A.
For this chapter, certain terms are defined below.
B.
Construction of language. The following rules of construction apply
to the text of this chapter:
(1)
The particular shall control the general.
(2)
In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text
of this chapter and any caption or illustration, the text shall control.
(3)
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary. The word
"may" is permissive, with the decision made by the Zoning Administrator,
Planning Commission, Township Board, or Zoning Board of Appeals, as
indicated.
(4)
The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
(5)
All measurements shall be to the nearest integral number, except
density and lot measurements.
(6)
Words used in the present tense shall include the future; and words
used in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural
the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(7)
The word "build" includes the words "erect" and "construct."
(8)
The phrase "used for" includes "arranged for," "designed or," "intended
for," "maintained for," or "occupied for."
(9)
The word "person" includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership,
an incorporated association, or any other entity recognizable as a
"person" under the laws of Michigan.
(10)
In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and
the last day is included. If the last day of any period is a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday, the period is extended to include the next
day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(11)
Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, where a regulation
involves two or more items, conditions, provisions, or events connected
by the conjunction "and," "or," "either/or," the conjunction shall
be interpreted as follows:
(a)
"And" indicates that all the connected items, conditions, provisions,
or events shall apply.
(b)
"Or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions,
or events may apply singly or in any combination.
(c)
"Either/or" indicates that the connected items, conditions,
provisions, or events shall apply singly, but not in combination.
(12)
All defined terms used in this chapter shall have their defined
meanings unless otherwise specifically stated.
(13)
Words or terms not herein defined shall have the meaning customarily
assigned to them.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A structure on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily
incidental and subordinate to, a principal use or structure.
A use that is clearly incidental to, customarily found with,
and generally located on the same lot or parcel with the principal
use to which it is related.
ADULT DAY-CARE FACILITYA facility providing supervision, personal care, protection, and meals less than 24 hours per day, five or more days a week and for two or more consecutive weeks for compensation.
ADULT FOSTER CARE FAMILY HOMEA private residence with the approved capacity to receive not more than six adults who shall be provided foster care for five or more days a week and for two or more consecutive weeks. The adult foster care family home licensee shall be a member of the household and an occupant of the residence.
ADULT FOSTER CARE SMALL GROUP HOMEAn adult foster care facility with the approved capacity to receive not more than 12 adults who shall be provided foster care.
ADULT FOSTER CARE LARGE GROUP HOMEAn adult foster care facility with the approved capacity to receive at least 13 but not more than 20 adults who shall be provided foster care.
Any business which primarily features sexually stimulating
material and/or performances, including the following uses:
ADULT PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTAny establishment, club, or business by whatever name designated, which offers or advertises, or is equipped or arranged to provide as part of its services, massages, body rubs, body painting, alcohol rubs, physical stimulation, baths, or other similar treatment by any person. An adult personal service establishment may include, but is not limited to, establishments commonly known as massage parlors, health spas, sauna baths, Turkish bathhouses, and steam baths. The following uses shall not be included within the definition of an adult personal service establishment:
Establishments which routinely provide such services by a licensed
physician, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed physical therapist,
a licensed practical nurse practitioner, or any other similarly licensed
medical professional.
Fitness center, as defined herein.
Electrolysis treatment by a licensed operator of electrolysis
equipment.
Continuing instruction in martial or performing arts, or in
organized athletic activities.
Hospitals, nursing homes, medical clinics, or medical offices.
Barber shops or beauty parlors and salons which offer massages
to the scalp, the face, the neck or shoulders only.
Adult photography studios whose principal business does not
include the taking of photographs of specified anatomical areas as
defined herein.
ADULT BOOKSTOREAn establishment having a substantial portion of its stock-in-trade devoted to the distribution, display, or storage of books, magazines, and other periodicals, photographs, drawings, and other print material which is distinguished or characterized by its emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein).
ADULT CABARETAn establishment where live entertainment is provided, presented, permitted or performed, where a substantial portion of performances are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or relationship to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) for observation by or participation of patrons therein. Also, an establishment which features any of the following: topless dancers and/or bottomless dancers, go-go dancers, strippers, male and/or female impersonators or similar entertainers, topless and/or bottomless waiters, waitresses and/or employees.
ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER or ADULT LIVE STAGE PERFORMING THEATERAn enclosed building wherein still or motion pictures, videotapes or similar material is presented or viewed where a substantial portion is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) for observation by patrons therein. Such an establishment is customarily not open to the public generally, but only to one or more classes of the public, excluding any minor by reason of age.
ADULT MODEL STUDIOAny place where models who display specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) are present to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by persons who pay some form of compensation or gratuity. This definition shall not apply to any accredited art school or similar educational institution.
ADULT MOTION PICTURE ARCADE or MINI MOTION PICTURE THEATERAny place where motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images displayed depict, describe, or relate to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein).
ADULT VIDEO STOREAn establishment having a substantial portion of its stock-in-trade devoted to the distribution, display, storage, or on-premises viewing of films, movies, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or other visual representations which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein), or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
ADULT OUTDOOR MOTION PICTURE THEATERA drive-in theater where a substantial portion of the material presented is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined herein) for observation by patrons of the theater. Such establishment is customarily not open to the public generally, but only to one or more classes of the public, excluding any minor by reason of age.
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTAny establishment having a fixed place of business where massages are administered for pay, including but not limited to massage parlors, health clubs, sauna baths, and steam baths. This definition shall not be construed to include a hospital, nursing home, medical clinic, or the office of a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath, or physical therapist duly licensed by the State of Michigan, nor barber shops or beauty salons in which massages are administered only to the scalp, the face, the neck or the shoulder. This definition shall not be construed to include a nonprofit organization operating a community center, swimming pool, tennis court, or other educational, cultural, recreational, and athletic facilities for the welfare of the residents of the area. A massage is defined as a method of treating the external parts of the human body by rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or vibrating with the hand or any instrument.
