ARTICLE XI:                 PUBLIC LANDS DISTRICT

 

Section 11.01   PL: Public Lands District

 

A.         Intent: It is the intent of the Public Lands District (PL) to provide adequate land resources for the purposes of administering and performing necessary public services by the Township of Marion and other public offices. Lands within this district are intended solely for public buildings and uses and it is intended that no land will be placed within this district until such land falls under public ownership.

 

B.         Uses Permitted By Right:

 

1.         Public conservation areas, parks, game refuges, and similar uses.

 

2.         Public schools.

 

3.         Administrative offices and maintenance buildings of municipal corporations or the State of Michigan.

 

4.         Municipal water supply and treatment facilities.

 

5.         Municipal fire and police facilities.

 

6.         Municipal sewage disposal and treatment facilities.

 

C.         Permitted Accessory Uses:

 

1.         Accessory uses or structures typically associated with public facilities, including:

 

a.         Automobile parking.

 

b.         Storage buildings.

 

c.         Public signs.

 

D.         Uses Permitted By Special Use Permit

 

1.         Public excavation operations.

 

2.         Public communication towers on land owned by Marion Township. (Amended 4-20-03)

 

E.         Site Development Requirements: The following minimum and maximum standards shall apply to all uses and structures in the PL: Public Lands District unless they are specifically modified by the provisions of Article VI: General Provisions or Article XVII: Standards for Specific Special Land Uses; or as varied pursuant to Article V: Zoning Board of Appeals.

 

1.         Minimum Lot Area: No building or structure shall be established on any parcel less than eleven thousand (11,000) square feet.

 

2.         Minimum Frontage: Each parcel of land shall have frontage of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.

 

3.         Yard and Setback Requirements:

 

a.         Front yard: One hundred (100) feet in the case of a parcel fronting on a major or minor thoroughfare; forty (40) feet otherwise.

 

b.         Side yard: Fifteen (15) feet.

 

c.         Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

 

4.         Maximum Lot Coverage: Thirty-five (35) percent.

 

5.         Maximum Height: Unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance, no principal building shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet measured from the finished grade.

 

6.         Provisions of Article XIV: Parking and Loading Requirements.

 

7.         Provisions of Article XV: Signs.

 

8.                   Provisions of Article XVIII: Site Plan Review.