Paradise Township

1 Paradise Township Zoning Ordinance Public Hearing July 9, 2008 Adopted July 9, 2008 Paradise Township Zoning Ordinance Table of Contents Section Page Preamble Article 1 Title, Purpose, Scope, Interpretation, 1 Vested Right and Severability Clause Section Title 1 Section Repeal of Ordinance 1 Section Purpose 1 Section Scope 1 Section Interpretation 1 Section Vested Right 2 Section Severance Clause 2 Section Savings Clause 2 Article 2 Definitions 3 Article 3 Administration and Enforcement 33 Article 4 Zoning Districts 39 Article 5 FR, Forest Recreation District 41 Article 6 AG, Agricultural 43 Article 7 R-1, Residential District 45 Article 8 R-2, Residential District 47 Article 9 NR.

2 Natural River District 49 Article 10 CM, Commercial Manufacturing District 53 Article 11A. Schedule of Regulations 60 Article 11 General Provisions 61 Section Accessory Buildings 61 Section Building Regulations 61 Section Exterior Lighting 63 Section Fences 63 Section Greenbelt Buffers, Screening, Landscaping 64 Section Keeping of Animals 70 Section Specified Conditions 70 Section Recreational Vehicle Storage 72 Section Access Management 72 Section Marginal Access Drives 73 Section Soil Removal, Extraction, Filling 73 Section Structure Completion and Personal Construction Authority 79 Section Street and Trail Connectivity 79 Section Open Space Connectivity 79 Section Subdivision Park Incentive 80 Section Private Roads 80 Section Private Drives 81 Article 12 General Exemptions 83 Section Essential Services 83 Section Page Section Voting Place 83 Section Height Limit 83 Section Lots Adjoining Alleys 83 Section Yard Regulations 83 Section Porches and Terraces 83 Section Projection into Yards 84 Section

3 Access Through Yards 84 Section Lots Having Lake or River Frontage 84 Section sites containing Petroleum or Explosive Materials 84 Article 13 Site Development Standards 85 Section Application 85 Section Foster Care Homes 85 Section Accessory Dwelling 85 Section Reserved 86 Section Automobile Service Stations 86 Section Automobile Washes including Automatic Car Washes 87 Section Bed and Breakfasts 87 Section Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Parks 88 Section Carry Out, Fast Food, and Drive-in Restaurants 88 Section Cemeteries 88 Section Places of Worship 88 Section Clubs and Fraternal Organization 89 Section Communication Towers 89 Section Composting and Recycling Facilities 90 Section Contractor s Yards Major 95 Section Convalescent Homes and and Nursing Homes, Congregate Care Facilities 95 Section Day Care Centers.

4 Nursery Schools 95 Section Retirement Community Developments/Apartments 95 Section Gasoline Filling Stations 95 Section Reserved 96 Section Golf Driving Ranges Outdoor 96 Section Reserved 96 Section Home Occupations 96 Section Hospitals 97 Section Intensive Livestock Operations 97 Section Junkyards, Salvage Yards, and Used Materials Yards 99 Section Kennels 100 Section Landing Fields 100 Section Lumber Yards, Building Material Yards, Sawmills Asphalt Plants, Concrete Mixing Plants 100 Section Mini-Storage Warehouses 101 Section Page Section Mortuary Establishments 101 Section Motels and Hotels 101 Section Multiple-Family Residential Developments 102 Section Open-Air Business Uses 102 Section Open Storage Areas 102 Section Mega-Church, Private Noncommercial Recreation Areas, Institutional or Community Recreation Centers 103 Section Retirement Community Development/Apartments 103 Section Riding stables 103 Section Salesrooms, Rental Facilities and/or Sales Lots for New and/or Used Automobiles.