SEXUAL PARAPHERNALIA STOREAn establishment having a substantial portion of its stock-in-trade devoted to the distribution, display, or storage, of instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed for use related to specified anatomical areas or as part of, in connection with, or related to specified sexual activities (as defined herein), or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
Special definitions. With respect to adult regulated uses or
sexually oriented businesses, the following terms and phrases shall
have the following meanings:
SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONA use or activity accounting for more than 20% of any one or more of the following: stock-in-trade, sales revenue, display space, floor space, viewing time, movie display time, or entertainment time measured per month.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREASPortions of the human body defined as follows:
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIESThe explicit display of one or more of the following:
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks, anus, or female breast.
Human sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including
but not limited to human masturbation, oral copulation, sexual intercourse,
or sodomy.
Human excretory functions as part of, or as related to, any
of the activities described above.
Physical violence, bondage, mutilation, or rape, actual or simulated,
as part of or related to any of the activities described above.
Retail or tourism-based businesses which are clearly incidental
and accessory to the principal permitted active farming or agricultural
use on the property and which promote rural agriculture and farming
lifestyles, preserve rural open spaces, provide chances for agricultural
education and recreation, and enhance revenue opportunities for local
agricultural operations. Activities may include, but are not limited
to, agricultural festivals or events, farm-based attractions, corn
mazes, farm markets, wineries, cider mills, and farm-based educational
centers.
[Added 8-21-2019 by Ord.
No. Z-102]
VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTThe enhancement or improvement of the overall value of an agricultural commodity or of an animal or plant product to a higher value. The enhancement or improvement includes, but is not limited to, marketing, agricultural processing, transforming, or packaging, education presentation, activities and tours.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSIncludes, but is not limited to, crops (corn, wheat, hay, potatoes); fruit (apples, peaches, grapes, cherries, berries, etc.); cider; vegetables (sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes, etc.); floriculture; herbs; forestry; husbandry; livestock and livestock products (cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, poultry, ostriches, emus, farmed deer, farmed buffalo, milk, eggs, and fur, etc.); aquaculture products (fish, fish products, water plants and shellfish); horticultural specialties (nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, flowers and Christmas trees); maple sap, etc.
AGRICULTURALLY RELATED PRODUCTSItems sold at a farm market to attract customers and promote the sale of agricultural products. Such items include, but are not limited to, all agricultural and horticultural products, animal feed, baked goods, ice-cream and ice cream-based desserts and beverages, jams, honey, gift items, food stuffs, clothing and other items promoting the farm and agriculture in Michigan and value-added agricultural products and production on site.
NON-AGRICULTURALLY RELATED PRODUCTSThose items not connected to farming or the farm operation, such as novelty T-shirts or other clothing, crafts and knick-knacks imported from other states or countries, etc.
AGRICULTURALLY RELATED USESThose activities that predominantly use agricultural products, buildings or equipment, such as pony rides, corn mazes, pumpkin rolling, barn dances, sleigh/hayrides, and educational events, such as farming and food preserving classes, etc.
NON-AGRICULTURALLY RELATED USESActivities that are part of an agritourism operation's total offerings but not tied to farming or the farm's buildings, equipment, fields, etc. Such non-agriculturally related uses include amusement rides, concerts, haunted houses, etc., and are subject to a special use or temporary use permit.
FARM MARKET/ON-FARM MARKETThe sale of agricultural products or value-added agricultural products, directly to the consumer from a site on a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agribusiness operation or agricultural land, but not including temporary roadside stand markets.
SEASONALA recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, festivities, or crops; harvest, when crops are ready; not all year round.
SIGN, SEASONALA sign erected for a limited period during the year when retailing activities for a farm product is available to the public.
PICK— A fruit- or vegetable-growing farm that provides the opportunity for customers to pick their own fruits or vegetables directly from the plant.
CIDER MILLA facility where apples are processed into cider along with other related activities to entertain customers.
COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE or CSAA marketing strategy in which a farm produces farm products for a group of farm members or subscribers who pay in advance for their share of the harvest. Typically, the farm members receive their share once a week, sometimes coming to the farm to pick up their share; other farms deliver to a central point.
Any change, addition, or modification in use or type of occupancy
or any change in the structural members of a building, including walls,
partitions, columns beams, or girders.
A measure to determine the density of livestock allowed on
a property. Animal units are determined by dividing the average mature
weight of an animal by 1,000 (for example, one feeder steer = one
animal unit); however, for the purposes of this chapter, animal units
for horses shall be determined by dividing the average mature weight
by 2,000 (one horse = one animal unit).
A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family building, arranged
and intended as a place of residence for a single family.
That portion of a building partly below grade, but so located
that the vertical distance from the grade level to the basement floor
is greater than the vertical distance from the grade level to the
basement ceiling. A basement shall not be included as a story for
height measurement, nor counted as floor area.
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An operation in which transient guests are provided a sleeping
room and board in return for payment and is located in a private single-family
dwelling that is used principally as a family unit of the proprietor.
A continuous, raised earthen mound with a flattened top and
sloped sides, capable of supporting live landscaping materials, and
with a height, width, and slope that complies with the requirements
of this chapter.
The space remaining after the minimum open space and setback
requirements of this chapter have been met.
Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having a roof
supported by columns or walls, and intended for the shelter or enclosure
of persons, animals, or property of any kind.
The ground area of a lot occupied within the exterior foundation
walls of a principal building or accessory structure. Unenclosed and
unwalled portions of a structure (such as deck, balcony, etc.) shall
not be considered a part of the building footprint.
Vertical distance measured from the established grade to
the highest point of the roof surface. Where a building is located
on sloping terrain, the height may be measured from the average ground
level of the grade at the building wall.
The imaginary line formed by the front yard setback established
by the district.
TRANSIENT CAMPGROUNDAny area that is occupied, intended, designed or improved for occupancy by transients using open-air campsite areas, tents, recreational vehicles, motor homes, or mobile trailers for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes and is held out as such to the public.
