A.

B-1 Local Business District. The B-1 local business district is designed to meet the day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs of persons residing in adjacent residential areas. The uses permitted in this district must be compatible with and not adversely affect nearby residential uses.

B.

B-2 Community Business District. The B-2 community business district is designed to cater to the needs of a larger consumer population than is served by the local business district, including nearby residential areas and other neighborhoods in the community. These uses are generally characterized by an integrated or planned cluster of establishments served by common parking areas and generating larger volumes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

C.

B-3 General Business District. The B-3 general business district is designed to cater to the needs of a larger consumer population, including the overall community, other surrounding communities and passerby traffic. The large size and variety of permitted commercial uses typically generates significant volumes of vehicular traffic. General business uses require a large area devoted to off-street parking and loading, and generally tend to create problems of congestion, noise and impact to surrounding uses. This district provides sites for more diversified business types and is often located so as to serve the passerby traffic. These uses need to be located in areas that have the transportation infrastructure to serve these intensive uses, with convenient access to regional transportation.

D.

FS Freeway Service District. The FS freeway service district is designed to provide for servicing the needs of automobile highway traffic at the intersections of arterial roads and at the I-96 interchange. The avoidance of undue congestion on arterial roads, the promotion of smooth traffic flow at the interchange area and on I-96, and the protection of adjacent properties in other zones from adverse influences are prime considerations in the application of this district.

E.

I-S Industrial Service District. The I-S industrial service district is designed to include uses which provide services to the city's industrial facilities and to provide services to employees at convenient locations along Wixom Road in close proximity to places of employment. It is not the intent of this district to provide for citywide shopping or service needs that are more suitably located in office or business districts. The I-S district locations are to be in accordance with the city of Wixom master plan and are to be located central to the industrial complexes they are intended to serve.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

Use and development of land and buildings shall only be for the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided for in this title. Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of Table 6.02 may be used for the purposes denoted by the following abbreviations:

P: Permitted Use: Land and buildings in this district may be used for the purposes listed by right.

SLU: Special Land Use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for this purpose by obtaining Special Land Use approval when all applicable standards cited in Chapter 18.18, Special Land Use Review Requirements and Procedures and specific standards of Section 18.06.040 are met.

NP: Not Permitted: The use is not permitted in the district.

"Requirement" provides reference to additional requirements or conditions applicable to that specific use.

Table 6.02

Schedule of Uses

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

All uses permitted by right or by special land use approval shall be required to meet the following requirements:

A.

Dealing Directly with Consumers. All permitted retail or service establishments shall deal directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

B.

Conducted Within Enclosed Buildings. All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking, loading and approved open air uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

C.

Site and Building Design. All sites and buildings shall comply with the building, landscaping and all other design requirements of Chapter 18.14, General Site Development Requirements. All uses shall comply with the parking, loading and access requirements of Chapter 18.15, Off-Street Parking, Loading, Access and Circulation Requirements.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

Uses allowed in the commercial districts shall be subject to meeting the following specific requirements applicable to that use:

A.

Drive-Through. Drive-through business shall be subject to the following:

1.

The drive-through facility must be attached to the structure.

2.

The drive-through lane shall be a minimum of ten feet wide. Clear identification and delineation between the drive-through facility and the parking lot shall be provided.

3.

Each drive-through facility shall provide a bypass lane to allow other vehicles to pass those waiting to be served.

4.

There shall be a minimum of five stacking spaces, except drive-through restaurants shall provide a minimum of ten stacking spaces. Stacking spaces shall not include the space at the service window.

5.

The drive-through facility shall be located on the side or rear elevation of the building to minimize visibility from a public or private roadway. The drive-through window and menu board speaker shall not face an adjacent residential district.

B.

Outdoor Display and Sales. Outdoor display and sales uses shall be subject to the following:

1.

The outdoor display and sales shall be accessory to a principal permitted retail use with a building on the site.

2.

All outdoor storage areas shall be paved with a permanent, durable and dustless surface and shall be graded and drained to dispose of stormwater without negatively impacting adjacent property. The planning commission may approve a gravel surface for all or part of the display or storage area for low intensity activities, such as landscaping sales, upon a finding that neighboring properties and the environment will not be negatively impacted.

3.

No outdoor storage shall be permitted in any required yard (setback) of buildings for the district in which the commercial outdoor display, sales or storage use is located.

4.

The planning commission may require additional landscaping, screening or ornamental fencing where necessary to screen views from the street or an adjacent residential area.

5.

Any stockpiles of soils, fertilizer or similar loosely packaged materials shall be sufficiently covered or contained to prevent dust or blowing of materials.

C.

