2012 ZONING ORDINANCE CODE ZONING DOCUMENT ZONING VILLAGE OF SPRING LAKE Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 TITLE, PURPOSES AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................................. 1 Section 1.1 TITLE. ................................................................................................................................ 1 Section 1.2 PURPOSES. ...................................................................................................................... 1 Section 1.3 SCOPE. .............................................................................................................................. 1 Section 1.4 VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. ...................................................................... 2 Section 1.5 EFFECTIVE DATE. ............................................................................................................ 2 Section 1.6 REPEAL OF PRIOR ORDINANCE. ................................................................................... 2 Section 1.7 LEGAL BASIS. .................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Section 2.1 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. ........................................................................................... 3 Section 2.2 DEFINITIONS. ................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Section 3.1 REQUIRED AREA OR SPACE. ...................................................................................... 21 Section 3.2 PROJECTIONS INTO YARDS. ....................................................................................... 21 Section 3.3 BUILDING HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS. ................................................................................ 21 Section 3.4 FENCES, WALLS AND SCREENS. ................................................................................ 23 Section 3.5 STREET ACCESS. .......................................................................................................... 24 Section 3.6 MECHANICAL APPURTENANCES. ............................................................................... 24 Section 3.7 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES. ................................................................................... 25 Section 3.8 LITTER, RUBBISH, JUNK STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. ............................................... 25 Section 3.9 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING. .......................................................................... 27 Section 3.10 STORAGE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES. ...................................................................... 28 Section 3.11 ILLEGAL DWELLINGS. .................................................................................................. 28 Section 3.12 SWIMMING POOLS. ........................................................................................................ 28 Section 3.13 ANTENNAS AND TOWERS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. ........................... 29 Section 3.14 MAIN USE. ....................................................................................................................... 30 Section 3.15 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES. ......................................................................... 30 Section 3.16 REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. .............................. 31 Section 3.17 PRIVATE BOAT DOCKS. ................................................................................................ 32 Section 3.18 NONCONFORMING LOTS, NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND, NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES. ............................ 33 Section 3.19 PERMITTED FRONT SETBACK REDUCTIONS. ........................................................... 36 Section 3.20 TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES............................................................ 37 Section 3.21 TIMELY COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED. ........................................... 37 Section 3.22 KEEPING OF ANIMALS. ................................................................................................. 37 Section 3.23 WITHHOLDING OF APPROVAL. .................................................................................... 38 Section 3.24 PUBLIC NOTICE. ............................................................................................................ 38 Section 3.25 BUILDING DEMOLITION ................................................................................................ 40 Section 3.26 MOVING OF BUILDINGS. ............................................................................................... 41 Section 3.27 SITE PREPARATION AND EXCAVATION ..................................................................... 42 Section 3.28 OUTDOOR LIGHTING ..................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER 3.A ............................................................................................................................................................. 48 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES .................................................................................................................. 48 Section 3.A.1 PURPOSE. ....................................................................................................................... 48 Section 3.A.2 DEFINITIONS. ................................................................................................................. 48 Section 3.A.3 ZONING DISTRICT. ......................................................................................................... 53 Section 3.A.4 SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. ................................................... 53 Section 3.A.5 APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL. ............................................... 55 Section 3.A.6 HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL. ........................ 55 Section 3.A.7 DECISION ON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL. ....................... 56 Section 3.A.8 APPEALS. ....................................................................................................................... 56 Section 1. HOME OCCUPATIONS. The Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Spring Lake shall be amended to include a new Chapter 3.B concerning Home Occupations, which shall state in its entirety as follows: ....................................................................................... 58 Section 3.B.1 PURPOSE. ........................................................................................................................ 58 Section 3.B.2 DEFINITIONS. .................................................................................................................. 58 ii Section 3.B.3 REQUIREMENTS. ............................................................................................................ 59 CHAPTER 4 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP .............................................................................................................................. 64 Section 4.1 ZONING DISTRICTS. ...................................................................................................... 64 Section 4.2 ZONING MAP AND BOUNDARIES. ................................................................................ 64 Section 4.3 INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING MAP. ................................................................... 64 Section 4.4 ZONING OF VACATED AREAS...................................................................................... 65 Section 4.5 ZONING OF FILLED LANDS; USES ON OR OVER WATER. ........................................ 65 CHAPTER 5 ................................................................................................................................................................. 66 WATERFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT .................................................................................................................... 66 Section 5.2 PERMITTED USES. ......................................................................................................... 66 Section 5.3 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. ...................................................................................... 66 Section 5.4 NOTICE AND HEARING. ................................................................................................ 67 Section 5.5 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION; STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL. ........................