GROUP CAMPGROUNDA campground owned and operated by a nonprofit or similar agency such as a scouting organization, or an organization serving a specific population (for example, disabled individuals) and is not open to the general public, where occupancy is generally provided in beds located within permanent or semipermanent structures or tents, and which may include dining facilities, educational facilities, and similar supporting accessory uses.
An establishment where human patients, who are not lodged
overnight, are admitted for examination and treatment by physicians,
dentists, or similar professionals.
A nonprofit organization or association of persons for social
activity or for the pursuit of a common interest in the arts, sports,
literature, science, or other similar activities.
Indoor or outdoor facilities for recreational and athletic
activities and events. This definition shall not apply to facilities
owned and maintained by Putnam Township, or to privately owned facilities
accessory to and on the same lot as residential uses. There are two
classifications:
COMMERCIAL SPORTING FACILITIES, LARGE-SCALEIncludes uses that generally require large areas of land and/or large buildings, such as golf courses and country clubs, golf driving ranges, commercial swimming pools, ski areas, toboggan runs, beaches and water sport areas, hunting, fishing, and shooting preserves, archery ranges, indoor and outdoor ice and roller rinks and similar uses.
COMMERCIAL SPORTING FACILITIES, SMALL-SCALEIncludes uses that are less intensive and use smaller areas and/or buildings, such as miniature golf, outdoor batting cages horseshoe pits and similar uses.
A motor vehicle used for or as part of carrying out a business
or commercial enterprise, or for the transportation of passengers
for hire, or constructed or used for transportation of goods, wares
or merchandise, and/or all motor vehicles designed and used for drawing/towing
other vehicles (except for those used for towing privately owned recreational
vehicles).
Any vehicle bearing or required to bear commercial license
plates and which falls into one or more of the categories listed below:
Truck tractor.
Semitrailer, which shall include flat beds, stake beds, roll-off
containers, tanker bodies, dump bodies, and full or partial box-type
enclosures.
Vehicles of a type that are commonly used for the delivery of
ice cream, milk, bread, fruit, or similar vending supply or delivery
trucks. This category shall include vehicles of a similar nature which
are also of a type commonly used by electrical, plumbing, heating
and cooling, and other construction-oriented contractors.
Commercial hauling, vehicle repair service, snow plowing, or
tow trucks.
Any other vehicle with a commercial license plate having a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds or a total length in excess
of 22 feet.
The Planning Commission of Putnam Township, Livingston County,
Michigan.
Designated areas unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground
upward except for living plant material, recreational or grounds maintenance
facilities, sidewalks, bike paths, necessary drives and other improvements
shown on the approved site plan within a planned unit development
(PUD), subdivision or condominium projects designed and intended for
the use and enjoyment of the public or residents of the development
and/or for the protection of natural features.
The ownership of dwellings and the space enclosed by the
description thereof, as contained in the master deed, together with
ownership of an interest in the common elements.
The portion of a condominium project designed and intended
for separate ownership and use, as described in the master deed, regardless
of whether it is intended for residential, office, industrial, business,
recreational, use as a timeshare unit, or any other type of use.
A structure with sleeping rooms where persons are housed
or lodged, and furnished with meals, nursing, and medical care.
A circular region measured outward from a tree trunk representing
the essential area of the roots that must be maintained or protected
for the tree's survival. Critical root zone is one foot of radial
distance for every inch of tree caliper, with a minimum of eight feet.
COMMERCIAL CHILD DAY-CARE CENTERA facility, other than a private residence, receiving one or more preschool age child for care for periods of less than 24 hours a day, and where the parents or guardians are not immediately available to the child. "Child-care center" or "day-care center" includes a facility providing care for not less than two consecutive weeks, regardless of the number of hours of care per day.
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMEA private home in which one but no more than six minor children are received for care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage, or adoption. A "family day-care home" includes a home that gives care to an unrelated minor child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.
GROUP DAY-CARE HOMEA private home in which more than six but less than 12 minor children are given care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage or adoption. "Group day-care" includes a home that gives care to an unrelated minor child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.
A right of use over the property of another, designated and
legally recorded for the purpose of vehicular access, ingress, and/or
egress.
The number of dwelling units situated on or to be developed
per net acre of land. The following calculation shall be utilized
in determining maximum density:
The acreage comprised of land within the one-hundred-year floodplain
elevation, or wetlands protected by the Goemaere-Anderson Wetland
Protection Act, PA 59 of 1995, MCLA § 324.30101 et seq.,
shall be calculated at 25% toward the total site acreage.[1]
All open bodies of water and public rights-of-way are excluded
from the density calculation.
All easements which prohibit building within or upon the easement
are excluded from the density calculation.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, hauling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations.
A portion of the unincorporated area of the Township within
which certain regulations and requirements, or various combinations,
apply under this chapter; also referred to as "zoning district."
The line formed by precipitation falling off the canopy of
a tree. Areas within the drip line are relatively dry in comparison
to areas outside the drip line.
A business establishment so designed that its operation involves
providing a service or a product to patrons located within a vehicle,
rather than within a building or structure.
A business establishment whose method of operation involves
the delivery of a product or service directly to a customer inside
a vehicle, typically through a window or other appurtenance to a building,
where vehicles are queued within a stacking area or approach to the
service window or facility.
A private means of access, from a public street or highway
and located upon an easement, that serves two or three parcels, but
in no case more than three parcels.
See "dwelling, two-family."
A building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for
occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other.
A building designed exclusively for and occupied exclusively
by one family.
A single-family dwelling with completely separate facilities,
including separate front and rear entrances, with common or adjoining
side walls separating the units.
A building designed and intended exclusively for and occupied
exclusively by two families living independently of each other. It
may also be termed as a "duplex."
A building, or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by
one family for residential purposes with kitchen and sanitary facilities.
A right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for the limited
use of private land for private, public or quasi-public purposes,
such as for franchised utilities.
