomas Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

ZONING DISTRICTS; TABLE OF USES; BOUNDARIES AND MAP

SECTION 7.1.- DIVISIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP.

For the purposes of this ordinance, the Township of Thomas, excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following zone districts:

E-1 Environmental Resource

A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development

A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development

Conservation Development Overlay in A-1 and A-2

R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density

R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density

R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise

MHP Residential Mobile Home Park

B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business

North Business District Overlay

B-3 Corridor Business

B-4 Area-Wide Business

B-5 Exclusive Business

M-46 Overlay District

Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District

Access/Parallel Overlay Zone

Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay District

M-1 Limited Manufacturing

Wind Inclusion Zone

TABLE 10 INTENT AND PURPOSE FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Zoning District	Stated Intent and Purpose
E-1 Environmental Resource	This District's intent and purposes are to provide for conservation of natural resources for wildlife, vegetation and land features for the enjoyment, education and proper utilization by the community and also to provide for protection from hazards to life and property that may result from environmental conditions. Specific functions include the preservation of floodplains from intensive development, protection of woodlands, wetlands and wildlife areas from inappropriate or intensive development, and maintenance of special natural environmental conditions for the proper use and enjoyment of citizens.
A-1 Primary Agriculture and Conservation Development	This District is intended to preserve, enhance and stabilize areas within the Township which are presently being used for farming. It is the purpose of the regulations for this District to promote the orderly, harmonious development of the Township by preserving predominantly rural lands from inappropriate development and to preserve the essential characteristics and economic value of these areas as agricultural and open lands.
A-2 General Farming, Open Space, Woodlot, and Conservation Development	This District is intended to provide for rural, estate-style residential development in farming, open space and woodland areas where prime agricultural soils and environmentally sensitive areas are not generally found. Its purpose is to provide accommodation for such residential lifestyles in an open space atmosphere that permits continuation of farming and other open space uses.
Conservation Development Overlay	The provisions set forth encourage innovative housing developments through permanent dedication of open space and a planned reduction of individual lot area requirements. By grouping dwellings on a limited portion of a development property, the resulting effect is the preservation of much of the rural lands and natural features. An enhanced living environment is then created which will help retain and enhance the rural character found in the Township.
R-1 One-Family Residential Low Density	This District is intended to provide a setting for single-family residential subdivision uses, together with such related uses as schools, churches and recreation uses. The regulations are designed to encourage a residential environment of compatible low density dwellings located on individual lots.
R-2 Two-Family Residential Medium Density	This District is intended to provide for a medium density residential environment of a high quality. The District is further intended to provide for flexible and creative varieties of single-family development and for two-, three- and four-family residential structures that maintain a high quality living environment.
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Intensive Low Rise	This District is intended primarily for higher density residential uses including apartments, condominiums and townhouses in a low-rise setting. In addition, certain institutional and other compatible uses are permitted under specified conditions. There is no intent to promote by these regulations, a residential district of lower quality or livability than the R-1 or R-2 Districts. It is the expressed purpose of these regulations to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures of a low-rise, moderate density character where adequate public and private services and facilities are available to accommodate higher population concentrations.
MHP Residential Mobile Home Park	The purpose of the Residential Mobile Home Park (MHP) District is to encourage a suitable environment. In keeping with the occupancy characteristics of contemporary mobile homes, this Article establishes low-density standards and permitted uses that reflect the needs of residents in the District. Development is limited to mobile homes when located in a mobile home park designed for that purpose. Recreational facilities, churches, schools, and necessary public utility buildings are also permitted in the Zoning District.
