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Independence Township, 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346 248-625-5111

 

 

 

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Minimum Lot Size
Minimum Yard Setback in Feet (a,b)
(per lot)		 Maximum Building and Structure Height *Minimum Land Area Per Dwelling Unit
District (f) Front
Yard		 Side Yards Least Side Yard Total Rear
Yard		 In Feet In
Stories		 Area In Square Feet Width In Feet
R-1 A Single Family 40b 10d 20 50 35 2 *15,000 100j
Residential
R-1 B Suburban Residential 40b 10 20 50 35 2 *1 acre 125j
R-1 C  Suburban Farm 75b 10 20 50 35 2½ *1½ acres 200k
Residential
R-1 R Rural Residential 75b 50 100 75 35 2½ *3 of 10m 200l

acres
R-2 Multi-Family Residential 40b 20h 40 40 35 2½ *10 acres c
R-3 Elderly Housing bm m m m m m m m
Residential District
RMT Mobile Home Park 30bf 15f 30f 15f 25f 1½
O Office 30ab 10i 20 20 25 2 15,000 100
C-1 Local Commercial 30ab 15i 30 20 20 1 15,000 100
C-2 Planned Shopping Center 50ab 50i 100 50 30 2 5 acres c
C-3 Highway Commercial 30ab 15i 30 20 30 2  20,000 150
C-4 Freeway Service 50ab 25i 50 50 35 2 20,000 150
MS Motor Vehicle Service 30abg 15g 30g 20g 20g 1g 15,000 150
Station
REC Recreation 50ab 25 50 50 35 2 10 acres 200
ML Limited Industrial 40ab 20 40 40 35 2 1 acre 100
MH Heavy Industrial 50ab 30 60 50 35 3 2 acres 200
R-O Research-Office 100 100i 200i 100i 30 2 10 acres 330
OS-1 Office Service One 30 15i 30 20 20 1 15,000 100
OS-2 Office Service Two 50ab 20i 40 40 35 2 1 acre 100
IOP Industrial Office Park 40ab 20 40 40 35 2 1 acre 100

 

(Ord. of 4-17-79 (Eff, 5-26-79); Ord. of 12-16-80 (Eff. 1-23-81); Ord. of 2-19-91 (Eff. 2-27-91); Ord. of 2-16-93, § 1(Eff. 2-16-93))

 

 

 

 

 

 

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