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Wixom City Zoning Code

18.18.070

Amendments, expansions and change in use.

A.

Major Amendments. Any person or agency who has been granted a special land use permit shall notify the building official of any proposed amendment to the approved site plan of the special land use permit. A major amendment to a special land use permit shall require submittal of a new application for special land use and follow the review procedures contained in this chapter. The building official shall determine whether the proposed amendment constitutes a minor or major amendment based on the following standards:

1.

Changes increase the building(s) usable floor area by more than twenty-five percent.

2.

Parking lots are expanded by more than twenty-five percent.

3.

The occupancy, capacity or membership of the use is increased by more than twenty-five percent.

4.

The use is expanded to occupy an additional twenty-five percent or more land area.

5.

The expansion will result in a twenty-five percent or more increase in traffic generation based upon the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual.

6.

The expansion will result in a twenty-five percent or more increase in the demand for public water or sewer.

7.

Other similar types of changes deemed by the building official to be "major."

B.

Minor Amendment. Minor amendment to an approved special land use does not require submittal of a new application for a special land use, but may require submittal of a site plan or sketch plan following the requirements of Chapter 18.17, Site Plan Review Requirements and Procedures.

C.

Change in Use. Change to another special land use shall require submittal of a new application for special land use and follow the review procedures contained in this chapter.

D.

Separate Approval. A separate special land use permit shall be required for each use which requires special land use review on a lot.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)