Funeral Homes. Funeral homes and mortuary establishments shall be subject to the following:

1.

Adequate off-street assembly area shall be provided for vehicles to be used in funeral processions. The assembly area shall be provided in addition to any required off-street parking area.

2.

A caretaker's residence may be provided within the building of mortuary establishments.

D.

Engine and Equipment Repair. Small engine and equipment repair for lawn mowers, snow blowers and other home maintenance equipment shall be subject to the following:

1.

Outdoor storage of parts or materials shall not be permitted.

2.

Areas for off-street parking required for customer use shall not be utilized for the storage of equipment awaiting repair.

3.

All vehicle or equipment servicing and repair shall be conducted within a building.

4.

Suitable containers shall be provided and utilized for the disposal of used parts and such containers shall be screened from public view.

5.

This use shall not involve the repair of motor vehicles, which is regulated separately.

E.

Day Care Centers. Day care centers for children shall be subject to the following:

1.

The facility shall have received a state license to operate prior to seeking a special use permit under this title. A copy of the license must be filed with the building department as a condition of special land use approval.

2.

Not less than four hundred square feet of outdoor play area per child, (as authorized by the license issued to the applicant by the state of Michigan Department of Human Services,) shall be provided on the site.

3.

Screening and fencing of the outdoor play area shall be provided as required by the planning commission.

4.

Parking shall be provided to allow for direct drop-off and pick-up of children without requiring children to cross streets or block traffic flow on the street.

F.

Tattoo Parlors. Tattoo parlors shall be subject to the following:

1.

The site shall not be within three hundred feet of a residential district;

2.

The use shall not operate after ten p.m.

G.

Automobile Washes. Automobile washes shall be subject to the following:

1.

All buildings shall have a front yard setback of not less than fifty feet;

2.

All washing facilities shall be within a building;

3.

Vacuuming and drying areas may be located outside the building but shall not be in the required front yard and shall not be closer than twenty feet from any residential district;

4.

All cars required to wait for access to the facilities shall be provided stacking space that is off the street right-of-way and does not conflict with required parking meeting the requirements of Chapter 18.15, Off-Street Parking, Loading, Access and Circulation Requirements.

H.

Gasoline Service Stations. Gasoline service stations shall be subject to the following:

1.

Driveway access shall be in accordance with Section 18.15.050.

2.

Gasoline pumps and overhead canopies may be located within a yard adjacent to a street, provided that the canopy has a minimum setback of ten feet.

3.

There shall be no outdoor storage or display of vehicle components and parts, supplies, or equipment or other merchandise.

4.

All restroom doors shall be accessed from inside the building.

5.

The design and materials of the canopy and support columns shall be compatible with the main building. The canopy clearance shall be a minimum of fourteen feet and shall be noted on the site plan.

6.

Any signs, logo or identifying paint scheme on the canopy shall be reviewed by the planning commission and considered part of the maximum wall sign permitted.

7.

Details on the canopy lighting shall be provided to ensure there is no glare on the public streets or adjacent property, and that lighting levels are in accordance with Section 18.14.040. Canopy lighting shall be recessed such that the light source cannot be seen from off site.

8.

The applicant shall submit a pollution incidence protection plan (PIPP) as part of the site plan. The PIPP shall describe measures to prevent groundwater contamination caused by accidental gasoline spills or leakage, such as: special check valves, drain back catch basins and automatic shut-off valves.

9.

Minor automobile repair must also meet the requirements of subsection H of this section.

I.

Minor Automotive Repair. Minor automotive repair businesses such as muffler shops, oil change, shock absorber replacement shops, tire stores, undercoating shops and minor engine repair shops shall be subject to the following:

1.

Outdoor storage of parts or materials shall be prohibited.

2.

Vehicles shall not be allowed to be stored outside the building for more than forty-eight hours unless awaiting repair for which a work order, signed by the owner of the vehicle, is posted in the vehicle so as to be visible from outside the vehicle. The maximum number of vehicles stored outdoors for more than forty-eight hours shall be three vehicles for every one service bay. The area to be used for vehicle storage shall be shown on the site plan.

3.

Areas for off-street parking required for customer use shall not be utilized for the storage of vehicles awaiting repair.

4.

All vehicle servicing or repair shall be conducted within an enclosed building.

5.

Suitable containers shall be provided and utilized for the disposal of used parts and such containers shall be screened from public view. Used tire storage shall be limited to twenty-five tires and all tires shall be stored inside a building.

J.

Nursing Homes and Convalescent Homes. Nursing homes and convalescent homes shall be set back a minimum of forty feet from all lot lines.

K.

