§ 100-50. Schedule of requirements for VR Wage Residential District
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Except as otherwise provided in this Part 1, all requirements and limitations for development contained in the Schedule of Requirements for the VR Village Residential District, attached, shall be met. | |||||||
ARTICLE IX-Conditional Use, Parking, Sign and Site Plan Requirements for R- 1, R-2, R-3, R-5 and VR Districts [Amended 12-30-81 by Ord. No.81-23 ; 4-4-84 by Ord. No.84-2 ; 9-15-87 by Ord. No.1987-9]
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§ 100-51. Conditional uses.
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Conditional uses permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5 and VR Zoning Districts shall meet the following requirements | |||||||
A. Private or commercial recreation facilities (as described in § 100-44A).
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(1) Such facility is permitted in the R-3 and R-5 Districts only, on a lot with an area of at least twenty (20) acres.
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(2) Such facility shall be directly accessible by means of a collector or arterial street
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(3) No aboveground structure connected with such facility, other than a fence, wall or driveway, shall be located closer to any lot or street line than one hundred (100) feet, except that riding stables and academies shall be required to maintain a setback of two hundred (200) feet between any structure sheltering animals and a lot or street line.
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(4) Parking shall be provided on the lot adequate to serve the facility. The approving authority shall establish the required number of parking spaces to be provided, based upon the anticipated demand for them, as documented by the applicant, the advice of any experts retained by the approving authority to evaluate the proposal and generally accepted standards applying to the particular use contemplated.
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B. Summer or year-round camps, including day camps for children and camp facilities of educational, religious, charitable and similar organizations
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(1) The maximum permitted density shall not exceed five (5) persons per each two (2) acres for resident facilities and twenty (20) persons per each two (2) acres for day-only facilities, and no lot devoted to such use shall have an area of less than twenty (20) acres
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(2) No unit designed for human occupancy shall be located closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any lot line, nor closer than one hundred (100) feet to any street line, and no such unit shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any other unit.
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(3) No playground or meeting or assembly area shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any lot or streetline
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(4) All facilities provided for the amusement, accommodation or convenience of campers shall be for their sole and exclusive use and not open for use by the general public on a commercial basis
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(5) There shall be no sale of goods or services on the premises other than to the occupants thereof
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(6) Each camp shall be provided with water supply and distribution facilities, sanitary conveniences and refuse storage, collection and disposal facilities, as approved by the approving authority The applicant shall be required to demonstrate to the approving authority the adequacy of the water supply and sewage treatment facilities available or intended to be provided to serve the camp.
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C. Public utility facilities, including electric power distribution substations:
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(1) The approving authority shall determine that such use at the proposed location will not be detrimental to the public safety and health and is reasonably necessary for the service, convenience and welfare of the public
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(2) No equipment or apparatus used in the transmission or distribution of electric power, other than overhead or underground transmission or distribution lines, shall be located closer than thirty-five (35) feet to any lot or street line
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(3) All areas of the lot not devoted to buildings and structures, parking areas and drives and required screens, shall be landscaped with grass, trees or shrubs
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(4) A permanent, visual screen shall- be provided either around the perimeter of the lot or around the structures or security fence on the lot Such screening shall be approved by the approving authority upon the nature of the structures to be screened, the existing vegetation on the lot and the potential visual impact of the proposed structures on adjoining lots As a minimum, evergreen plantings having a mature height of at least six (6) feet shall be provided wherever screening is required
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D. Commercial greenhouses and nurseries:
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(1) Such uses shall be permitted in the R-3 and R-5 Districts only, on lots having an area of at least twenty (20) acres.
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(2) Such uses shall be directly accessible from a collector or arterial roadway.
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(3) All structures shall be located a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any lot line and two hundred (200) feet from any street line and shall be completely screened from view along all side and rear lot lines by existing vegetation, earthen berms, evergreen plantings or similar landscape treatments, as approved by the approving authority.
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(4) Parking shall be provided at the rate of one (1) space per each employee, plus one (1) space per each two hundred (200) square feet of indoor sales area accessible to the public, plus one-half (1/2) space per each one thousand (1,000) square feet of outdoor storage, sales or display area.
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§ 100-52 Signs.
