Special land uses in Canton Township, MI

Special land uses in RA (Section 9.02.B) include accessory apartments (2 acre minimum lot, up to 600 square feet, one added parking space); guesthouses; cemeteries on 10 acres (pet cemeteries on 6); golf courses (Section 6.02.I); feedlots with 1,000 foot residential spacing; essential services; agricultural sales and service establishments on a major thoroughfare with a 204 foot right-of-way; central farm markets; commercial kennels and commercial stables; gardens with storage buildings on lots without a residence; private outdoor recreation (Section 6.02.R); and bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in RE and RR (Section 10.02.B) include accessory apartments (2 acre minimum lot, up to 600 square feet, one added parking space); guesthouses; cemeteries on 10 acres (pet cemeteries on 6); religious institutions; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; commercial stables and riding academies (Section 6.02.X); private outdoor recreation uses (Section 6.02.R); plant nurseries; private kennels and private stables (Sections 6.02.K, 6.02.X); and bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1). RR additionally allows, as special land uses only, agricultural sales and service establishments on a 204 foot right-of-way thoroughfare, sod farming, and roadside stands; the RE district does not (Section 10.02.B.13).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in RE and RR (Section 10.02.B) include accessory apartments (2 acre minimum lot, up to 600 square feet, one added parking space); guesthouses; cemeteries on 10 acres (pet cemeteries on 6); religious institutions; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; commercial stables and riding academies (Section 6.02.X); private outdoor recreation uses (Section 6.02.R); plant nurseries; private kennels and private stables (Sections 6.02.K, 6.02.X); and bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-1 (Section 11.02.B) include housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); cemeteries on 5 acres; religious institutions; elementary through high schools; colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); single-family detached cluster developments (Section 6.03.D); bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1); single-family attached units in R-2 through R-5 on sites of at least 5 acres outside platted subdivisions (Section 6.03.F); and active adult communities on 100 acre sites (Section 6.03.G). Private kennels and private stables are available in the R-1 district only (Sections 11.02.B.8, 11.02.B.9).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-2 (Section 11.02.B) include housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); cemeteries on 5 acres; religious institutions; elementary through high schools; colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); single-family detached cluster developments (Section 6.03.D); bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1); single-family attached units in R-2 through R-5 on sites of at least 5 acres outside platted subdivisions (Section 6.03.F); and active adult communities on 100 acre sites (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-3 (Section 11.02.B) include housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); cemeteries on 5 acres; religious institutions; elementary through high schools; colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); single-family detached cluster developments (Section 6.03.D); bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1); single-family attached units in R-2 through R-5 on sites of at least 5 acres outside platted subdivisions (Section 6.03.F); and active adult communities on 100 acre sites (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-4 (Section 11.02.B) include housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); cemeteries on 5 acres; religious institutions; elementary through high schools; colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); single-family detached cluster developments (Section 6.03.D); bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1); single-family attached units in R-2 through R-5 on sites of at least 5 acres outside platted subdivisions (Section 6.03.F); and active adult communities on 100 acre sites (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-5 (Section 11.02.B) include housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); cemeteries on 5 acres; religious institutions; elementary through high schools; colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses and country clubs (Section 6.02.I); essential services; adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); single-family detached cluster developments (Section 6.03.D); bed and breakfast establishments (Section 6.02.D.1); single-family attached units in R-2 through R-5 on sites of at least 5 acres outside platted subdivisions (Section 6.03.F); and active adult communities on 100 acre sites (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in R-6 (Section 12.02.B) include a caretaker's detached dwelling; housing for the elderly (Section 6.03.E); two-family dwellings on lots at least 80 feet wide and 120 feet deep; religious institutions; schools and colleges; child care centers (Section 6.02.E); municipal buildings; golf courses; essential services; adult day care centers; and active adult communities (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in MR (Section 13.02.B) include a caretaker's dwelling; multiple-family cluster developments (Section 6.03.B); nursing and convalescent homes (Section 6.02.P); religious institutions; schools and colleges; child care centers; municipal buildings; golf courses; adult day care centers; essential services; bed and breakfasts (Section 6.02.D.1); and active adult communities (Section 6.03.G).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in RMH (Section 14.02.B): religious institutions, schools, child care centers (Section 6.02.E), municipal buildings, golf courses (Section 6.02.I), essential services, and adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in C-1 (Section 15.02.B): buildings exceeding the Section 6.05.B maximum dimensions or individual retail businesses over 5,000 square feet; public buildings; post offices; apartment dwellings on the second floor of nonresidential buildings; and essential services.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in C-2 (Section 16.02.B): car washes (Section 6.02.D); garden centers and accessory open-air plant display (Section 6.02.Q); enclosed theaters (Section 6.02.O); fast food and drive-through restaurants on sites with at least 125 feet of frontage on a thoroughfare with two paved moving lanes each way and a single entrance drive; municipal buildings; essential services; automobile filling stations limited to redevelopment of existing stations, and automobile service stations (Section 6.02.C); planned shopping centers from 40,000 to 200,000 square feet (Sections 6.02.T, 6.06); and canine training, pet day care, and indoor pet boarding with no outdoor runs.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in C-3 (Section 17.02.B): regional planned shopping centers over 200,000 square feet; garden centers; car washes; new and used auto sales and rental (Section 6.02.Q); home improvement centers; adult bookstores, adult theaters, and cabarets (Section 6.02.A); coin-operated amusement establishments; fast food and drive-through restaurants (125 foot frontage, coordinated access required); motels (Section 6.02.N) and hotels; theaters; pet care facilities without outdoor runs; filling stations (redevelopment of existing stations or accessory to large retail) and service stations (Section 6.02.C); municipal buildings; essential services; warehouse retail outlets (Section 6.02.Y); indoor hot tub rentals; superstores (Section 6.02.X1); building material sales with outdoor storage (Section 6.02.Q); and retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (Section 4.03; Section 6.02.C).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in C-4 (Section 18.02.B): regional planned shopping centers over 200,000 square feet (Sections 6.02.T, 6.06); fast food restaurants only as an accessory use physically attached to a primary permitted use by at least one common wall; automobile filling, service, and filling/multiuse stations (Section 6.02.C); essential services; and retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (Section 4.03).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in MRD (Section 19.02.B): regional shopping centers (Section 6.02.T); structures less than three stories tall; multiple-family or efficiency dwellings for rent or sale; hotels; and motels (Section 6.02.N). Residential use in this district therefore always runs through the special land use process.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in HRD (Section 19.02.B): regional shopping centers (Section 6.02.T); structures less than three stories tall; multiple-family or efficiency dwellings for rent or sale; hotels; and motels (Section 6.02.N). Residential use in this district therefore always runs through the special land use process.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in O-1 (Section 20.02.B): accessory retail customarily related to offices such as a pharmacy or optical shop; personal service establishments including barbershops and salons; a standard restaurant inside an office building or complex; private clubs and lodge halls; hospitals (Section 6.02.L); child care centers (Section 6.02.E); adult day care centers (Section 6.02.B); and elementary through high schools.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in LI-R (Section 21.02.B): computer and business machine sales accessory to a principal use; standard restaurants and child care centers at a major thoroughfare intersection or as an accessory occupying no more than half the primary site; warehousing and materials distribution centers; and medical and dental clinics, hospitals, offices, or laboratories.

