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Lake Township Zoning Ordinances as of
as Amended Through Ord. #2023-4, November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023
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Article
Article 1: Title and Purpose Article 2: General Administration, Enforcement and Penalties Article 3: Zoning Districts, Regulations and Map Article 4: Planned Unit Development (PUD) District Article
5:
Reserved for Future Use
Article 6:
Nonconforming Lots, Structures, and Uses
Article 7: Standards and Regulations for Specific Land Uses Article 8:
Reserved for Future Use
Article
9:
Signs
Article
10: Off-Street
Parking and Loading
Article
11: Landscaping
and Screening
Article
12: Environmental
Protection
Article
13: Access
and Private Roads
Article
14: Site
Plan Review
Article
16: Zoning
Board of Appeals (ZBA)
Article
17: Amendments
Article
18: Reserved
Article
19: Reserved
Article 20: Supplemental Provisions Article
21: Definitions
Article 22: Interpretation, Severability, and Effective Date |
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PREAMBLE
ARTICLE 1: TITLE and PURPOSE
Section 1.1 Title Section 1.2 Purpose |
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ARTICLE 2: GENERAL, ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT and PENALTIES
Section 2.1 Purpose Section 2.2 Zoning Permit Required Section 2.3 Responsibility for Administration Section 2.4 Zoning Permit Application and Review Procedures
and Permit Withholding, Revocation and Expiration Section 2.5 Building Permit / Permit of Occupancy Required
Section 2.6 Performance Guarantee Section 2.7 The Rule of Non-estoppel; Nonwaiver Section 2.8 Application Fees Section 2.9 Site Inspections Section 2.10 Violations, Penalties and Remedies
Section 2.11 Public Hearing Notices Section 2.12 Stop Work Orders Section 2.13 Proof of Ownership Section 2.14 Advisory Opinions |
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ARTICLE 3: ZONING DISTRICTS, REGULATIONS and MAP
Section 3.1 Establishment of Districts Section 3.2 Zoning District Map Section 3.3 Purposes of Zoning Districts (See Tables below) Section 3.4 Interpretation of District Boundaries Section 3.5 Permitted Uses in Zoning Districts Section 3.6 Site Development Requirements of Zoning Districts Section 3.7 Special District Provisions
Table 3.1 PURPOSES of ZONING DISTRICTS Table 3.2 Permitted Principal Uses in AG, RR, R-1, R-2, R-MF and R-MHC Districts1 Table 3.3 Permitted Principal Uses in RB, B-1, and I-1 District1 Table
3.4 SITE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS1 |
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ARTICLE 4: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT
Section 4.1 Purpose Section 4.2 PUD is a Separate District Section 4.3 Minimum Eligibility Criteria Section 4.4 Use and Design Standards Section 4.5 Approval Standards Section 4.6 Procedures for Review and Approval Section 4.7 Phasing of Mixed Uses |
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ARTICLE 5: RESERVED for FUTURE USE |
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ARTICLE 6: NONCONFORMING LOTS, USES and STRUCTURES
Section 6.1 Purpose Section 6.2 Nonconforming Lots Section 6.3 Nonconforming Uses Section 6.4 Nonconforming Structures Section 6.5 District Changes Section 6.6 Illegal Nonconformities |
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ARTICLE 7: STANDARDS and REGULATIONS for SPECIFIC LAND USES |
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Section 7.1 Purpose and Applicability Section 7.2 Religious Institutions Section 7.3 Cemeteries Section 7.4 Private Landing Strips Section
7.5
Hospitals
Section 7.6 Equestrian Centers Section 7.7 Mini Storage Facilities Section 7.8 Motels and Hotels Section 7.9 Bed and Breakfasts/Tourist Homes Section 7.10 Convalescent, Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
Section 7.11 Day Care Centers Section 7.12 Day Care Facility, Group Home Section 7.13 Foster Care Facility, Group Home Section 7.14 Vehicle Repair Shops and Service Stations Section 7.15 Vehicle/Car Wash Establishment Section 7.16 Junkyards Section 7.17 Veterinarian Clinics Section 7.18 Kennels Section 7.19 Marinas Section 7.20 Multiple Family Developments
Section 7.21 Open Air Businesses (On-site Sales of Vehicles, Landscape
Supplies, Outdoor Furniture, and Similar Outdoor Sales) Section 7.22 Open Space Preservation Communities Section 7.23 Recreation Facilities, Outdoor Section 7.24 Sexually Oriented Businesses Section
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Extraction
Operations
Section 7.26 Wireless Communication Facilities Section 7.27 Wind Energy Systems (WES) Section 7.28 Agritourism |
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ARTICLE 8: RESERVED for FUTURE USE |
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ARTICLE 9: SIGNS
Section 9.1 Purpose Section 9.2 Definitions Section 9.3 General Standards and Regulations Section 9.4 Nonconforming Signs Section 9.5 Permitted Permanent Signs by District Section 9.6 Additional Permanent Signs Permitted in All Districts Section 9.7 Additional Permitted Temporary Signs |