A private facility designed for raising, boarding, and keeping
of horses, including riding trails, husbandry and breeding activities,
and similar activities, related to raising and keeping of horses for
private purposes that serves residents of a planned unit development
and may have members that reside outside of the planned unit development.
[Added 1-20-2021 by Ord.
No. Z-103]
A private facility designed for raising, boarding and keeping
of horses, including riding trails, husbandry and breeding activities,
and similar activities related to raising and keeping of horses for
private purposes.
Includes built, constructed, altered, reconstructed, moved
upon, or any physical operation on a premises required for the building
or structure. Excavation, fill, drainage, grading, and the like shall
be considered part of erection.
The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by
public utilities or municipal departments of underground, surface,
or overhead electrical, gas, steam, or water transmission, distribution,
collection, or communication systems, including mains, drains, sewers,
pipes, wires, cables, towers, poles, hydrants, fire alarm boxes, police
call boxes, traffic signals and other similar equipment, together
with required accessories. These facilities are deemed essential to
the furnishing of adequate service to the municipality or the public
at large and to the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare.
Buildings other than those which are primarily enclosures for the
above essential service equipment are not to be included as essential
services.
Any breaking of ground, other than common household gardening
or farming practice or ordinary ground care.
A building existing in whole, or one for which a permit has
been issued and whose construction is being diligently pursued on
the effective date of this chapter.
The removal of any earthen material, including topsoil, sand,
gravel, stone, or any other earthen material for the purpose of disposition
away from the premises. Excavation in excess of 500 cubic yards incidental
to the construction of a building when the excavated material is to
be disposed of away from the premises is deemed to be an extractive
operation. Excavation within a public right-of-way, within public
roads or drainage easements, shall not be deemed an extractive operation.
Either of the following:
A domestic family, which is one or more persons related by blood,
marriage or adoption occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single
housekeeping unit in a dwelling.
The functional equivalent of the domestic family, which is persons
living together in a dwelling unit whose relationship is of a permanent
and distinct domestic character, and is the functional equivalent
of a domestic family with a demonstrable and recognizable bond which
constitutes the functional equivalent of the bonds which render the
domestic family a cohesive unit. All persons of the functional equivalent
of the domestic family must be cooking and otherwise operating as
a single housekeeping unit. This definition shall not include any
society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, combine,
federation, or group, coterie, or organization, which is not a recognized
religious order, nor include a group of individuals whose association
is temporary and resort-seasonal in character.
The land, plants, animals, buildings, structures, including
ponds used for agricultural or aquacultural activities; machinery,
equipment, and other appurtenances used in the production of farm
products.
Any building or structure, other than a dwelling, moved upon,
maintained, used, or built on a farm that is essential and customarily
used on farms of that type for the pursuit of their agricultural activities,
including the storage or housing of farm implements, produce, or farm
animals.
The operation and management of a farm or a condition or
activity that occurs at any time as necessary on a farm in connection
with the production, harvesting, and storage of farm products.
Those plants and animals useful to human beings produced
by agriculture and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod
crops, grains and feed crops, field crops, dairy and dairy products,
poultry and poultry products, cervidae, livestock, including breeding
and grazing, equine, fish, and other aquacultural products, bees and
bee products, berries, herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds,
grasses, nursery stock, trees and tree products, mushrooms, and other
similar products, or any other product which incorporates the use
of food, feed, fiber, or fur, as determined by the Michigan Commission
of Agriculture.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from:
The average frequency, statistically determined, for which
it is expected that a specific flood level or discharge may be equaled
or exceeded.
Land that, on the basis of available floodplain information,
is subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
An official map of Putnam Township, Michigan, on which FEMA
has delineated the areas of special flood hazards.
A report for Putnam Township issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). The report contains flood profiles, water
surface elevation of the base flood, and maps.
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from
any source.
The channel of the watercourse and those portions of the
adjoining floodplains that are reasonably required to carry and discharge
the regulatory flood. The channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge
the regulatory flood.
The sum of all gross horizontal areas of all floors of a
building or buildings, measured from the outside dimensions of the
outside face of the outside wall. Unenclosed courtyards, porches or
patios shall not be considered as part of the gross floor area except
where they are utilized for commercial purposes, such as the outdoor
sale of merchandise.
For computing the minimum allowable floor area in a residential
dwelling unit, the sum of the horizontal area of each story of a building,
measured from the interior faces of the exterior walls. The floor
area measurement is exclusive of basements, unfinished attics, attached
garages, or space used for off-street parking, breezeways, and enclosed
and unenclosed porches, elevators or stairwells, bulkheads, common
hall areas, and accessory structures.
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That area used for or intended to be used for the sale of
merchandise or services, or to serve patrons, clients, or customers
and all areas devoted to employee work space. The floor area that
is used or intended to be used principally for the storage or processing
of merchandise, hallways, elevator, stairs, bulkheads or for utilities
or sanitary facilities, shall be excluded from this computation of
usable floor area. Measurements of usable floor area shall be the
sum of the horizontal areas of the several floors of the building
measured from the interior faces of the outside walls.
The provisions of supervision, personal care, and protection
of children or adults, in addition to room and board, for 24 hours
a day, for five or more days a week, and for two or more consecutive
weeks, for compensation.
The distance between the two side lot lines of a lot or parcel
of land, as measured between the two points at which the two side
lot lines each intersect the right-of-way, dedicated easement or minimum
building setback line.
A building or part of a building used primarily for the storage
of self-propelled vehicles owned or used by the occupants of a premises
on which the building is located.
Any premise, except those described as a private or storage
garage, used principally for the storage of vehicles, for remuneration,
hire or sale.
A ground elevation established for the purpose of regulating
the number of stories and the height of the building. The building
grade shall be the level of the ground adjacent to the walls of the
building if the finished grade is level. If the ground is not entirely
level, the grade shall be determined by determining the average elevation
of the ground for each face of the building.
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Grasses, six inches to 15 feet in height, with individual
spreads of nine inches to seven feet, which are used for enhancement
and screening purposes to provide summer-to-fall interest and winter
effects.