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in LI (Section 22.02.B): banks and medical clinics fronting a primary county road; hospitals (Section 6.02.L); automobile service stations and repair garages (Section 6.02.C); motels and hotels on a primary county road (Section 6.02.N); assembly and banquet halls; religious institutions; outdoor recreation (Section 6.02.R); recreation vehicle rental yards with 40 foot right-of-way clearance and berm screening; building material sales with outdoor display; outdoor display of garages, pools, and similar structures (Section 6.02.Q); auto sales and rental (Section 6.02.Q); commercial kennels (Section 6.02.K); standard restaurants at qualifying intersections or accessory to recreation; radio, television, and cellular towers (Section 6.02.S); wholesale farm product facilities; mini-warehouses (Section 6.02.M); airport-related businesses (Section 6.02.B1); and retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (Section 4.03).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in GI (Section 23.02.B): drive-in theaters (Section 6.02.H); junkyards (Section 6.02.J); sewage or sludge composting (Section 6.02.G); sewage plants and landfills (Section 6.02.W and the landfill ordinance); coal and fuel yards (Section 6.02.F); adult outdoor theaters; outdoor recreation (Section 6.02.R); standard restaurants at qualifying intersections; wholesale auto auction facilities (Section 6.02.Z); yard waste composting; small aircraft landing fields; communication towers (Section 6.02.S); commercial kennels; and retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (Section 4.03).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).

Special land uses in WC (Section 25.03.B): single-family dwellings (at the 5 acre per unit schedule standard); wetland-compatible agriculture such as marsh hay, berries, and tree crops; nurseries; pasture and grazing; outdoor recreation (Section 6.02.R); buildings for raising waterfowl, minnows, and similar lowland animals built to R-1 dimensional standards; and essential services. The Township Board weighs wetland character, impact, and nuisance potential before approval (Section 25.03.B).

Special land uses are decided by the Township Board after Planning Commission review and a public hearing, with published notice and mailed notice to owners and occupants within 300 feet at least 15 days ahead (Section 27.03; Section 27.13.B).