Public Notice: Independence Township zoning ordinance amendment

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on November 16, 2021, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the First Reading of an Amendment to the Township Zoning Ordinance, Article 50, Section 4.10(D) and authorized a Second Reading which is set for December 7, 2021.
A true copy of the proposed Ordinance is on file and available for viewing between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Independence Township’s Clerk’s Office, 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-50-TBD
ORDINANCE AMENDING
ZONING ORDINANCE
(Text Amendments to Zoning Ordinance)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENCE CHARTER TOWNSHIP CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 50, “ZONING ORDINANCE,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 4.10, “R-2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL” FOR PURPOSES OF ADDRESSING SETBACKS REGARDING MULTIPLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE ORDAINS:
Section 1. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
Chapter 50, “Zoning Ordinance,” Article 4, “District Regulations,” Section 4.10(D), “Area, Height, Bulk, and Placement Requirements,” of the Charter Township of Independence Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4.10 R-2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
D. Area, Height, Bulk, and Placement Requirements. Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements for the R-2 multiple-family residential district shall be as follows:
Table 4.10 – R-2
1. Multiple-family minimum lot areas and setbacks:
a. Two-family dwellings shall have a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet per two family units. Where multiple-family dwellings are permitted a minimum of ten (10) acres shall be provided for such developments. In addition, the lot area for the first unit in a multiple-family development shall contain 15,000 square feet, plus the additional lot requirement per unit listed below:
One bedroom unit: 6,000 square feet
Two-bedroom unit: 8,000 square feet
Three-bedroom unit: 10,000 square feet
b. The minimum setback from interior drives shall be twenty-five (25) feet. Where interior drives do not have a recorded easement, setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the pavement. The minimum setback from parking shall be ten (10) feet.
c. Where buildings are located side to side, side to front, or side to rear, the minimum distances shall be thirty (30) feet. Where buildings are located front to front, front to rear, or rear to rear, the minimum distance shall be sixty (60) feet.
d. Multiple-family dwellings which abut single-family residentially zoned or used property shall have a minimum side and rear year setback of forty (40) feet for one-story buildings and seventy (70) feet for two-story buildings.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE
By: Cari J Neubeck, Clerk
Introduced: November 16, 2021
Published: December 1, 2021-Clarkston News
Adopted:

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