Wolverine Lake City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1268
Bulk Regulations
1268.01 CONTINUED CONFORMITY WITH BULK REGULATIONS.
The maintenance of yards and other open space and minimum lot area legally required for a building shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of such building or of the property on which it is located as long as the building is in existence. Furthermore, no legally required yards, other open space, or minimum lot area allocated to any building, shall, by virtue of change of ownership or for any other reason, be used to satisfy yard, other open space, or minimum lot area requirements for any other building.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)
1268.02 DIVISION OF ZONING LOTS.
No zoning lot shall hereafter be divided into two or more zoning lots and no portion of any zoning lot shall be sold, unless all zoning lots resulting from each such division or sale shall conform with all the applicable bulk regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)
1268.03 LOCATION OF REQUIRED OPEN SPACE.
All yards and other open spaces allocated to a building or dwelling group shall be located on the same zoning lot as such building or dwelling group.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)
1268.04 REQUIRED YARDS; EXISTING BUILDINGS.
No yards, now or hereafter provided for a building existing on the effective date of this Zoning Code, shall subsequently be reduced below, or further reduced if already less than, the minimum yard requirements of this Zoning Code for equivalent new construction.
(Ord. 106. Passed. 12-9-81.)
1268.05 PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS IN REQUIRED YARDS.
The following shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in the required yards specified:
(a) In All Yards. Open terraces not over three feet above the average level of the adjoining ground, but not including a permanently roofed-over terrace or porch; awnings and canopies; steps four feet or less above grade which are necessary for access to a permitted building or for access to a zoning lot from a street or alley; chimneys that are integrated into a wall of the principal building projecting twenty-four inches or less into the yard; approved free-standing signs; flagpoles; window unit air-conditioners projecting not more than eighteen inches into the required yard; and fences or walls subject to applicable height restrictions.
(b) In Front Yards. One-story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yards; and overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard.
(c) In Rear Yards. Open off-street parking spaces; balconies; fallout shelters; breezeways and open porches; one-story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yard; overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard; and central air conditioning equipment not more than three feet in height.
(d) In Side Yards. Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting eighteen inches or less into the yard. The construction of raised patios, ground level decks and terraces, walkways or other structures should be limited to a height of no greater than eight inches above the existing grade. If said grade drops from the side of the structure the construction should follow the terrain and should be stepped in a manner to achieve the same elevation change. All construction shall be installed in a manner that does not create a drainage problem for neighboring properties. Retaining walls should be constructed to Village design standards.
Permitted obstructions and detached accessory structures shall not, in the aggregate, occupy more than twenty-five percent of any required yard.
(Ord. 106. Passed. 12-9-81; Ord. 106-A36. Passed 7-9-03; Ord. 106-A37. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 106A-108. Passed 7-11-18.)
1268.06 INCOMPLETE DWELLINGS.
No cellar, garage, or any incompletely constructed structure in use as a dwelling on the effective date of this Zoning Code shall be used as a dwelling for more than three years following said date, unless such structure has been brought to a state of external completion in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code relative to dwellings in the district in which said structure is located. No such structure constructed after the effective date of this Zoning Code shall be used as a dwelling unless such structure has been completed as a dwelling and an occupancy permit issued for such structure.
(Ord. 106. Passed. 12-9-81.)
1268.07 EXISTING SPECIAL LAND USES.
Where a use is classified as a special land use under this Zoning Code, and exists as a conditional, special, or permitted use on the date of the adoption of this Zoning Code, it shall be considered to be a legal special land use.
(Ord.106. Passed. 12-9-81.)
1268.08 INTERPRETATION OF USE LISTS.
Land uses (permitted or conditional) which, though not contained by name in a zoning district list of permitted or conditional uses, are deemed to be similar in nature and clearly compatible with the listed uses, may be permitted if approved by both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Commission. The nonlisted uses which are approved shall be added to the appropriate use list at the time of periodic updating and revision.
(Ord.106. Passed. 12-9-81.)
1268.09 KEYHOLE LOTS.
Use of waterfront property for the purpose of providing access to such body of water for non-riparian property shall not be permitted in any zoning district.
(Ord. 106A-29. Passed 7-21-99.)