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City of Corunna, MI
Shiawassee County
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[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06]
The RM multiple-family residential district is designed to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures and related uses, which will generally serve as a transitional land use between nonresidential districts and lower density one-family districts. The multiple-family district is further provided to serve the limited needs for the apartment type of unit in an otherwise medium density, one-family community.
[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06]
In a multiple-family residential district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
(1) 
Two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Multiple-family dwellings.
(3) 
Housing for the elderly.
(4) 
Boardinghouses.
(5) 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the uses permitted in this section.
[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06]
The following special condition uses shall be permitted in the RM district subject to the conditions required in this section for each use, subject to any and all reasonable conditions which may be imposed in accordance with § 4c.(2) of the City-Village Zoning Act (MCL 125.584c, MSA 5.2934(3)), as amended, and further subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission and as specified in § 86-393, pertaining to review and approval of conditional uses, and § 86-391, pertaining to review and approval of site plans:
(1) 
All special condition uses in the One-Family Residential District, permitted and as regulated under § 86-123.
(2) 
General hospitals, with no maximum height restrictions, when the following conditions are met:
a. 
All such hospitals shall be developed only on sites consisting of at least three acres in area.
b. 
All access to the site shall be in accordance with § 86-347.
c. 
The minimum distance of any main or accessory building from bounding lot lines or streets shall be at least 50 feet for front, rear and side yards for all two-story structures. For each story above two, the minimum yard distance shall be increased by at least 20 feet.
d. 
Ambulance and delivery areas shall be obscured from all residential view with an obscuring wall or fence six feet in height.
(3) 
Convalescent or nursing homes when the following conditions are met:
a. 
The building shall not exceed a building height of two stories.
b. 
The minimum lot size shall be three acres.
c. 
No building shall be closer than 40 feet to any property line.
d. 
All access to the site shall be in accordance with § 86-347.
e. 
There shall be provided on the site not less than 1,500 square feet of open space for each bed in the home. The 1,500 square feet of land area shall provide for landscape setting, off-street parking, service drives, loading space, yard requirements and accessory uses, but shall not include the area covered by main or accessory buildings.
(4) 
Congregate housing for the elderly when the following conditions are met:
a. 
All housing for senior citizens shall be constructed on parcels of at least three acres and may provide for the following:
1. 
Cottage type one-story dwellings or apartment type dwelling units.
2. 
Common service containing, but not limited to, central dining rooms, recreational rooms, a central lounge, and workshops.
b. 
Minimum dwelling unit size shall be 350 square feet per unit, not including kitchen and sanitary facilities.
c. 
Retail and service uses may be permitted on the site if such uses are accessory to the elderly use. All such uses shall be within the principal residential building. No exterior signs of any type are permitted for these accessory uses.
d. 
All medical waste facilities shall be secured and meet the requirements of the health department of the state.
e. 
Total coverage of all buildings, including dwelling units and related service buildings, shall not exceed 25% of the total site, not including any dedicated public right-of-way.
f. 
Buildings of greater height than the maximum height allowed in Article XI of this chapter, the Schedule of Regulations, may be allowed provided front, side and rear yards are increased above the minimum required yards by one foot for each foot of building height that exceeds the maximum height allowed.
(5) 
Mobile home parks, when the following conditions are met:
a. 
Locational requirements. Mobile home parks shall be permitted in RM districts where suitable access exists to major street thoroughfares, and public water and sanitary and storm sewer facilities are available or could be provided by the developer at no cost to the City.
b. 
Use restrictions.
1. 
In all RM districts, no building or land, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be erected or used except for one or more of the following specified uses, on approval of the City Council, with respect to site layout and pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
2. 
A building or structure erected or altered in a mobile home park shall not exceed one story in height or 15 feet.
c. 
Space requirements.
1. 
An open area shall be provided on each mobile home lot to ensure privacy, adequate natural light and ventilation to each home and to provide sufficient area for outdoor uses essential to the mobile home. All lots shall contain a minimum area of at least 3,000 square feet. All such mobile home site areas shall be computed exclusive of service drives, facilities and recreation space.
2. 
There shall be unobstructed open space between each mobile home of not less than 15 feet, and not less than 15 feet of unobstructed open space between the ends of adjacent mobile homes. Hitches shall not extend beyond the boundary lines of the sites.
3. 
No mobile home shall be located closer than 50 feet to the right-of-way line of a public thoroughfare or closer than 25 feet to the mobile home park property line.
4. 
No mobile home occupying a site shall be less than 10 feet in width or less than 500 square feet in area.
5. 
Each mobile home site shall be provided with one metal utility cabinet, which shall not be less than four feet in width, three feet in depth, and five feet in height, and which shall be located at least 50 feet from the right-of-way line of a public thoroughfare and 25 feet from the mobile home park property line.
d. 
Parking.
1. 
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home site, and one for each employee of the mobile home park.
2. 
All mobile homes shall be parked on a reinforced concrete slab at least four inches in depth, the width and length of which shall be at least equal to the width and length of the mobile home.
e. 