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A. Only the following signs are permitted in the R-1, R-2. R-3, R-5 and VR Districts
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(1) One (1) sign, located upon the lot displaying the street number and name of the occupant of the lot, not exceeding four hundred thirty-two (432) square inches [three (3) square feet] in areas Such sign may be attached to the principal building or may be attached to a rod or post. Mailboxes shall not be construed as signs under the provisions of this section. Such sign may include identification of an accessory home occupation
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(2) One (1) bulletin or announcement board or identification sign for a permitted nonresidential building or use not exceeding eight (8) square feet in area. No such sign shall be located nearer to a street line than ten (10) feet
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(3) One (1) 'For Sale or 'For Rent' sign, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, and advertising only the premises on which the sign is located or premises accessible from a public road only by a private lane or driftway at the end of which the sign is located. [Amended 8-16-88 by Ord. No. 1988-9]
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(4) Signs used to warn the public against hunting, fishing or trespassing, provided that such signs do not exceed two (2) square feet in area.
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B. All signs shall be stationary and shall not contain any visible moving or movable parts; no such sign shall be of neon or exposed gas.-illuminated tubes-, and any lighting of any such sign shall be continuous, indirect and installed in a manner that will prevent direct light from shining onto any street or adjacent lot.
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C. Signs advertising the name and product of a farm, provided that the sign is located on the same lot as the farm, does not exceed four (4) square feet in area and is not closer than thirty (30) feet to any street center line.
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D. [Added 8-16-88 by Ord. No. 1988-9] One (1) 'For Sale' sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, advertising real property which is for sale, located off the premises which is for sale, provided that.
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(1) Written consent is given to the placing of the sign by the owner of the property where the sign is placed
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(2) If the sign is placed within a road right-of-way, written consent is obtained also from an appropriate official of the governmental entity owning the right-of-way.
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(3) Such sign does not obstruct the view of vehicles entering intersections
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(4) Such sign is permitted only during the time period from 8 00 am. on a Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on the following day, Sunday
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E.[Added 11-8-89 by Ord. No. 1989-11] A sign, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, marking and recognizing areas or sites of historic significance within the township, provided that.
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(1) Written consent is given to the placing of the sign by the owner of the property where the sign is to be placed.
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(2) If the sign is to be placed within a road right-of-way, written consent is also obtained from an appropriate official of the governmental entity owning the right-of-way
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(3) Such sign does not obstruct the view of vehicles entering intersections,
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(4) Such sign recognizes an area or site of historic significance within the township designated by the Township Historic Preservation Commission and is comprised of materials and is at a location approved by such Commission.
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§100-53. Off-street parking. [Amended 8-16-88 by Ord. No.1988-9]
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Off-street parking shall be provided on the lot in accordance with the following requirements: | |||||||
A. A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
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B.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, used for each permitted home occupation or home professional office or nonresidential principal use in the VR District Such spaces required shall be in addition to spaces required for residential use.
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C.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each full-time faculty member and employee of each school
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D.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for every four (4) seats or four hundred (400) square feet of usable floor area and fraction thereof, whichever is greater, in the largest area of assembly of all churches and community centers
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E.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area of structures located in and on all parks, playgrounds and other noncommercial recreation areas owned and operated publicly or privately, and not-for-profit.
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F.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each full-time or part-time employee of a public library, and an additional off-street parking space shall be provided for each two hundred fifty (250) feet of floor area and fraction thereof open to the public of such library
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G.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for every three (3) persons employed full-time in each building used exclusively by federal, state, county or local government for public purposes, and an additional off-street parking space shall be provided for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area of such building.
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H.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space for every five (5) seats in the largest place of assembly shall be provided for all clubs, lodges and community centers and meeting facilities of nonprofit organizations.
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I.A minimum of one (1) off-street parking space for each employee of the largest shift and one (1) space for customary service vehicles, plus one (1) space for each four (4) beds and fraction thereof, shall be provided for each duly licensed private resident nursing and resident convalescent home
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J. Two (2) off-street parking spaces, each suitable for the accommodation of a truck, shall be provided for each public utility facility, as well as one (1) additional off-street parking space for each full-time employee, if any.
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§100-54. Site plan review.
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Prior to using any land or to erecting, altering or occupying any structure in the R-1, R-2 R-3, R-5 and VR Districts for any principal use other than for a residential or farm principal use, site plan approval pursuant to the Holland Township Development Regulations Ordinance (1977) shall be obtained. | |||||||
A.Site plan approval shall be applied for in the manner described in the Holland Township Development Regulations Ordinance (1977) and in this Part 1
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B.Following site plan approval as above described, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Zoning Officer, provided that all improvements required by such site plan approval have been installed or constructed and the building, structure or use is ready for occupancy
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C.The site plan to be submitted shall conform to the requirements set forth in § 100-35C and D of this Part 1
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D.If, with respect to the development requiring site plan approval, water is to be supplied to or used on the site (either through a private, semiprivate or public system) from a well or wells and the projected water supply demand would be in excess of twenty-five (25) gallons per minute, the site plan submitted for approval shall be accompanied by the information described in and approved only on compliance with the provisions of § 100-35H(l) through (5) and § 100-35I. [Added 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-6]
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ARTICLE X - MFR Multifamily Residential District
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§100-55. Permitted uses.