Large-Scale Institutional Uses, Churches and Other Places of Worship. Large-scale institutional uses, churches and other places of worship with a seating capacity of one thousand five hundred people or more or parking for five hundred vehicles or more shall be subject to the following:

1.

The site shall have at least one hundred fifty feet of frontage on a major thoroughfare as designated on the master plan with an existing or planned right-of-way of not less than one hundred twenty feet. All access to the site shall be from major thoroughfares.

2.

All buildings shall have a setback a minimum of fifty feet from any lot line in an abutting one-family residential district, unless such abutting lot is occupied by an existing institutional use other than a dwelling unit.

3.

All structures and parking and loading areas shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet from a side or real lot line when such lot line abuts a one-family residential district. The minimum setback area shall be landscaped as a greenbelt and shall include a five-foot high wall or berm.

4.

Adequate site space to allow for expansion shall be provided without causing an impact on the residential neighborhood.

5.

Storage of buses, trucks and maintenance equipment shall be entirely within a totally enclosed building.

6.

There shall be no outside loudspeaker or amplified sound outside of a totally enclosed building. This restriction does not apply to church bells, call to prayer or other similar purpose.

7.

Outdoor lighting of buildings and grounds shall be completely shielded from abutting residential areas.

L.

Amusement Arcades. Amusement arcades which provide space for patrons to engage in playing of mechanical amusement devices or similar activities shall be subject to the following:

1.

Locations for any such establishment shall be confined to county primary streets and shall have the entrance to both the business and parking area for such establishment on the county primary street. Access from a side or residential street shall be prohibited.

2.

The provisions of Chapter 5.16 of the Municipal Code shall be complied with and shall be reflected on the site for the proposed use.

M.

Social Clubs. Social clubs shall be subject to the following:

1.

The facility shall be located no nearer than five hundred feet to any residence, park, public or private school, day care facility, convalescent/nursing home or church;

2.

The outdoor use of loudspeakers, sound amplifying systems or paging systems shall be prohibited;

3.

Appropriate licenses shall be required should alcoholic beverages be served.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)

Table 6.05 delineates the height, bulk, and setback requirements pertaining to the zoning districts regulated by this chapter. Notes to the schedule of regulations follow:

Table 6.05

Schedule of Commercial Regulations

A.

Corner Lot Front Yard Setback. There shall be maintained a required front yard setback on each street side of a corner lot. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

B.

Off-Street Parking in the Front Yard. Off-street parking may be permitted to occupy a portion of the required front yard provided that there is a minimum unobstructed and landscaped setback of twenty feet between the parking lot and the front lot line, exclusive of access driveways.

C.

Off-Street Parking in the Side and Rear Yard. Off-street parking and loading areas shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from the side or rear lot line, except where a greater landscape buffer is required by Section 18.14.020. Where shared access or service drive connections are provided between adjacent sites, the parking lot setback can be reduced or waived. Where a lot borders on a residential district a minimum setback of twenty feet shall be provided on the side bordering the residential district.

D.

Side Yard Setbacks. No side yards are required along the interior side lot lines of the district adjoining another lot in the business district, with the provision of a fire rated wall as specified in the building code. If side walls of structures contain windows, doors or other openings, a minimum side yard of ten feet shall be provided.

E.

Building Setback from Residential. No building shall be closer than fifty feet to any adjacent residential district.

F.

Rear Yard Loading. Loading space shall be provided in the rear yard in accordance with Chapter 18.15, Off-Street Parking, Loading, Access and Circulation Requirements. Loading areas shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet from any adjacent residentially zoned lot.

G.

Freeway Setback. A minimum fifty-foot setback shall be provided from freeway rights-of-way. The setback shall be unoccupied except for earth berms, screening walls and landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Section 18.14.020 and shall be installed to provide an effective screening of outdoor sales areas and to screen any service or loading area of any building from the freeway.

H.

Stream Setback. All structures shall be a minimum of twenty feet from each side of Norton Creek and any other stream or established county drain unless a greater setback is required in this chapter.

I.

Lot Coverage. All site improvements, such as buildings, accessory structures, parking lots, drives, public streets and private roads, shall not cover more than seventy-five percent of the total lot area. Total lot area shall be the gross area, including wetland and woodland areas.

J.

South Wixom Road Setback. Minimum one hundred eighty-foot building and one-hundred-foot parking lot setbacks shall be provided from the centerline of Wixom Road on the east side of Wixom Road between Grand River Avenue and I-96. Minimum one-hundred-thirty-foot building and one-hundred-foot parking lot setbacks shall be provided from the centerline of Wixom Road on the west side of Wixom Road between Grand River Avenue and I-96.

(Ord. 08-05 § 1 (part), 2008)