Roads and sidewalks.
1. 
Each individual mobile home park site shall abut or face a driveway, roadway or street for a distance of at least 30 feet, which street shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway. All roadways and off-street parking areas shall be to specifications as prescribed by the City Council, which in no event shall be less than required for City streets.
2. 
Each mobile home park shall provide a thirty-inch concrete walk from the entrance of each mobile home to all required service facilities.
3. 
Roadways and streets within all existing and new mobile home parks shall conform to the following schedule regarding vehicle traffic use, including motor vehicle parking:
i. 
No parking on road (separate lot or on-site parking provided).
ii. 
Parallel parking, one side only, two-way road, 20 feet wide.
iii. 
Parallel parking, two sides, one-way road, 20 feet wide.
iv. 
Parallel parking, two sides, one-way road, 26 feet wide.
v. 
Parallel parking, two sides, two-way road, 36 feet wide.
4. 
Where sidewalks are provided, the space shall be in addition to the schedule set out in this subsection.
f. 
Plumbing, heating and electrical installations. Plumbing, heating and electrical installations in mobile home parks shall be maintained in accordance with the City plumbing, heating and electrical codes. All utilities shall be underground. Only a single master antenna system shall be utilized within mobile home parks as an exterior television receiver.
g. 
Additional requirements.
1. 
There shall be provided an area of not less than 100 square feet for recreation for each mobile home space in the mobile home park, with a minimum area of not less than 5,000 square feet, which shall be no longer than two times its width. Such area shall be developed and maintained by the management so as to provide healthful recreation for the children of the mobile home park.
2. 
A greenbelt planting strip as provided in § 86-350(c)(2) shall be located along all perimeter lot lines. When property adjacent to the mobile home park is zoned for residential or agricultural purposes, a structural fence or wall at least four feet but not more than six feet in height shall be erected and used in combination with plant material to effectively screen the mobile home park from surrounding uses.
3. 
The front yard and the side yard adjacent to a street shall be landscaped, and the entire mobile home park shall be maintained in a good, clean, presentable condition at all times.
4. 
No business of any kind shall be conducted in any mobile home or building or on the premises of the mobile home park, except that of the management office.
5. 
Street and yard lights, sufficient in number and intensity to permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night, shall be provided and shall be effectively related to buildings, trees, walks, steps and ramps.
6. 
No spotlights or floodlights shall be used for lighting or advertising purposes. No other lighting for identification or advertising purposes shall have a visible source of illumination. No lighting shall shine on adjacent properties. All other lighting shall be in accordance with Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1987 (MCL 125.2301 et seq., MSA 19.855(101) et seq.), as amended.
7. 
All fuel oil and all gas tanks shall be located on each mobile homes site in a uniform manner. All tanks shall be of an approved type to comply with building code standards and shall be equipped with vent pipes and with fused valves.
8. 
There shall be no storage underneath any mobile home, and each mobile home site shall be maintained in a clean and presentable condition at all times, and each mobile home shall be skirted within 30 days of site occupancy.
9. 
Fences other than those surrounding the park shall be uniform in height and shall not exceed 30 inches in height and shall be constructed in such a manner as to provide firefighters access to all sides of each mobile home.
10. 
Fire hydrants of a size and a pressure to be used by the City fire department shall be placed within the mobile home park so that no mobile home shall be more than 300 feet from a fire hydrant.
11. 
A one-family dwelling may be permitted in the mobile home park provided that such dwelling is limited to the management's residence, and provided further that such dwelling complies with the requirements of the R-A districts of this chapter. A portion of such dwelling may be utilized for management's office, in accordance with other provisions of this chapter.
(6) 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the uses permitted in this section.
[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06]
Required conditions for uses in the RM district are as follows:
(1) 
Length of buildings. The maximum horizontal length of any one building shall be 180 feet measured along any front, side, rear or other exterior elevation.
(2) 
Minimum land area. The minimum land area required for each multiple-family dwelling unit in the district shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Dwelling Unit Type
Land Area Required
(square feet)
One- and two-bedroom unit
3,000
Three-bedroom unit
4,200
Four- or more bedroom unit
5,200
(3) 
Open space. Within any yard setback or area between buildings, an area equivalent to 70% of any required yard or any required minimum area between buildings must be landscaped and developed as usable open space or recreation area available to the residents of the development, and, further, such areas shall be kept free of all vehicular uses.
(4) 
Greenbelt. On sites which are four acres or larger in size, the open land area shall include a landscaped greenbelt of a minimum ten-foot width, located and continually maintained, along any property boundary adjoining a residential district or fronting on a public road right-of-way.
(5) 
Minimum floor area. The minimum livable floor area per multiple-family unit shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Unit Type
Minimum Floor Area Required
(square feet)
Efficiency
350
One bedroom
600
Two bedrooms
800
Three or more bedrooms
1,000
[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06]
Area and bulk requirements for the RM district are set out in Article XI of this chapter, the Schedule of Regulations, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, providing the minimum size of lots permitted by land use, providing the maximum density permitted, and providing minimum yard setback requirements.