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Chesterfield |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 76. Zoning |
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Article XI. Waterfront District |
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76-411. Applicable provisions. |
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(a)
Intent. The waterfront of the township is a limited community resource.
It is the intent of the waterfront district, aside from residential
use, to allow only those recreational, public and business uses which
are related to the waterfront and which cannot be located elsewhere.
Such districts are intended to encourage safe and efficient development
of waterfront areas and facilitate navigation.
(b)
Permitted uses.
(1)
Public or private facilities for the berthing, launching, handling
or servicing of recreational boats, except as otherwise provided in
this article.
(2)
Public beaches and recreation areas directly related to the
waterfront.
(3)
Retail businesses which supply products primarily and directly
for persons using the facilities of the district, such as sale of
boats, equipment and accessories, fishing equipment and bait and other
similar items.
(4)
Indoor storage of boats in a permanent structure.
(5)
Accessory uses and buildings:
a.
Private launching ramps.
b.
Outdoor storage of recreational boats on the paved off-street parking surface required in article VI of this chapter. No parking lot shall be occupied by stored boats during the months of June, July and August. All such storage shall be arranged in an orderly manner, and at least half of the parking area shall be conveniently available for customer parking by May 15. All other areas used to store boats shall comply with the requirements of section 76-80.
c.
Other approved accessory uses and buildings when located on
the same lot as a principal use, provided that such accessory use
or building shall be clearly incidental to the permitted use.
d.
Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a
period not to exceed one year.
e.
One residential dwelling unit to be used as living quarters
for security/maintenance personnel shall be permitted. The unit shall
be integrated into the overall marina design and shall be compatible
in appearance and function of the marina.
(c)
Special approval land uses. The following uses, and others similar to those cited in this article, may be permitted by the planning commission, subject to the standards of section 76-441 and the general and specific standards for each cited in article XIII of this chapter:
(1)
Boat fuel stations.
(2)
Clubs, lounges or restaurants.
(3)
Engine and hull repair shops.
(4)
Marine construction and maintenance equipment use and storage.
(5)
Municipal or private facilities for the berthing, launching,
handling or servicing of commercial boats.
(6)
Planned unit development (see section 76-518).
In addition, a multiple-family residential use, meeting comparable standards of the RM-1 zoning district, may be allowed in the waterfront zoning district, if it is submitted as a PUD and meets the standards thereof. The setback requirements of article XIII shall control the location of buildings and the density shall be determined using a yield plan. The yield plan shall be designed to meet all standards of the RM-1 zoning district.
The planning commission may require modifications to the setbacks
for the PUD based on unique circumstances associated with the site
and/or any anticipated negative impacts that might be mitigated by
increasing or reducing such setbacks.
(7)
Residential one-family dwelling in nonresidential districts (see section 76-525).
(8)
Stack storage (see section 76-526).
(d)
Site area and placement requirements.
(1)
The minimum size of each lot per building:
a.
Area: 15,000 square feet.
b.
Width: 100 feet.
(2)
Minimum yard setback per lot:
a.
Front and street-side setbacks measured from the centerline
of each road right-of-way in accordance with the township's master
plan, as follows:
b.
Side yard setback is 10 feet. Every lot on which a structure
is erected shall be provided with a side yard on each side of such
lot. Each side yard shall be increased by one foot for each 10 feet,
or part thereof, by which width of the structure exceeds 50 feet in
overall dimension facing the street lot line. On the exterior side
yard which borders on a residential district, there shall be a setback
of not less than 50 feet on the side abutting the residential district.
c.
Yard setback from the established fill or bulkhead line for
buildings and other uses, except as provided in this subsection shall
be 20 linear feet. No building or uses, except covered boat wells,
slips or berths, shall be less than 15 feet from the water's
edge. Launching ramps and docks may be constructed to the water's
edge and into the water, where appropriate.
(e)
Building requirements.
(1)
Maximum height (stories/feet): 2/30.
(2)
Maximum lot coverage shall be equal to the remainder of the
site after all setbacks, parking and yard space requirements are deducted
from the gross site area.
(f)
Site requirements.
(1)
Landscaping. All open areas, setback and all other portions of the site not used for approved boat storage, parking, driveways, buildings and launching shall be provided with landscaping and lawn (see sections 76-174 and 76-175), approved by the planning commission, and maintained in an attractive condition.
(2)
Lighting. Lighting of the site shall be as approved by the planning commission in accordance with section 76-177 and as specified for each district, and shall not include floodlighting, building-mounted or otherwise (except as may be permitted by the commission on a finding that such lighting produces no adverse effects to neighboring properties and rights-of-way).
(3)
Dredging, construction, bulkheading or development. All dredging,
construction, bulkheading or development shall be subject to the requirements
of all codes and ordinances of the township, the county, and applicable
state and federal laws and rules.
(4)
Addition or alteration of slips, boathouses, moorings, shoreline.
The addition or alteration of slips, boathouses, moorings or the shoreline
shall require site plan review.
(5)
Permitted outside storage of boats and equipment. Permitted
outside storage of boats and equipment necessary and accessory to
the principal use shall comply with the following conditions:
a.
All storage or parking shall be set back as specified in subsection
(d)(2)a. of this section and shall be at least 25 feet from any adjacent
residential district.
b.
Equipment storage areas shall be continuously maintained and meet the requirements of section 76-80.
c.
Whenever a different material is to be stored than that agreed
upon in the original request, a new approval shall be required from
the planning commission.
d.
The planning commission shall also find, before granting this
approval, that outside storage of boats and equipment will not tend
to further:
1.
Impair the adequate supply of light and air to the adjacent
property.
2.
Increase in hazard from fire, flood and other dangers to the
site or adjacent property.
3.
Diminish the market value of adjacent land and buildings.
4.
Increase the congestion on the public streets.
5.
Otherwise impair the public health, safety, comfort and general
welfare.
e.
The most appropriate method of screening the stored materials from view will be determined by the planning commission, as provided in section 76-79.
(6)
Disposal of refuse. Facilities shall be provided at the marina
for disposal of refuse from boat-holding tanks in a sanitary manner.
Each marina shall provide suitable, safe and sanitary toilet refuse
facilities within buildings designed for this purpose. No less than
one toilet shall be provided for each 50 boat spaces or less within
not more than 1,000 feet of walking distance of each boat space. Refuse
and garbage containers shall be provided and kept in clean and sanitary
condition for the use of boat owners within not more than 150 feet
of walking distance of each boat space. All such facilities shall
be subject to the approval of the county health department.
(7)
Public launchings. Public launchings permitted in any marina
having a public launching ramp shall be limited as follows:
a.
The number of public launchings shall be limited to the number
of parking spaces available to the general public for the parking
of vehicles and boat carriers in any such marina.
b.
The number of public launchings shall be limited in direct proportion
to the available harbor spaces in any such marina as required in subsection
(f)(8) of this section, whichever number of parking spaces or harbor
spaces is the smaller.
(8)
Harbor accommodations. Any marina having a public launching
ramp shall provide harbor space or spaces directly connected with
such marina, capable of accommodating as many boats as there are parking
spaces for vehicles and boat carriers on the lands of such marina.
These requirements as to harbor space are to ensure protection to
boats launched at such public ramp from the turbulent waters caused
by storms or high winds. Before any use shall be made of the public
launching ramp, an application shall be filed with the building official
to determine if all provisions of this section have been complied
with. Based upon the building official's findings, special approval
may be granted or denied by the planning commission.
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