Any family of plants with narrow leaves normally grown as
permanent lawns in southern Michigan.
A strip of land of definite width and location located along
the front, side or rear of a property and reserved for the planting
of a combination of shrubs, trees and ground cover to serve as an
obscuring screen or buffer for noise or visual enhancement, in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter.
Low-growing plants (including turf and ornamental grass,
perennials and annuals) that form a dense, extensive growth, and tend
to prevent weeds and soil erosion.
The vertical distance measured from the established grade
to the highest point of the roof surface. Where a building is located
on sloping terrain, the height may be measured from the average ground
level of the grade at the building wall.
Any occupation customarily and traditionally conducted entirely
within the dwelling or attached garage where there is no external
evidence of such occupation and operated by the inhabitants thereof,
and which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the residence
for dwelling purposes.
[Amended 2-16-2011 by Ord. No. 53]
A building specifically constructed for indoor horse activities
and shows.
An organized activity advertised and open to the public at
which riding exhibitions, contests and similar exhibitions are held.
The business of producing flowers, fruits and vegetables.
An installation providing health services primarily for the
in-patient medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, and including
related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training
facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices which are
an integral part of the facility.
A series of attached, semidetached, or detached rental units
which provide lodging on a temporary basis, and are offered to the
public for compensation. The term "hotel" shall include tourist cabins
and homes, motor courts, and motels. A hotel shall not be considered
or construed to be a multiple-family dwelling.
Any lot or premises on which more than three dogs or cats,
at least six months of age, are permanently or temporarily boarded
in return for payment by the owner of the animal, or kept for the
purpose of breeding or sale.
A natural or man-made permanent surface water body that is
at least five acres in size.
[Added 1-20-2021 by Ord.
No. Z-103]
A strip of land often required between certain zoning districts
reserved for plant material, berms, walls, or fencing to serve as
a visual barrier.
The following words, terms, and phrases related to lighting,
when used in this chapter:
DIRECT LIGHTLight emitted directly by a lamp, off a reflector, or through a refractor of a luminaire.
FIXTUREThe assembly that holds a lamp and may include an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirror, and a refractor or lens.
FLOOD OR SPOTLIGHTAny light fixture or lamp that incorporates a reflector or refractor to concentrate the light output into a directed beam in a particular direction.
FOOTCANDLEA unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points of which are one foot from a uniform point source of one candle.
GLAREDirect light emitted by a lamp, luminous tube lighting or other light source, or reflected so that the intensity of the reflected light is similar to the intensity of the light at its source.
LAMPThe component of a luminaire that produces the actual light, including luminous tube lighting.
SHIELDED FIXTUREOutdoor light fixtures shielded or constructed so that light rays emitted by the fixture are projected below the horizontal plane passing through the lowest point on the fixture from which light is emitted, e.g. shoebox-type fixtures. A luminaire mounted in a recessed fashion under a canopy or other structure such that the surrounding structure effectively shields the light in the same manner is also considered fully shielded for the purposes of this chapter.
An off-street space on the same lot with a building or group
of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while
loading and unloading merchandise or materials.
A plot or parcel of land which meets minimum zoning requirements
for use, coverage, and area, and which provides the required minimum
yards and other open spaces as described therein. A lot shall have
frontage on an approved public street, approved private street, right-of-way,
or dedicated easement and may be described as a corner lot, interior
lot, through lot, waterfront lot, or lot of record.
LOT AREAThe total horizontal ground area within the lot lines, with allowance for exceptions as required in this chapter.
LOT AREA, GROSSThe total horizontal area within the property lines.
[Added 1-20-2021 by Ord.
No. Z-103[2]]
LOT, CORNERA lot located at the intersection of, and having frontage on, two streets or a lot bounded on two sides by a curving street, and any two tangents of which form an angle of 135° or less measured on the lot side. The point of intersection of the street line is the "corner." In the case of a corner lot along a curved street line, the corner is the point on the street lot line nearest to the point of intersection of the tangents described above. If one of the two frontages is a shared driveway as defined herein, the lot shall not be considered a corner lot.
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LOT COVERAGEThe area of a lot covered by structures and impervious surfaces. This calculation shall include the footprint of the principal building and any accessory buildings as well as hard-surfaced pavements and any other structure or surface that renders the ground impervious. Permitted encroachments, such as decks and uncovered porches, shall be included in the lot coverage calculation. A deck constructed to incorporate the following specifications: maximum decking material board width is eight inches or less and a minimum spacing between boards is 1/4 inch and the entire surface area under the deck is pervious material, shall not be calculated as part of maximum lot coverage.
[Amended 2-17-2021 by Ord. No. Z-104]
LOT DEPTHThe mean horizontal distance from the front street line to the rear lot line.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGEAn interior lot having frontages on two more or less parallel streets as distinguished from a corner lot. In the case of a row of double frontage lots, one street will be designated as the front street. All yards adjacent to the roads shall be considered frontage, and front yard setbacks shall be provided as required.
LOT, FLAGAn interior lot possessing less than the required road frontage (Note: Flag lots are not permitted under the provisions of this chapter.)
LOT, INTERIORAny lot other than a corner or double frontage lot.
LOT, WATERFRONTA lot that has at least one lot line or frontage upon a lake or stream.
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The lines bounding a lot as defined herein:
[Amended 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. Z-118]
FRONT LOT LINEIn the case of an interior lot, the line separating it from the street or road right-of-way; in the case of a corner lot or double frontage lot, the lines separating the lot from both street or road rights-of-way.
REAR LOT LINEThe lot line opposite the front lot line. In the case of a lot pointed at the rear, the rear lot line shall be an imaginary line parallel to the front lot line, not less than 10 feet in length, lying farthest from the front lot line and wholly within the lot. In the case of a corner lot, the lot lines opposite the front lot lines shall not be rear lot lines.