B-1 Office and Neighborhood Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate office uses, office sales uses, business services and certain personal services. The District is intended as a transition area between residential areas and more intensive business development and is intended principally for daytime business functions and limited retail intended to meet the day to day shopping convenience needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas and working in the district.
North Business District Overlay	This area will consist of mixed uses such as, residential, office businesses, and service businesses. The purpose of this ordinance is to implement a structure and to set guidelines that will promote a more uniform visual quality to the overlay district within the Township. It will encourage an attractive architectural theme and encourage a walkabout and pedestrian friendly business district.
B-3 Corridor Business	The purpose of B-3 Business Districts is to serve small to medium-sized businesses that are freestanding or in small shopping centers and serve principally auto-oriented traffic including drive-in, drive-thru, take-out, pick-up and other forms of in-vehicle service. The intent is to provide for retail businesses, personal and business service establishments and small warehouses developed along major arterial roads in a fashion that minimizes traffic congestion, traffic conflicts and hazards and promotes attractive site development.
B-4 Area-Wide Business	The purpose of this District is to accommodate major, large-scale and concentrated businesses that serve a broad economic market area. It is principally intended for consumer-oriented retail shopping and merchandising activities in large-scale outlets, shopping centers or extensive land uses.
B-5 Exclusive Business	The purpose of the B-5 business district is to provide for unique business establishments outside of normal business locations in rural areas that are associated with open space land uses, that require isolation or that relate to or are an established and accepted commercial activity at that location. The intention is to provide business zoning for such uses as require large areas of land and natural vistas, such as special agricultural or nursery functions and similar uses, and also permit continuance and expansion of established freestanding businesses.
Access/Parallel Overlay	The intent of this ordinance is to provide notification and initial direction to land owners, prospective purchasers, prospective developers and adjacent landowners regarding the intended development and requirements of parallel roads on the north and south side of Gratiot Road, M-46. The roads may be built at varying times and for varying lengths as the need and desires of landowners, developers and Thomas Township determine. The purpose of this ordinance is to improve the safe traffic flow on two new and, as yet, undeveloped roads, located parallel to Gratiot Road.
M-46 Overlay	Improvements to M-46 are needed to increase the safety for motorists and restore traffic capacity lost by vehicle turning movements. Access management techniques can be effective in alleviating some of the current congestion, increasing the road's remaining capacity and providing for increased safety when those improvements are implemented, while balancing the substantial need for traffic calming within the existing business corridor along the entire length of the overlay zoning district.
Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay	The purpose of the Gratiot Road Design Guideline Overlay District is to set strong architectural design requirement that mandate the use of materials and design that will contribute to an improved and safer business district for visitors and residents alike.
Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay	The purpose of the Great Lakes Tech Park Overlay Zone is to provide an environment where high tech uses and functions such as engineering, design, research and development, manufacturing photonics/optics, computer assisted design, robotics, numerical control equipment, prototype development and limited manufacturing, biotechnology, lasers, medical research, materials testing, telecommunications and related storage and assembly operations associated with principal permitted uses can be located.
M-1 Limited Manufacturing	This District is intended for light industrial uses with few, if any, nuisance characteristics, but also permits commercial establishments not engaged in retail sales, and service establishments which are of a type not generally requiring the customer to call at the place of business. The M-1 District is designed to permit manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, or treatment of products from previously prepared materials. It is also intended to prohibit residential uses and intensive retail enterprise as being incompatible with the primary industrial and related uses permitted; however, under special land use provisions certain retail and wholesale activities may be permitted.
Wind Inclusion Zone	The purpose of the Wind Inclusion Zone is to provide for Utility Grid Wind Energy Systems in specified areas of A-2 zoning located west of North Graham Road and north of Geddes Road by Special Land Use.

