TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 - TITLE, PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND LEGAL BASIS... 1-1 1.01 TITLE...1-1 1.02 PURPOSE... 1-1 1.03 SCOPE AND INTERPRETATION...1-1 1.04 THE EFFECT OF ZONING... 1-2 1.05 LEGAL BASIS...1-2 ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS...2-1 2.01 RULES APPLYING TO TEXT...2-1 2.02 ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE...2-2 2.02a ADULT ENTERTAINMENT...2-2 2.02b AGRICULTURAL LABOR CAMP...2-2 2.02c AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL..2-2 2.02d ANEMOMETER 2-2 2.02e ANSI...2-2 2.02f ANIMAL...2-2 2.02g AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MAJOR...2-3 2.02h AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MINOR... 2-3 2.03 BASEMENT... 2-3 2.03a BED AND BREAKFAST...2-3 2.03b BILLBOARDS AND SIGNS...2-3 2.03c BOAT DOCKAGE... 2-4 2.03d BUILDING...2-4 2.03e BUILDING HEIGHT...2-4 2.04 CLUSTERING...2-4 2.04a COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS... 2-4 2.04b CORNER LOT...2-4 2.05 DAY-CARE FACILITIES... 2-4 2.05a DWELLING...2-5 2.05b DWELLING UNIT... 2-5 2.05c ESSENTIAL SERVICE...2-5 2.05d EXPANSION OF LEGAL PRE-EXISTING NON-CONFORMING USES.2-5 2.06 FAMILY...2-5 2.06a FLOOR AREA...2-6 2.06b FLOOR AREA, USABLE... 2-6 2.07 GARAGES...2-6 2.08 HOME OCCUPATION... 2-6 2.09 IMPROVEMENTS... 2-6 2.09a IEC...2-6 2.09b ISO.2-6 2.09c INLAND LAKE...2-6 i
2.09d INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK FEEDLOT... 2-6 2.10 JUNK... 2-7 2.10a JUNKYARD... 2-7 2.11 KENNEL...2-7 2.12 LIVESTOCK...2-7 2.12a LOT...2-7 2.12b LOT AREA... 2-7 2.12c LOT WIDTH...2-8 2.13 MIGRANT HOUSING..2-8 2.13a MIGRATORY LABORER.2-8 2.13b MOBILE HOME COMMISSION ACT...2-8 2.13c MOBILE HOME LOT AND MOBILE HOME.2-8 2.13d MOBILE HOME PARK...2-9 2.13e MOTEL...2-9 2.13f MOTOR HOME, CAMPER, FIFTH WHEEL, TRAVEL TRAILER...2-9 2.13g MOTOR VEHICLE... 2-9 2.14 N Reserved...2-9 2.15 ORDINARY HIGH WATER MARK 2-9 2.16 PARCEL...2-9 2.16a PARKING LOT... 2-9 2.16b PARKING SPACE...2-9 2.16c PERMITS..2-9 2.16d PLANNING COMMISSION... 2-10 2.16e PORCH AND DECK...2-10 2.16f PRINCIPAL BUILDING... 2-10 2.16g PRINCIPAL USE...2-10 2.16h PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES... 2-10 2.16i PUBLIC UTILITY... 2-10 2.17 Q Reserved.2-10 2.18 REQUIRED SETBACK... 2-10 2.18a REQUIRED SETBACK AREA... 2-10 2.18b ROTOR.2-10 2.18c RIPARIAN PROPERTY... 2-10 2.18d ROAD FRONTAGE... 2-11 2.18e ROAD, PRIVATE 2-11 2.18f ROADSIDE MARKET STAND... 2-11 2.18g ROOF LINE... 2-11 2.19 SETBACK LINE...2-11 2.19a SCADA TOWER..2-11 2.19b SHADOW FLICKER 2-11 2.19c SHORELINE 2-11 2.19d SHOPPING CENTERS... 2-11 2.19e SURVIVAL WIND SPEED 2-11 2.19f STREET, PUBLIC...2-11 ii
2.19g STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS... 2-12 2.19h STRUCTURE... 2-12 2.20 TEMPORARY STRUCTURE...2-12 2.20a TOWER HEIGHT 2-12 2.20b TOWNSHIP... 2-12 2.20c TOWNSHIP BOARD... 2-12 2.21 U Reserved.2-12 2.22 V Reserved.2-12 2.23 WATER CRAFT...2-12 2.23a WATERFRONT... 2-12 2.23b WATERCOURSE.2-12 2.23c WATERFRONT LOT...2-12 2.23d WETLAND, REGULATED... 2-13 2.23e WIND ENERGY SYSTEM (WES).2-13 2.23f WIND ENERGY SYSTEM, FARM 2-13 2.23g WIND ENERGY SYSTEM, INTERCONNECTED..2-13 2.23h WIND ENERGY SYSTEM, ON-SITE USE..2-13 2.23i WIND ENERGY SYSTEM, ON-SITE SMALL STRUCTURE MOUNTED2-13 2.23j WIND ENERGY SYSTEM, UTILITY GRID.2-13 2.23k WIND SITE ASSESSMENT 2-13 2.24 X Reserved.2-13 2.25 YARD... 2-14 2.25a YARD, FRONT... 2-14 2.25b YARD, REAR...2-14 2.25c YARD, SIDE...2-14 2.26 ZONING ACT...2-14 2.26a ZONING ADMINISTRATOR...2-14 ARTICLE 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS... 3-1 3.01 ACCESS TO A STREET...3-1 3.02 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS.................... 3-1 3.03 ACCESSORY USES... 3-2 3.04 ANIMALS AND FOWL...3-2 3.05 BASEMENT DWELLINGS... 3-3 3.06 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES................................... 3-3 3.07 CONTROL OF HEAT, GLARE, FUMES, DUST, NOISE, VIBRATION, AND ODORS 3-3 3.08 CORNER LOTS...3-3 3.09 DOUBLE FRONTAGE OR THROUGH LOTS... 3-3 3.10 DRIVEWAYS...3-3 3.11 DWELLING REQUIREMENTS... 3-3 3.12 EARTH MOVING... 3-5 3.13 ESSENTIAL SERVICES...3-5 iii
