§ 8.02. SPECIAL APPROVAL LAND USES.  


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  • The following uses, and others similar to those cited in this article, may be permitted by the Planning Commission subject to the general standards of section 25.02 and the specific standards imposed for each use.
    A. Uses customarily related to medical and dental offices, including pharmacies, laboratories and stores offering supportive or corrective garments and prosthetic appliances, subject to the following conditions:
    1. The use shall be located within the same building as the principal medical facility that it is intended to serve;
    2. All customer entrances shall be restricted to the inside of the building;
    3. No advertising or public displays shall be visible from a public thoroughfare;
    4. Outdoor storage of goods and the warehousing or indoor storage of goods beyond that normally incidental to the above use is prohibited.
    B. Child and adult day care centers and nursery schools, subject to the following conditions:
    1. Adequate and safe drop-off and pick-up areas shall be provided on site;
    2. The parcel upon which the facility is located shall contain at least 300 square feet of land area per person attending the facility, with a minimum parcel size of 15,000 square feet;
    3. For child care centers and nursery schools, a minimum area of 5,000 square feet of outdoor play space for children shall be provided in a safe, convenient and accessible location fenced by a six foot high fence, with screening with plantings from any adjoining nonresidential district;
    4. Maximum lot coverage of all structures shall not exceed 30%;
    5. Such use shall not abut a one family residential zoning district on more than two sides.
    C. Drive-through facilities compatible with any of the permitted uses listed in section 8.01, subject to the following conditions:
    1. No drive-through lanes shall be located closer than 20 feet to any residential lot line;
    2. Adequate stacking shall be provided for each drive-through lane as required in section 23.01. No stacking lane shall tend to obstruct parking or vehicular circulation areas;
    3. Devices for electronically amplifying voices shall be directed or muffled to prevent any noise from being audible at the lot line;
    4. Canopies over drive-through lanes shall be a minimum of 14 feet in height or shall be located in such a manner that a driveway of no less than 20 feet in width, unobstructed by the canopy, shall be provided to assure emergency vehicle access.
    D. Full assisted housing, subject to the following conditions:
    1. All such facilities shall have ingress and egress from a site directly onto a major or secondary thoroughfare having an existing or planned right-of-way of at least 86 feet, as indicated on the Master Road Plan;
    2. There shall be provided at least 1,000 square feet of lot area per bed;
    3. Licensing shall be in accordance with the State of Michigan and/or appropriate authority or jurisdiction.
    E. Public utilities, as regulated by section 3.02(I). Wireless communication towers, antennas and related facilities shall be further subject to the provisions of section 28.18
    (Ord. No. 278-T, §§ 3, 4, 6-3-97; Ord. No. 278-U, §§ 5, 6, 1-6-98; Ord. No. 278-Y, §§ 7, 8, 5-16-00; Ord. No. 278-BB, § 1, 12-18-01)