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ARTICLE 10: OFF-STREET PARKING and LOADING
Section 10.1
Purpose Section 10.2
General Requirements Section 10.3
Site Development Requirements Section 10.4 Parking Space Requirements Section 10.5 Loading and Unloading Space Requirements Section 10.6 Solid Waste Collection Stations |
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ARTICLE 11: LANDSCAPING and SCREENING
Section 11.1
Purpose Section 11.2
Uses Subject to This Article Section 11.3
Landscape Plan Required Section 11.4
Buffer Areas Section 11.5 Parking Lots Section 11.6
Minimum Standards of Landscape Elements
Section 11.7
Installation, Maintenance and Completion
Section 11.8
Fencing and Walls Construction Section 11.9 Waivers and Modifications |
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ARTICLE 12: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Section 12.1
Purpose Section 12.2
Natural Resources, General Section 12.3
Natural Resources, Buffer Areas Section 12.4
Storm Water Management Section 12.5
Potable Water and Sewage Disposal
Section 12.6
Vibration Section 12.7
Glare and Heat Section 12.8 Noise and Sound |
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ARTICLE 13: ACCESS and PRIVATE ROADS
Section 13.1
Purpose Section 13.2
Lots to Have Access Section 13.3
Private Driveways for a Single Lot
Section 13.4 Private Roads |
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ARTICLE 14: SITE PLAN REVIEW
Section
14.1 Purpose
Section
14.2 Site
Plan Approval Required Section
14.3 Review
Procedures Section 14.4 Site Plan Approval Standards Section
14.5 Conformity
to Approved Site Plans Section
14.6 Changes
to Approved Site Plans Section
14.7 Pre-Existing
Site Plans Under Review Section 14.8 Expiration of Site Plan Approval |
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ARTICLE 15: SPECIAL LAND
Section 15.1 Purpose Section 15.2 Review Procedure Section 15.3 Changes Section
15.4 Appeals Section 15.5 Reapplication Section 15.6 Approval Standards Section 15.7 Expiration of Special Land Use Approval |
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ARTICLE 16: ZONING BOARD of APPEALS
Section
16.1
Purpose
Section
16.2 Creation
and Membership Section
16.3 Organization
Section
16.4 Jurisdiction
Section
16.5 Appeals
Section
16.6 Variances
Section 16.7 Review by Circuit Court |
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ARTICLE 17: ZONING MAP and TEXT AMENDMENTS and CONDITIONAL REZONINGS |
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Section
17.1
Purpose Section
17.2
Initiation
of Amendments Section
17.3
Procedures Section 17.4 Conditional Rezonings Section 17.5 Resubmittal |
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ARTICLE
18: RESERVED
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ARTICLE 19: RESERVED for FUTURE USE |
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ARTICLE 20: SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Section
20.1
Purpose Section
20.2
Conditional
Approvals Section
20.3
Moving
Buildings
Section
20.4
Essential
Services Section 20.5 One Dwelling Unit / Principal Use Per Lot Section 20.6 Single Family Dwelling Standards Section 20.7 Temporary Dwellings Section
20.8
Accessory
Buildings and Structures Section
20.9
Fences,
Walls and Retaining Walls Section 20.10 Home Occupations
Section
20.11 Setback
Exceptions for Residential Outdoor Living Areas
(Patios, Decks, Porches, etc.) Section
20.12 Shoreline
Alteration Section
20.13 Keeping
of Animals as Accessory Residential Use Section
20.14 Farm
Markets Section 20.15 Outdoor Residential Swimming Pools
Section
20.16 Condominiums Section
20.17 Outdoor
Furnaces Section
20.18 Medical
Marihuana Section
20.19 Temporary
Non-Residential Buildings and Uses Section 20.20 Outdoor Recreational Vehicle/Motorized Watercraft Storage
Section
20.21 Outdoor
Display, Sales and Storage Section
20.22 Clear
Vision Zone Section 20.23 Side Yard Wall Configurations in R-1 and R-2 Districts Section
20.24
Division of Land Section 20.25 Certain Large Scale Residential Developments Section
20.26 Damage
During Construction Section
20.27 No Zoning
Applications, Approvals or Permits for a Property That
is in Violation of This Ordinance or a Court Order or Judgment Section
20.28 Channels
and Canals Section 20.29 Lake Access and Frontage Section 20.30 Road Ends Section 20.31 Short-Term Rentals
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ARTICLE 21: DEFINITIONS
Section
21.1
Construction
of Language Section 21.2 Definitions |
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ARTICLE 22: INTERPRETATION, SEVERABILITY and EFFECTIVE DATE |
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Section
22.1
Interpretation Section
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Severability Section
22.3
Vested
Right Section
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Repeal Section 22.5 Effective Date |
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