3.14 GOVERNMENTAL COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING REGULATIONS... 3-6 3.15 HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL...3-6 3.16 HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS...3-6 3.17 HOME OCCUPATION... 3-6 3.18 PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES... 3-8 3.19 LOT AREA OR SPACE REQUIRED...3-8 3.20 MAN-MADE PONDS... 3-8 3.21 ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES...3-9 3.22 OUTDOOR GATHERINGS...3-9 3.23 PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE OR USE...3-9 3.24 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES... 3-9 3.25 REQUIRED SETBACK... 3-9 3.26 REQUIRED SETBACK AREA... 3-10 3.27 ROADS, PRIVATE... 3-10 3.28 SATELLITE DISH AND ANTENNA...3-12 3.29 SWIMMING POOLS...3-12 3.30 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES... 3-12 3.31 TRAFFIC VISIBILITY ACROSS CORNERS...3-14 3.32 USES REQUIRING MORE THAN FOUR PARKING SPACES... 3-14 3.33 WATERFRONT LOTS AND WETLAND SETBACKS.3-14 3.34 WETLANDS...3-16 3.35 SINGLE ON-SITE WIND ENERGY TOWERS.3-17 3.36 ANEMOMETER..3-18 ARTICLE 4 - MAPPED DISTRICTS...4-1 4.01 ZONE DISTRICTS...4-1 4.02 ZONING MAP...4-1 ARTICLE 5 - R-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 5-1 5.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 5-1 5.02 ALLOWED USES... 5-1 5.03 SPECIAL LAND USES...5-1 5.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 5-2 5.05 AREA REGULATIONS...5-2 5.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA...5-2 5.07 ANTI-FUNNELING REGULATIONS............................. 5-3 ARTICLE 6 - R-2 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT...6-1 6.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 6-1 6.02 ALLOWED USES... 6-1 6.03 SPECIAL LAND USES...6-1 6.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 6-2 6.05 AREA REGULATIONS...6-2 iv
6.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA...6-2 6.07 ANTI-FUNNELING REGULATIONS............................. 6-2 ARTICLE 7 - R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 7-1 7.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 7-1 7.02 ALLOWED USES... 7-1 7.03 SPECIAL LAND USES...7-1 7.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 7-2 7.05 AREA REGULATIONS...7-2 7.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA...7-2 7.07 ANTI-FUNNELING REGULATIONS.............................. 7-3 ARTICLE 8 - R-4 LAKE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 8-1 8.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 8-1 8.02 ALLOWED USES... 8-2 8.03 SPECIAL LAND USES...8-2 8.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 8-2 8.05 AREA REGULATIONS...8-2 8.06 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE STREET FRONT YARD...8-3 8.07 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA...8-3 8.08 ANTI-FUNNELING REGULATIONS... 8-3 8.09 CANAL AND CHANNEL CONSTRUCTION...8-4 ARTICLE 9 - R-5 MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT...9-1 9.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 9-1 9.02 ALLOWED USES... 9-1 9.03 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES... 9-1 9.04 SPECIAL LAND USES...9-1 9.05 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 9-1 9.06 AREA REGULATIONS...9-1 9.07 SCREENING AND FENCING... 9-2 9.08 LANDSCAPING...9-2 9.09 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME PARK CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION...9-2 9.10 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF A MOBILE HOME PARK...9-2 9.11 INSPECTIONS... 9-2 ARTICLE 10 - C-1 BUSINESS DISTRICT...10-1 10.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 10-1 10.02 ALLOWED USES... 10-1 10.03 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES... 10-2 10.04 PROHIBITED USES... 10-2 v
10.05 SPECIAL LAND USES...10-2 10.06 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 10-3 10.07 AREA REGULATIONS...10-3 ARTICLE 11 - C-2 BUSINESS DISTRICT...11-1 11.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 11-1 11.02 ALLOWED USES... 11-1 11.03 ACCESSORY USES... 11-1 11.04 SPECIAL LAND USES...11-1 11.05 HEIGHT REGULATIONS... 11-2 11.06 AREA REGULATIONS...11-2 ARTICLE 11A - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT..................................... 11A-1 11A.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE.................................... 11A-1 11A.02 USES ALLOWED.......................................... 