Garage and filling stations. All garage and
filling station pumps, lubricating or other automobile devices shall
be located at least 50 feet from any street line or highway right-of-way.
All fuel, oil or other flammable substances shall be stored at least
50 feet distant from any street or lot line. No public garage for
more than five motor vehicles shall have any entrance or exit for
such vehicles within 50 feet of an agricultural district or residential
district, any school, any church or any institution for the residence,
training or treatment of children or handicapped persons.
Residential conversions may be permitted, provided
that the following standards are maintained:
A. Scale.
(1) Site plans shall be submitted at a scale of less than
10 feet to the inch showing the location and dimensions of off-street
parking, private entrances, walkways and landscaping.
(2) Plans shall be submitted at a scale of not less than 1/4
inch to the foot showing the dimensions and square footage of all
rooms and storage spaces and indicating the intended use of all rooms.
B. The minimum size of the apartment units to be created
shall be as follows:
(1) Efficiency/studio: 450 square feet.
(2) One-bedroom: 600 square feet.
(3) Two-bedroom: 700 square feet.
(4) Three-bedroom: 800 square feet.
C. Documentation that all plumbing, heating and electrical
equipment and facilities are adequate and appropriate for the proposed
use. Septic disposal facilities shall be approved for the proposed
use by the Livingston County Health Department.
D. At least two off-street parking spaces shall be provided
for each unit created through the conversion.
E. There shall be no structural alterations which will
alter the exterior of any structure unless such structural alterations
are not readily visible from an adjoining street.
F. The conversion of dwelling units may include home professional occupations, if the requirements of §
130-29 are fulfilled.
G. A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all
conversions.
H. No dwelling unit conversion of any building having
less than 2,000 square feet of habitable floor area shall be permitted.
I. The number of dwelling units per building created
through a residential conversion shall be no more than one dwelling
unit in excess of the number permitted as a primary use.
J. No dwelling unit conversion of any building having
less than one acre of lot area shall be permitted.