5 Recreation Vehicles, Trucks, Mobile Homes, Trailers, Modular Homes, and Agricultural Machinery 103 Section Scrap Tire Collection Sites 104 Section Shooting and Archery Ranges Outdoor 104 Section Shooting and Archery Ranges Indoor 105 Section Slaughterhouse - Minor 105 Section Waste Material/Recyclable Material Transfer Stations 106 Section Open Space Development Residential Development 107 Section Planned Unit Development (PUD) 108 Section Planned Business Development 108 Section Small Retail Operations 111 Section Wind Energy Conversion Systems 112 Article 14 Site Plan Review Procedures 116 Section Application 116 Section Required Data 117 Section Standards for Approval 120 Section Revocation of Site Plan Approval 121 Section Site Plan Approval for Special Uses 122 Section Review and Approval of Condominium Projects 122 Section Performance Guarantees 124 Section Required Fees 125 Article 15 Special Land Use Review Procedures 126 Section Application 126 Section

6 Data Required 126 Section Public Hearing Requirements 127 Section Standards for Approval 127 Section Township Board Action 129 Section Expiration of Special Use Permit 129 Section Reapplication 129 Section Required Fees 129 Article 16 Sign Regulations 130 Section Purpose 130 Section Page Section General Provisions 130 Section Signs Permitted in All Districts 130 Section Signs in Recreations-Conservation and Ag/Rural Residential Districts 132 Section Signs in Residential (R-1 and R-2) District 133 Section Signs in Commercial and Industrial Districts 134 Section Billboards 137 Section Existing Nonconforming Signs 137 Section Required Information and Fees for Sign Permits 138 Section Sign Variance Standards 139 Article 17 Public Notice 140 Section Public Notification 140 Section Registration to Receive Notice by mail 142 Article 18 Board of Appeals 143 Section Creation and Membership 143 Section Meetings 144 Section Powers and Duties 145 Section Rehearing 148 Section Jurisdiction 148 Section Approval Period 148

7 Section Notice 148 Section Required Fees 148 Article 19 Nonconforming lots, Nonconforming Uses of Land and Nonconforming Structures 149 Section Purpose 149 Section Nonconforming Lots 149 Section Nonconforming Uses of Land 150 Section Nonconforming Structures 150 Section Nonconforming Uses of Land and Structures 151 Section Repairs and Maintenance 152 Section Special Uses Are Not Nonconforming Uses 152 Section Change of Tenancy or Ownership 152 Section Preferred Class of Nonconforming Use 152 Article 20 Penalties and Other Remedies 154 Section Violations 154 Section Public Nuisance Per Se 154 Section Appearance Tickets

8 And Municipal Civil Infraction Citations 155 Section Rights and Remedies are Cumulative 155 Article 21 Amendments 156 Section Procedure 156 Appendices Applications ARTICLE 1 1 TITLE, PURPOSE, SCOPE, INTERPRETATION, VESTED RIGHT, AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE Section Title This Ordinance s hall be known as the " Paradise T ownship Zoning Ordinance 2008." Section Repeal of Ordinance The Paradise Township Land Use Ordinance, as amended, is he reby repealed effective coincident with the effective date of this Ordinance. Section Purpose The primary purpose of this Ordinanc e s hall be: To pr omote the use and conserva tion of the lands and resources of the Township in conformity with their character and adaptability; To ensure that use o f the land shall be situated in appropriate locations and relationships; To create safe and de sirable conditions for living, economic pr ogress, recreation, and other activities in the T ownship; To preve nt the overcrowding of land and congestion of transportation systems and other public facilities.

9 To facilitate the pr ovision of ade quate systems of transportation, fire pr otection, ene rgy, waste disposal, water supplies, education, recreation, and other public service and facility requirements; and To promote public health, safety, a nd welfare. Section Scope No structure, or pa rt thereof , shall he reafter be erected, constructed, renovated, or alte red and maintained, and no ne w use or cha nge of use shall be made or maintained of any structure or land, or part thereof, except in confor mity with the provisions of this Ordinance. Section Interpretation The interpretation and application of the pr ovisions of this Ordinanc e shall be he ld to be minimum requirements necessary for the pr omotion of the public health, morals, safety, 2 comfort, convenience, or general welfare.

10 This Ordinance is not intended to repeal, abr ogate, annul, or in any way impair or interfere with any existing pr ovision of law or or dinance or with any rul es, regulations, or permits previously adopted or issued or