11A-1 11A.03 SPECIAL USE............................................... 11A-2 11A.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS..................................... 11A-3 11A-05 AREA REGULATIONS........................................ 11A-3 ARTICLE 12 - PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT... 12-1 12.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 12-1 12.02 ALLOWED USES... 12-2 12.03 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS...12-2 12.04 MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS...12-2 12.05 CLUSTERING...12-3 12.06 APPLICATION PROCEDURES...12-4 12.07 PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF PUD SITE PLANS AND REQUESTS FOR PUD OVERLAY ZONING...12-5 12.08 TOWNSHIP BOARD REVIEW OF REQUEST FOR RE-ZONING... 12-8 12.09 EFFECT OF APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN BY PLANNING COMMISSION 12-9 12.10 AMENDMENT OF SITE PLAN...12-9 12.11 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES... 12-9 12.12 ENFORCEMENT... 12-9 ARTICLE 12A OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION..12A-1 12A.01 ELIGIBILITY 12A-1 12A.02 MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS 12A-1 12A.03 APPLICATION.12A-2 ARTICLE 13 - SPECIAL LAND USES... 13-1 13.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 13-1 13.02 APPLICATION PROCEDURES...13-1 13.03 BASIS OF DETERMINATION... 13-2 13.04 APPEAL...13-3 vi
13.05 SURETY... 13-3 13.06 REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS... 13-3 ARTICLE 14 - PARKING AND LOADING SPACES... 14-1 14.01 GENERAL... 14-1 14.02 COLLECTIVE PARKING..14-3 14.03 LOCATION OF FACILITIES... 14-4 14.04 SIZE OF PARKING SPACE... 14-4 14.05 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AREAS... 14-4 14.06 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES...14-5 ARTICLE 15 - LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, WALLS, AND FENCES...15-1 15.01 WALLS AND FENCES...15-1 ARTICLE 16 - SIGNS...16-1 16.01 SIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL DISTRICTS...16-1 16.02 EXEMPTED SIGNS...16-1 16.03 PROHIBITED SIGNS...16-2 16.04 TEMPORARY SIGNS...16-3 16.05 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS...16-4 ARTICLE 17 - SITE PLAN REVIEW...17-1 17.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 17-1 17.02 USES REQUIRING SITE PLAN APPROVAL... 17-1 17.03 APPLICATION PROCEDURES...17-1 17.04 PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW...17-2 17.05 PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN...17-3 17.06 FINAL SITE PLAN REVIEW...17-4 17.07 PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF FINAL SITE PLAN... 17-5 17.08 SITE CHANGE 17-8 ARTICLE 18 - NONCONFORMING USES, LOTS, OR STRUCTURES...18-1 18.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE... 18-1 18.02 NONCONFORMING USES... 18-1 18.03 NONCONFORMING LOTS... 18-2 18.04 NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES 18-2 18.05 RESTORATION, REPAIR AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES CONTAINING A NONCONFORMING USE...18-4 18.06 EXPANSION OF LEGAL PREEXISTING NONCONFORMING COMMERCIAL USES...18-5 18.7 BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA.18-5 vii
ARTICLE 19 - BOARD OF APPEALS...19-1 19.01 CREATION AND FEES...19-1 19.02 ALTERNATE MEMBERS...19-1 19.03 JURISDICTION AND POWERS...19-1 19.04 HEARING OPEN TO PUBLIC 19-2 19.05 ADOPTION OF RULES OF PROCEDURE...19-3 19.06 CONDITIONS... 19-3 ARTICLE 20 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT...20-1 20.01 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR...20-1 20.02 ZONING PERMIT REQUIRED...20-1 20.03 CANCELLATION OF ZONING PERMITS...20-2 20.04 FEES... 20-2 20.05 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE...20-2 20.06 OCCUPANCY PERMIT - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY...20-3 ARTICLE 21 - PENALTIES...21-1 21.01 PENALTIES...21-1 21.02 PROCEDURE...21-1 ARTICLE 22 - ORDINANCE AMENDMENT...22-1 22.01 INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS... 22-1 22.02 AMENDMENT PETITION PROCEDURE... 22-1 22.03 AMENDMENT PROCEDURE...22-1 22.04 ZONING AMENDMENT FEES... 22-2 ARTICLE 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS...23-1 23.01 ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY... 23-1 23.02 SEVERABILITY... 23-1 23.03 REPEAL...23-1 23.04 EFFECTIVE DATE... 23-1 viii