SIDE LOT LINEAny lot line other than the front or rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the lot lines opposite the front lot lines shall be side lot lines.
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A lot whose dimensions are shown on a plat, or a parcel described
by metes and bounds in a deed, or other instrument creating or transferring
a legal or equitable interest in the title, and recorded in the office
of the County Register of Deeds.
The straight line distance between the side lot lines, measured
at the two points where the front yard setback line intersects the
side lot lines.
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An arterial street that is intended to serve as a large-volume
traffic way for either the immediate Township area or the region beyond,
and is designated as a major thoroughfare, parkway, freeway, expressway,
or equivalent term to identify those streets. Any street with a right-of-way
width, existing or proposed, of 120 feet shall be considered a major
thoroughfare.
A single-family detached dwelling, designed for transportation
after its fabrication, along streets and highways on its own wheels,
on a flatbed, or other trailer and arriving at the site where it is
intended to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy
on a year-round basis. It shall contain a flush toilet, tub or shower
bath, kitchen and sleeping accommodations. It shall have plumbing
and electrical connections provided for attachment to appropriate
external systems. A travel trailer is not to be considered a manufactured
home.
Premises occupied or designed to be occupied by more than
one family, living in individually occupied manufactured homes.
The Putnam Township Master Plan.
Sales of products and/or prepared food directly from a vehicle
or pushcart that is designed to be taken from place to place and is
not permanently anchored to the ground.
Any undisturbed and/or natural element of plant life, topography,
hydrology and geology, such as woody plants and other vegetation,
wetlands, lakes and streams, slopes, and similar elements occurring
naturally in the landscape.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after the effective date of this chapter.
A lot that was lawfully in existence at the effective date
of this chapter, or amendments thereto, which lot does not meet the
minimum area or lot dimensional requirements of the zoning district
in which the lot is located.
A development on a site which met ordinance requirements
for site design elements at the time the site was developed, such
as the amount of parking, parking lot pavement or landscaping; but
which does not meet the current site standards of the Township.
A structure or portion thereof that was lawfully in existence
at the effective date of this chapter, or amendments thereto, which
structure does not conform to the location, bulk and/or dimensional
requirements of the zoning district in which the lot is located.
A use that was lawfully in existence at the effective date
of this chapter, or amendment thereto, and which use is no longer
permitted in the district in which it is located.
The purposes of this chapter, means the following zoning
districts: (list the nonresidential districts, once the final list
is determined).
An offensive, annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious thing or
practice; a cause or source of annoyance, especially a continuing
or recurrent invasion of any physical characteristics, activity, or
use across a property line that affects, or can be perceived by, a
human being. The generation of excessive or concentrated amounts of
noise, dust, smoke, odor, glare, fumes, vibration, flashes, shock
waves, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, objectionable effluent,
crowd noise, excessive pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and unwarranted
occupancy or trespass.
A field, building, structure, or combination thereof, for
the cultivation and/or storage of live trees, shrubs, or plants offered
for sale to the public, off-site retailers, or landscape contractors.
Any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment,
projection, excavation, channel rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert,
building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure or matter
in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or
regulatory flood hazard area which may impede, retard or change the
direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or
collecting debris carried by such water, or that is placed where the
flow of water might carry the same downstream to the damage of life
or property.
A facility not located within a public right-of-way providing
vehicular parking spaces for three or more vehicles, along with adequate
drive and aisles for maneuvering, ingress and egress.
A use operated for profit substantially in the open air,
including but not limited to:
The line between upland and bottomland which persists through
successive changes in water levels, below which the presence and action
of the water is so common or recurrent that the character of the land
is marked distinctly from the upland and is apparent in the soil itself,
the configuration of the surface of the soil and the vegetation.
An area of definite length and width for the purpose of parking
or storage of a vehicle. A parking space shall be exclusive of drives,
aisles, or entrances giving access thereto, and shall be fully accessible
for the parking or storage of vehicles.
An establishment primarily engaged in the loaning of money
on the security of property pledged in the keeping of the pawnbroker,
and the sale of such property either back to the seller or for resale
purposes.
[Added 3-16-2011 by Ord. No. 54]
Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation,
but not including any governmental unit.
A building, together with its accessory buildings and use,
where persons regularly assemble for religious purposes and related
social events and which building, together with its accessory buildings
and uses, is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized
to sustain religious ceremonies and purposes.
A tract of land developed as a unit under single ownership
or unified control, which includes one or more principal buildings
or uses and is processed under the planned unit development provisions
of this chapter.
The Planning Commission of Putnam Township, Livingston County,
Michigan.
A natural or man-made surface water body that is less than
five acres in size.
[Added 1-20-2021 by Ord.
No. Z-103]
A piece of land or real estate and the building or buildings
thereon.
A building or structure in which is conducted the principal
use of the lot or parcel upon which it is situated.
The use to which the premises are devoted and the purpose
for which the premises exist.
Any road that is privately owned and maintained and has not
been accepted for maintenance by the Livingston County Road Commission
or the State of Michigan, and which serves and provides access from
a street or road to three or more dwelling units or parcels, or two
or more nonresidential principal buildings. Private roads include
roads within site condominium projects, roads serving multiple two-family
dwelling units and roads within office or industrial complexes. A
private road may be used to provide public services such as utility
easements, waste collection and emergency services. The definition
of "private road" does not include drives serving more than one multiple-family
building within a multiple-family development, parking lot aisles,
or drives connecting parking lots to internal roads.
A person, firm, corporation, or municipal department, board,
or commission duly authorized to furnish, and which furnishes gas,
steam, electricity, sewage disposal, water, communication, or transportation
to the public, under federal, state or municipal regulation.
A hydraulic engineering term to describe longitudinal segments
of a stream or river. A reach will generally include the segment of
the flood hazard area where floor heights are influenced by a man-made
or natural obstruction.
