Charter Township of Midland, MI Article VIII R-2 Residential — Multiple-Family

§ 300-44 Intent and purpose.

This district is intended to provide for a medium-density residential environment of a high quality. The district is further intended to provide for flexible and creative varieties of single-family development and for two-, three- and multifamily residential structures.

§ 300-45 Uses permitted by right.

The following are the principal permitted uses by right with an R-2 District.

A. All uses permitted by right in R-1 Districts, subject to all regulations hereinafter cited.

B. Two-family dwelling.

§ 300-46 Uses permitted by special land use permit.

The following uses of land and buildings may be permitted in the R-2 Districts by the application for issuance of a special land use permit when all the provisional requirements specified in Article XII, together with all applicable standards cited in Article XII, are met.

A. Institutional Uses including institutions for human care, social institutions and public buildings and service installations.

B. Day nurseries. (See Article XII, § 300-70.)

C. Public utility transformer stations and substations as well as gas regulator stations.

D. Multiple-family dwellings.

E. Planned unit development.

§ 300-47 Dimensional requirements.

A. Minimum lot size.

(1) For single-family dwellings, each lot shall contain a minimum of 20,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 100 feet at the front building line on an improved road, but this shall not reduce the buildable width of any lot of record to less than 50 feet. A corner lot shall be a minimum of 110 feet.

(2) For two-family dwellings, each two-unit structure shall have a minimum lot area of 30,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 150 feet at the front building line on an improved road.

(3) For multiple-family dwellings. Townhouses, apartment buildings, condominiums and other multifamily units not to exceed a density factor of eight units per acre, provided there is a minimum site of one acre. Minimum lot width of 150 feet is required on an improved road and must have public water and sewer available.

B. Minimum yard requirements.

(1) Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of 45 feet.

(2) Each lot shall have a total side yard of 30 feet with a minimum of 15 feet on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of 30 feet between contiguous dwelling structures.

(3) In the case of a corner lot, the side yard on the street side shall not be less than 45 feet and the remaining side yard shall not be less than 15 feet.

(4) Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of 25 feet for single- and two-family sites and 40 feet for multifamily lots.

C. Minimum floor area per dwelling unit.

(1) Each dwelling unit type shall have a minimum living area as listed below:

(a) Single-family: 1,200 square feet.

(b) Two-family: 900 square feet.

(c) Multifamily: 700 square feet.

D. Maximum building height.

(1) Two and one-half stories or 35 feet.

(2) Exceptions (refer to Article III, § 300-10).

E. Maximum lot coverage. A maximum of 40% of the lot may be covered by all buildings.