(Ord. 00-Z-02, 1-4-2000, eff. 2-3-2000; Ord. 18-Z-03C, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03D, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)

SECTION 7.2. - OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997; amd. 1998 Code)

SECTION 7.3. - INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts indicated on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

Following Streets and Highways: Boundaries indicated as approximately following the streets or highways or the center line of said roadways shall be construed to be such boundaries.

Township Boundary Lines: Boundaries indicated as approximately following Township boundary lines or following lot lines shall be construed as following said lines.

(Ord. 97-Z-03, 11-3-1997, eff. 12-12-1997

SECTION 7.4. - SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.

TABLE 11 USES FOR ALL DISTRICTS

Use	E-1	A-1	A-2	R-1	R-2	R-3	B-1	B-3	B-4	B-5	M-1
Accessory uses	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Airports and Commercial Landing Strips		S	S
Automobile and light truck service, car washes, repair, and gas stations								R	S
Automobiles and farm equipment sales, new								R	R
Camper sales and storage									S
Cemeteries		R	R	S
Childcare organizations		R			S		S	R			R
Commercial recreation facilities								R	R	R
Commercial schools							R				R
Conservation areas, structures	R	R	R
Contractor's establishments											R
Correctional Camps											S
Drilling, operating and maintenance of wells		S	S								R
Drive-in, drive-thru, and take-out retail establishments								R	R		R
Farming, forestry, orchards, horticulture, tree nurseries, livestock raising, animal feeding operations, fur bearing animals	R	R	R
Funeral homes							R	R	R	R
Golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges	R	S	S	S	S
Grain and seed elevators and sales		S	S
Greenhouses and nurseries selling retail on premises		S	S
Home occupations	R	R	R	R	R	R
Hotels and motels							S	R	R
Incinerators and sanitary landfills											R
Institutions: educational			R	S	S	S
Institutions: human care				S	S	S	R	R
Institutions: religious		R	R	R		R	R	R
Institutions: rehabilitation for drugs or alcohol								S
Institutions: social			S				R	R
Junk yards											R
Kennels, veterinary hospitals, clinics		S	S					R			R
Laboratories											R
Livestock auction/production yards		S	S								R
Lumber, hardware								R
Manufacturing and assembly of electronic equipment, or musical instruments, toys, and novelties, pottery and ceramics											R
Ministorage								R
Multiple-family dwellings					S	R	R (above 1 ^st floor)
Multi-unit housing for personnel when attached to a religious institution or school				R				R
Nightclubs, bars, taverns, meeting halls								R	R
Office uses and other complimentary retail uses that do not exceed 20% of gross floor area								R
On Site Wind Energy System (Building Mounted Wind Turbine: Small Tower Wind Turbine)		R	R
Open air business uses			S					R	S	S
Parks and recreation facilities	R	R	R	R
Personal service establishments							R	R
Planned Unit Development				S	S	S
Production, processing, and packaging, manufacturing, assembly											R
Professional offices and services							R		R		R
Public buildings and utility installations and buildings				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	R
Quasi-public facility		S	S	S
Restaurants and dining establishments							S	R	R
Retail: food and convenience items							R			R
Retail Sales								R		R
Riding stables		S	S
Roadside stands selling products grown by the property owner		R	R
Sand, gravel or clay pits and quarries		S	S
Seasonal labor housing complex associated with agricultural enterprise		S	S
Sewage treatment, disposal			S								R
Sexually Oriented Businesses								S
Shooting ranges	R	S	S
Showrooms for new automobiles and farm equipment									R
Single-family dwelling	R	R	R	R	R	R
Solar farm		S	S
Specialized farming including raising of small animals and livestock		R	R
State licensed residential facility for 7-20					S	S
Temporary outdoor uses								R
Transient lodging										R
Tree farms, plant nurseries and natural resource areas										R
Truck terminals											R
Two-family dwellings					R	R				R
Used auto sales, leasing								S
Warehouse and storage buildings								R			R
Wholesale establishments										R
Wireless communication facil.							S	S	S		S
Yard, rummage, garage sale	R	R	R	R	R	R

TABLE 12 DIMENSIONS FOR ALL DISTRICTS

ZONING DISTRICT	E-1	A-1 A-2	R-1¹⁹	R-2^{19, 20}	R-3	B-1	B-3¹⁶	B-4¹⁷	B-5	M-1¹⁸
Lot Area, Min. s.f.	30,000	43,560 ¹	14,000	10,000 2-fam: 12,000	14,000 ⁵	15,000	15,000	1 acre	15,000	25,000
Lot Width, Min. ft	100	150 ¹	100	80 2-fam: 100	80 Multi- fam: 40	100	100	150	100	125
Front Yard, Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50 ¹²	40 ¹⁴
Rear Yard, Min. ft	40	40	40	40	40 Multi- Fam: 60	20	30	30	30	10% lot width
Side Yard, Min. total ft/min per side	40	20	18 ²	20 ³	30 ⁶	25/12	10 ⁹	20 ¹⁰	20 ¹³	10% lot width
Corner Lot, Street Min. ft	60	60	35	35	35	35	40	50	50	40
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft	40	20	6	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Corner Lot, remaining side, Min. ft			6	10	10	12	Side yard applies for structures without a common wall
Housing Unit., Min. sq. ft.	1,100	1,100	1,100 Ground floor 700	1-family detached: 1,100 ⁴	1-family detached: 1,100 Ground floor 700 ⁷	—
Height, Max. ft/stories	40/3	35/2.5	32/2.5	32/2.5	45 ⁸	60		60 ¹¹	60 ¹¹	45/3.5 ¹⁵

Notes:

¹ In A-2 Platted subdivisions or site condominium developments of>9 units: min lot area is 30,000 sq ft; min lot width is 100'.

² With a min of 6 ft on one side, except where a garage is attached to the principal building, in which case the total side yard requirement is at least 12 ft.

³ With a minimum of ten feet (10') on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁶ With a min of 15 ft on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of 30 ft between contiguous dwelling structures.

⁷ R-3: Attached single family, including 2-family and townhouse: min finished living area 960 square feet, with min of 700 square feet on ground floor with units of more than 1 story.

Multiple Family	0 bedrooms	600 sq ft	2 bedrooms	1,000 sq ft
	1 bedroom	800 sq ft	3 bedrooms	1,200 sq ft

¹⁰ Except on that side of the lot abutting upon a residential or agricultural district in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of forty feet (40').

¹¹ For every additional ten feet (10') of side yard the maximum building height may increase by twelve feet (12').

¹² Except for necessary drives or walks, the yard shall remain clear except that twenty feet (20') may be used for parking.

¹³ Except on that side or sides of the lot abutting upon a residential district, in which case there shall be a minimum side yard of sixty feet (60').

¹⁵ Provided any buildings within seventy-five feet (75') of a residential district shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty five feet (35').

Map 1 Zoning Map

(Ord. No. 17-Z-06, 1-8-2018, eff. 1-18-2018; Ord. 18-Z-03E, 8-6-2018, eff. 9-17-2018)