Portable equipment, machines or devices, self propelled or
towable by another vehicle, capable of moving upon the highways without
special movement permits; primarily designed, constructed or modified
to provide temporary living quarters or for recreational camping,
or travel use and such trailers and other devices as shall be primarily
intended for such transporting of all such equipment, machines or
devices. This definition does not include a temporary building or
structure, permitted to exist during periods of construction of the
main building or structure. Various types of recreational equipment
and vehicles include:
TRAVEL TRAILERA portable vehicle on a chassis, which is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling during travel, recreational, and vacation uses, and which may be identified as a "travel trailer" or a "fifth wheel" by the manufacturer. Travel trailers generally include self-contained sanitary, water and electrical facilities. On an industry-wide basis, this type of recreational vehicle is classified as a nonmotorized recreational vehicle.
PICKUP CAMPERA structure designed to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling during the process of travel, recreational and vacation uses. On an industry-wide basis, this type of recreational vehicle is classified as a nonmotorized recreational vehicle.
MOTOR HOMEA recreational vehicle intended for temporary human habitation, sleeping, and/or eating, mounted upon a chassis with wheels and capable of being moved from place to place under its own power. Motor homes generally contain sanitary, water and electrical facilities. On an industry-wide basis, this type of recreational vehicle is classified as either a Class A or Class B recreational vehicle. A Class A or bus-type recreational vehicle has the luggage compartment below the living quarters. The Class C recreational vehicle is a van with the bed over the cab and is much larger than a passenger van due to the bed over the cab.
VAN/CAMPERA recreational vehicle intended for temporary human habitation, sleeping and/or eating. This class of recreational vehicles includes conversion vans and camper vans which may contain refrigerator as well as water and electrical facilities. This class closely resembles passenger vans, but some models may be taller to allow for extra headroom. On an industry-wide basis, this type of recreational vehicle is classified as a Class B recreational vehicle.
FOLDING TENT TRAILERA folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation use.
BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERSBoats, floats, rafts, canoes, personal watercraft, plus the normal equipment to transport them on the highway.
OTHER RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENTSnowmobiles, jet skis, all terrain or special terrain vehicles, utility trailers, plus the normal equipment used to transport them on the highway.
The elevation to which uses regulated by this chapter are
required to be elevated or floodproofed.
A flood that is representative of large floods known to have
occurred in the area and reasonably characteristic of what can be
expected to occur in a particular stream. The regulatory flood generally
has a frequency of approximately 100 years (or having a one-percent
chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year), and is determined
from an analysis of floods on a particular stream and other streams
in the same general region.
A zoning district where a majority of the land area or floor
area is devoted to residential uses.
Any use that includes the sale of food, including ice cream
and similar confectioneries, and/or beverages to a customer in a ready-to-consume
state. The method of operation may be characteristic of a carry-out,
drive-in, drive-through, fast food, standard restaurant, or combination
thereof, as defined below:
CARRY-OUT RESTAURANTA use that involves the sale of food, beverages, and/or desserts in disposable or edible containers or wrappers in a ready-to-consume state for consumption off the premises.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTA use that involves delivery of prepared food so as to allow its consumption within a motor vehicle or elsewhere on the premises, but outside of an enclosed building.
DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTA use that involves the delivery of prepared food to the customer within a vehicle, typically passing through a pass-through window, for consumption off the premises.
STANDARD RESTAURANTA standard restaurant is a use that involves either of the following:
A store, market, or shop in which commodities or services
are sold or offered for retail trade within an entirely enclosed building.
A street, alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently
established for passage of persons or vehicles. The right-of-way is
delineated by legally established line boundaries.
See "street."
A temporary or permanent building operated for the purpose
of selling produce raised or produced on the same premises by the
proprietor of the stand or his family.
A building other than a hotel where lodging is provided for
three or more persons for compensation, pursuant to previous arrangements,
but not open to the public or to transients.
A business offering services to other businesses or to the
public and conducted entirely within a building, such as personal
services (tailors and dressmaking, shoe repair, barber shop/beauty
parlor, nail salon, spa, and similar), business services (photographers,
appliance repair, photocopying and printing, messenger and delivery
services, packaging, cleaning and maintenance services, pest control,
swimming pool maintenance, water conditioning, and similar), showrooms
for decorators, builders, etc., and similar uses.
The minimum required distance between a structure, improvement,
or use and lot lines, access easements, other structures, natural
features, and uses. This distance is measured horizontally from the
nearest point of the structure, unless otherwise noted. The following
words, terms, and phrases related to setbacks shall have the following
meanings:
[Amended 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. Z-118]
BUILDING TO BUILDING SETBACKThe minimum required distance between adjacent buildings.
FRONT YARD SETBACKThe minimum required distance between a structure and the front lot line or edge of access easement.
NATURAL FEATURE SETBACKThe minimum required distance between a structure and a natural feature.
REAR YARD SETBACKThe minimum required distance between a structure and the side lot line.
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A woody plant with one erect spreading stem and less than
15 feet in mature height.
The use of any words, numerals, figures, devices, designs, or trademarks intended to attract the attention of any persons observing or passing the premises on which the sign is posted. Specific definitions for sign types and other related definitions are in § 340-159.
A condominium project containing or designed to contain structures
or other improvements for residential, commercial, office, business,
or other uses permitted in the zoning district in which it is located
and in which each co-owner owns exclusive rights to a volume of space,
within which a structure or structures may be constructed as a condominium
unit as described in a master deed. A site condominium may also be
referred to as a "condominium subdivision" and shall require site
plan approval by the Township.
A structure for the shelter, care and/or feeding of horses
used primarily by the resident family and not used for public/commercial
purposes.
Any premises on which horses are raised, boarded, trained,
or rented for commercial purposes or upon which a horse riding school
is conducted.
An area of definite length and width for the purpose of providing
space for vehicles accessing a drive-up or drive-through service window
or kiosk. Stacking spaces shall be independent of any required parking
spaces and shall not interfere with vehicular circulation on the site.