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In the MFR District, no lot or structure shall have as a principal use, and no structure shall be located, relocated, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged or structurally altered for the purpose of any principal use, except the followingA Multifamily dwelling or dwellings, which shall consist of townhouses or garden apartments, defined as follows: | |||||||
(1) Townhouses. dwelling units, separated from an adjacent dwelling unit or dwelling units by a party wall or walls, having no dwelling unit above or below any one (1) dwelling unit.
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(2) Garden apartments: buildings containing not more than two (2) stories of dwelling units
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B.Single-family dwellings, subject to the requirements of Article VII of this Part 1 and not to the requirements of this Article
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C.All uses permitted by § 100-43A subject to the regulations for such use set forth in § 100-43A of this Part 1 and subject to all other requirements for the R-2 Residential District, and not subject to the requirements for this Article
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D.All uses permitted by § l00-43A(2) subject to the regulations for such uses set forth in § 100-43A(2) (and not subject to the requirements for this Article), provided that such uses are located on a lot at least ten (10) acres in area and meet all other requirements for the R-2 Residential District.
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E. Uses permitted by § 100-43A(4) of this Part 1. subject to the requirement-, of § 100-43A(4) (and not subject to the requirements for this Article), on a lot A hose principal use is a single-family dwelling as permitted by Subsection B hereof
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F.Special exception uses permitted by § 100-43. subject to the requirements for such uses in the R-2 Residential District and not subject to the requirements for this Article
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G. Special exception uses permitted by § 100-44. subject to the regulations for such uses set forth in § 100-44 (and not subject to the requirements for this Article), provided that such uses are located on a lot at least ten (10) acres in area and meet all other requirements for the R-2 Residential District.
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H.As a special exception use, retail food, drug and sundries stores, provided that all such stores are located in one (1) building which(1) Is located on a lot also having multifamily dwellings as a principal use, and provided further that no more than one (1) building used for said store purposes shall be located on any such lot
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(2) Has a total floor area of not more than four thousand (4,000) square feet.
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(3) Has one (1) off-street parking space for each full-time employee of all such stores located therein and one (1) additional such space for each two hundred (200) square feet of such building located in convenient proximity to such stores
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(4) Has no more than one (1) sign permanently attached to a facade of such building and not projecting further than six (6) inches from the building and whose total area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet and which conforms to the requirements of § 100-86B(l) and (2) of this Part 1.
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(5) Has off-street loading which conforms to the provisions of § 100-87 of this Part 1
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1. As a special use, a tavern or bar subject to the provisions for such uses set forth for the COM Commercial District, provided that
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(1) No more than one (1) establishment shall be located on the lot
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(2) The tavern or bar is situated not less than two thousand (2,000) feet from another tavern or bar
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§ 100-56 Accessory uses.
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Accessory uses and structures to any of the foregoing permitted uses are permitted, includingA All accessory uses permitted in the R-2 Residential District, accessory to principal uses permitted in this MFR District | |||||||
B.On lots whose principal use is for multifamily dwelling purposes, structures not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height shall be permitted for the purpose of providing recreational or maintenance services to the residents on said lot. Such structures may include swimming pools, locker rooms, community buildings, maintenance buildings, communal parking structures and the like, provided that all such structures conform to the requirements of this Part 1 and to the general site plan and design character of the multifamily dwelling development.
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§ 100-57. Lot area.
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A.minimum lot area of fifteen (15) acres shall be required.
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§ 100-58. Lot width.
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A.minimum lot width of five hundred (500) feet shall be required
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§ 100-59. Setbacks.
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No principal or accessory building shall be closer than one hundred (100) feet to the nearest lot line | |||||||
§ 100-60. Height
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No structure shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height | |||||||
§ 100-61. Density.
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There shall not be situated on the lot more than a total of eight (8) dwelling units per acre of lot area | |||||||
§ 100-62. Standards for use of land.
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The following standards shall applyA. The total floor area of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the lot area. | |||||||
B.The total area of all lot area not covered by buildings or structures and not suitable or designed for parking or vehicular traffic shall be not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the lot area.
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C. Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the lot area shall be devoted to recreational purposes, designed for recreation of the lot residents; except that this may be reduced to ten percent (10%), provided that an equal area is used for agricultural purposes or if such recreational development would require substantial clearing of woodlands
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D. Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit on the lot.
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