The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-14
Harrison Township Ordinance

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Side yards shall be provided on both
sides OF such lots and sICh side
yards shall not be less "a width, be
tween any sIch dwelling and the
nearest side lot line, than the width
Of side yard which IS required under
this Ordinance for such dwelling on
lot IN district m which such
dwelling is first or primarily permit
ted.
~. Loading Space on the same
premises with every building s,ruC-
ture or part thereof, erected and OCCu-
pied for manufacturing, storage, ware
mouse, goods display, department
store, wholesale store, market. ho'c'.
hospital, mortudry, laundry dry
! cleaning, or other uses similarly lu-
vOlvinG the receipt or distribution by
vehicles of materials or merchandise.
there shall he provided and main
| tanned on the lot, adequate space for
standing, loading and unloading scry-
ices IN order 10 avoid undue IN'crfer-
enCe with public use of the streets or
alleys Such space, unless otherwise
| adequately provided for. shall include
io-foot by 25-foOt loading space wl,h
l4-foot height clearance for eNery
! 10000 square feet or Traction thereof IN
excess of 5000 square feet OF building
| floor use for above mentioned plrpOSCs
| or for every 10000 square feet or
| fraction thereof in excess OF 5000
| square feet Of land-use for above men
! toned purposes.
Is: Transferral Of Residential Re.
quirement: Where building or Struc-
ture for dwelling purposes IS erected
! or altered on lot IN a district other
| than the district in Which such build
! ing or structure for dwelling purposes
is first or primarily permitted under
| this Ordinance. such lot shall be sub
! lcc' 10 the same requirements for
| yards, minimum lot area and percent
/ age OF lot CoVeraFe as are specified
! in this Ordinance for a lot in the dis
| trio, in which such building or struC-
ture for dwelling purposes is first or
primarily permitted. except as spcci-
! fed in Section - above and except N
/ the case of hotels erected or altered
in districts other than Residence p.
10. Essential Services; Essential
| services shall be permitted as author
lied and regulated BY law and other
ordinances Of the Township OF Harri-
! son, IL being the intention hereof %
! exempt such essential services from
| the application OF this Ordinance.
u. BillboardS. Signs, Posters and
Other Advertising Devices: May Dc
permitted by the Board OF Appeals.
Such permission may be CivCn by the
Board OF Appeals if in its opinion the
/ health and safety OF the public Will
| not be impaired or the danger of fire
! increased, or the character of the dis
| tricts viii not be materially altered
| and impaired 50 IS 70 deDrecia'e pro-
! perry values N the immediate vicinity.
! No structure for such purpose. if free
standing, shall be more than 80 feet
| in greatest horizontal dmcr sion, nor
more than fifteen feet in height nor
! approach nearer 70 lot line or other
structure than three feet, nor approach
! nearer than twenty-five feet TO the
| hum limo NJ nIhlfr -
! permit Will be granted for the loCa-
! ton, erection or maintenance Of any
! such billboard. sign or other advertiS-
| ing device within a radius of one
| hundred feet from the point where the
! center lines Of two or more public
streets intcrsect. which have been dcs-
| igndted either as stop streets by the
| Township authorities or as state trunk
! line highways by the State authorities
! Any such sgnboard or advertising
| device shall be constructed OF inCOfn-
! bus,ihle material and supported not
| less than three feet above ground and
! shall not be erected Upon a roof Pro
| ieCting signs may be erected provided
! they comply with the provisions of the
! Building Ordinance.
Is. Business Buildings: Any structure
| or building used wholly or in part for
! retail or wholesale trade, business
! manufacturing, commercial or public
purposes hereafter erected shall have
! all exterior walls OF concrete, cement
| block. brick. stone or other fireproof
materials, and shall have the exterior
| street frontage properly finished with
| brick stone tile or other fIreproof ma
! terials generally accepted IS suitable
| materials for the face Of such business.
! commercial or industrial structure;
! provided, however, that this section
| shall not be construed 10 prohibit the
use of wood doors. wood windows or the
| ,t,1iy ~ la, IT L.l
| over a freproof wall for the purpose Of
! OrnamentatIon. or a limited amount Of
| frame construction in the outer walls
! Of dormers or other similar projections
| approved by the Building Inspector
! SECTION ~: DISTRICTS
For the purpose OF this Ordinance
| the Township of Harrison is hereby d.
| vidcd into the following districts:
J. Residence A. Districts, designat-
| ed on map a:
| 2 Residence Districts designated
| on the map p
on the map BA
4. Business q Districts, designated
on the map BIB:
5. Commercial Districts, designated
on the map c.
(Al The boundaries of the said dis
! tricts. shown on the map attached
! hereto and made a part or this Ordi-
| nance, are hereby established, the
said map being designated as the
! "ZONING MAP of the Township of
! Harrison" ard the said map and all
| rotations, references and other nfor-
| nation shown thereon shall be rs
much n part OF this Ordinance a II the
matters and information set forth by
! the said map were all fully described
herein.
lBr Except as hereinafter provided.
! no building, structure or premises, or
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! constructed or reconstructed except in
! conformity with tho provisions Of this
| Ordinance which apply 10 the district
| in which II is located. However, any
! lawful mountaineering use existing at
! the time Of passage of this Ordinance
! may be continued in accordance with
! the provisions OF Section XII.
&C. Nothing in this Ordinance shall
/ require any change In the plans, CON
! structon or intended use Of building
! for which a building permit has bean
! issued prior 20 the time of passage Of
this Ordinance. and the. excavation
| for which building shall have been
commenced within three months from
| the date of such permit and the ground
| story framework of which, including
| the second tier Of beams, shall nave
| been completed within one year from
the date Of such permit. Nothing hero
| in contained shall prevent the uIti-
mate erection 70 its fun height or bulk
as originally planned OF a building con-
structed 10 a less height or bulk prior
20 the adoption 81 this Ordinance but
with its foundations and structural
members designed 70 carry such great
or height o. bulk. Nothing herein cor
tanned shall prevent the strengthening
or restoration Of any building or struC-
ture declared unsafe by the Building
| Inspector; provided that this shall not
permit the violation Of any Of the pro-
I
nance.
No dumping 81 rubbish on any loca-
ton shall be allowed. except on per-
NIT from the Township Board.
No premises shall be used as 2 Junk
yard. an automobile w-CCking yard Or
for storage Of any secondhand build
inE material or storage OF used at
t0nObies or parts. except on permit