That part of a building between the surface of one floor
and the surface of the next floor, or if there is no floor above,
then the ceiling next above. A story thus defined shall not be counted
as a story when more than 50%, by cubic content, is below the grade
level of the adjoining ground. A mezzanine shall be deemed a full
story when it covers more than 50% of the area of the story underneath
said mezzanine, or, if the vertical distance from the floor next below
the mezzanine to the floor next above it is 24 feet or more.
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An uppermost story lying under a sloping roof, the usable
floor area of which does not exceed 75% of the story next below it,
and is not used, designed, arranged or intended to be used, in whole
or in part, as an independent housekeeping unit or dwelling.
A public right-of-way meeting the design and construction
standards of the Livingston County Road Commission that has been dedicated
for the purpose of providing access to abutting lots or land, including
the space for pavement and sidewalks (if provided). A private road
or shared driveway that has been reviewed and approved by the Township
Board in accordance with this chapter shall be considered a "street"
or "road" for purposes of this chapter.
Anything constructed or erected, on the ground, or attached
to the ground, which requires location in or on the ground, or including
but without limitation to buildings, factories, sheds.
The purpose of this chapter, means the proposed division
of land in accordance with the Land Divisions Act of 1967, Act 288
of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended.
Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the
structure either before the improvement or repair is started, or if
the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage
occurred. For the purposes of this definition, "substantial improvement"
is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term does not, however, include any improvement project necessary
to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary or safety
code specifications that assure safe living conditions; or any alteration
of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places
or a State Inventory of Historic Places.
Any permanent, nonportable structure or container located
either above or below grade designed to hold water to a depth of greater
than 24 inches, intended for swimming or bathing. An in-ground swimming
pool shall not be considered an accessory structure for purposes of
computing lot coverage.
A building or structure containing a commercial business
where food and beverages are provided for sale and consumed within
the building and income derived from these sales is primarily from
beer, wine, and liquor.
A use or building permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals
to exist under specific stipulations of this chapter during the construction
of the principal building or use, or for special events.
The Township of Putnam, Livingston County, Michigan.
The Township Board of Trustees of the Township of Putnam,
Livingston County, Michigan.
A woody plant with an erect perennial trunk, which at maturity
is 15 feet or more in height, which has a more or less definite crown
of foliage. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
of types of trees shall apply:
DECIDUOUS TREEA tree that has foliage that is shed at the end of the growing season.
EVERGREEN TREEA tree that has foliage that is lost throughout the year and may or may not show winter color effects.
ORNAMENTAL TREEA deciduous tree that is typically grown because of its shape, flowering characteristics, or other attractive features, and which grows to a mature height of 25 feet or less.
CANOPY TREEA deciduous tree that has a mature crown spread of greater than 15 feet and a mature height of 40 or more feet in southern Michigan, and which has a trunk with at least five feet of clear stem at maturity.
The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed,
or intended, or for which land or a building is or may be occupied
or maintained, let or leased.
A legal variation from this chapter permitted where strict
enforcement of the dimensional provisions of this chapter would cause
a practical difficulty.
The repair, tune-up, engine rebuilding or general rebuilding
or reconditioning of motor vehicles. There shall be two classes of
vehicle repair:
MINOR VEHICLE REPAIRGeneral repair and maintenance of vehicles, including: replacement/repair of wear items (brakes, mufflers, batteries, tires, etc.); lubrication and oil change; air conditioning, heating, and engine cooling systems, electrical systems, minor engine repair and tune-up; transmission services; and similar.
MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIREngine replacement and rebuilding; machining; frame straightening; body repair; vehicle undercoating and painting; and similar.
A place for the dispensing, sale, or offering for sale of
motor fuels, including gas, diesel, and hydrogen, directly to users
of motor vehicles, together with the sale of minor accessories and
services for motor vehicles, but not including major automobile repair.
A building, or portion thereof, where vehicles are washed
as a commercial enterprise.
A clinic where domestic animals are admitted for examination
and treatment by a veterinarian, including hospitalization facilities.
All principal and accessory facilities relating to the use
of the radio frequency spectrum for the purpose of transmitting or
receiving radio signals. This may include, but shall not be limited
to, radio towers, television towers, telephone devices, personal communication
transmission equipment and exchanges, microwave relay towers, telephone
transmission equipment building and commercial mobile radio service
facilities. This definition does not include "reception antenna" for
an individual lot as otherwise defined and regulated in this chapter.
ATTACHED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIESWireless communication facilities affixed to existing structures, including but not limited to existing buildings, towers, water tanks, or utility poles.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWERSStructures erected or modified to support wireless communication antennas. Support structures within this definition include, but shall not be limited to, monopoles, lattice towers, light poles, wood poles and guyed towers, or other structures which appear to be something other than a mere support structure.
CO-LOCATIONLocation by two or more wireless communication providers of wireless communication facilities on a common structure, tower, or building, to reduce the overall number of structures required to support wireless communication antennas.
The open spaces on the same lot as a principal building,
unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, and as defined herein:
[Amended 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. Z-118]
FRONT YARDAn open space between the front lot line and the nearest point of the principal building, extending the full width of the lot. There shall be a front yard along each front lot line, including corner lots and through lots.
REAR YARDAn open space between the rear lot line and the nearest point of the principal building, extending the full width of the lot.
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SIDE YARDAn open space between side lot lines and the nearest point of the principal building, extending from the front yard to the rear yard. In the case of a corner lot, the side yard is opposite both street frontages.
REQUIRED YARDThe area between a lot line and the required setback, within which no structure shall be located except as provided in this chapter. The required yard corresponds to the required setbacks for the district.
WATERFRONT YARDAny yard adjacent to a lake, stream or river.
NONREQUIRED YARDThe area between the required setback and the principal building. It corresponds to the additional open space between the required yard and the principal building.
The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Michigan Public Act 110
of 2006, as amended.[3]
Individual designated by the Putnam Township Board who is
responsible for duties as established herein.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Township of Putnam, Livingston
County, Michigan.
See "district."
