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Wolverine Lake City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1260

O-1 Office Business District

1260.01 USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

   The following uses are permitted by right in O-1 Office Business Districts:
   (a)   Architectural, engineering, and similar offices.
   (b)   Business offices.
   (c)   Credit unions, but not banks or savings and loan or other financial institutions.
   (d)   Legal and accounting offices.
   (e)   Business service establishments, including:
      (1)   Management consulting services.
      (2)   Consumer credit reporting agencies.
      (3)   Duplicating services.
      (4)   Mailing and stenographic services.
      (5)   Other similar business services.
   (f)   Government offices.
   (g)   General offices, personal services and offices of nonprofit organizations (but not including the meeting halls) for such uses as:
      (1)   Professional membership organizations.
      (2)   Labor unions.
      (3)   Civic, social and fraternal organizations.
      (4)   Political organizations.
      (5)   Insurance offices.
      (6)   Real estate offices.
      (7)   Photographic portrait studios.
   (h)   Laboratories, medical and dental.
   (i)   Medical marihuana caregiver facilities, provided the facilities have a current license issued by the Village under the Village’s Medical Marihuana Cultivation, Use and Distribution Ordinance, Chapter 1284.
   (j)   Stock, bond, and other brokerage establishments.
   (k)   Essential services as set forth in Section 1246.03.
   (l)   Churches.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106-A35. Passed 12-11-02; Ord. 106A-60. Passed 7-11-12.)

1260.02 SPECIAL LAND USES.

   The following are special land uses in the O-1 Office Business District:
   (a)   High-intensity office uses which are compatible under appropriate circumstances, but which should be limited in their frequency of occurrence in any one area. Not more than two high-intensity uses shall be permitted within the Village within a 1,000 foot distance. These uses shall be limited to:
      (1)   Medical offices and outpatient clinics.
      (2)   Banks, savings and loans, and other financial institutions.
   (b)   Public utility uses as listed below shall be permitted as special land uses subject to the standards and approval requirements as provided in Chapter 1274. Such uses shall include:
      (1)   Electrical substations.
      (2)   Gas regulator stations.
      (3)   Major transmission lines.
      (4)   Radio, television, microwave transmission and relay towers.
      (5)   Telephone exchange and transmission equipment buildings.
      (6)   Railroad rights-of-way, but excluding railroad yards and shops.
      (7)   Water pumping stations.
      (8)   Water and waste water works, reservoirs, pumping and filtration plants.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

1260.03 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES.

   Accessory structures and uses typically incidental to a principal use permitted by right or a principal special land use shall be permitted as accessory uses subject to the following requirements:
   (a)   No accessory structure or use shall occupy more than twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the principal uses.
   (b)   No accessory structure shall be located in any front or side area.
   (c)   No accessory structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the time of construction of the principal structure to which it is accessory.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

1260.04 MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS.

   Following are minimum lot sizes in O-1 Office Building Districts
   (a)   Minimum Lot Area. 10,000 square feet.
   (b)   Minimum Lot Width. 80 feet.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

1260.05 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   Minimum setback requirements for principal and accessory structures are as follows:
      (1)   Front: 25 feet.
      (2)   Side: 20 feet.
      (3)   Rear: 30 feet.
   (b)   Required front, side, and rear yards shall be unobstructed from the ground level to the sky, except by natural vegetation and as specifically permitted in Section 1268.05 and subsection (d) hereof.
   (c)   Side and rear yards which abut streets shall conform to the same yard setback and other requirements as front yards.
   (d)   Areas for the temporary storage of garbage and trash shall not be located in any required or unrequired front yard area or in any required side yard area, provided that this section shall not be interpreted to prevent placing of litter containers for the use of pedestrians outdoors.
   (e)   Unsheltered parking shall be permitted in required side and rear yards, except that parking shall not be permitted in a required side or rear yard which abuts a street. Parking shall be permitted in unrequired side and rear yard areas.
   (f)   Parking structures and shelters shall not be permitted in any required front, side, or rear year. Parking structures and shelters shall be permitted in unrequired front, side, and rear yards, provided that parking shelters which are in front yards shall be completely enclosed on all sides visible from streets.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)

1260.06 MAXIMUM BUILDING BULK REQUIREMENTS.

   Maximum building bulk requirements in O-1 Office Building Districts shall be as follows:
   (a)   Maximum Building Height:
      (1)   Stories: 2
      (2)   Feet: 30
   (b)   Maximum Lot Coverage: 30 percent for all principal and accessory buildings.
   (c)   Maximum Building Length: 180 feet.
   (d)   For churches exceeding the maximum height stated herein, the setback from the property line shall be increased to equal the height of the building, but shall not be less than the setback stated herein.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81; Ord. 106-A35. Passed 12-11-02.)