Three Oaks Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
C-1 Commercial District
§ 380-9.01 Intent.
The Commercial District is established as a district in which the principal use of land is for mercantile establishments of all types, personal service establishments, eating and drinking establishments, professional and other business offices, offices of governmental institutions (including schools and municipal buildings), churches, etc., and all other similar uses that rely upon street/road frontage and site access that accesses on-site parking.
§ 380-9.02 Permitted uses.
A.
Accessory building with footprint greater than the footprint of the principal structure.
B.
Accessory building with footprint less than or equal to the footprint of the principal structure.
C.
Accessory use to uses permitted by right.
D.
Bed-and-breakfast.
E.
Educational facilities.
F.
Essential service.
G.
Financial institution.
H.
Funeral home or mortuary.
I.
Governmental office.
J.
Greenhouse.
K.
Lodges, fraternal, labor and social halls.
L.
Place of public assembly, small.
M.
Private road.
N.
Professional office or professional service establishment.
O.
Restaurants and taverns.
P.
Retail business.
Q.
Subdivision, conventional.
R.
Township uses.
S.
Unclassified uses, per § 380-12.20.
§ 380-9.03 Special land uses.
A.
Accessory use to a permitted special use.
B.
Adaptive reuse.
C.
Adult uses.
D.
Adult use marihuana establishment.
[Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 62]
E.
Gasoline station with convenience store.
F.
Hotels/motels.
G.
Kennel.
H.
Marihuana facility.
[Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 62]
I.
Marihuana grower.
[Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 62]
J.
Place of public assembly, large.
K.
Planned unit development.
L.
Residential above retail.
M.
Roadside stand.
N.
Theaters.
O.
Vehicle repair facility.
P.
Warehouse.
§ 380-9.04 Additional standards.
A.
Accessory buildings and structures must comply with the yard requirements of this article.
B.
Parking and loading requirements subject to Article XIII.
C.
Signage requirements subject to Article XIV.
D.
Landscaping standards subject to § 380-12.11.
§ 380-9.05 District regulations.
A.
Minimum lot area: none.
B.
Minimum building setbacks.
(1)
Front: 40 feet.
(2)
Side: 10 feet.
(3)
Rear: 40 feet.
C.
Minimum lot width: none.
D.
Maximum building height.
(1)
The lesser of 35 feet or three stories.
(2)
The height of any accessory use structure shall not exceed 50% of the horizontal distance of the closest point of the structure to the closest property line of any residential use property or zoning district.
E.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
F.
Minimum floor area: none.
§ 380-9.06 Display of goods and merchandise in C-1 Commercial District.
All merchants and businesses located within the C-1 Commercial Districts shall maintain a five-foot width of continuous free and clear passage for safe pedestrian traffic from the backside of the curb (where provided), and at no time shall any merchant or other person be allowed to occupy more than 50% of any sidewalk (where provided) for displaying goods, wares and merchandise.