R-1 — One-Family Residential (R-1)
Maximum lot coverage is 30 percent (Section 3.2.D). Accessory buildings in a rear yard may not occupy more than 30 percent of that rear yard (Section 5.2.A.4.c).
Lot coverage in Shelby Township, MI
What the Shelby Township zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
R-1-A — One-Family Residential (R-1-A)
Maximum lot coverage is 30 percent (Section 3.3.D).
R-1-B — One-Family Residential (R-1-B)
Maximum lot coverage is 30 percent (Section 3.4.D).
R-1-C — One-Family Residential (R-1-C)
Maximum lot coverage is 30 percent (Section 3.5.D). One rear-yard note is looser here than elsewhere: the 30 percent rear-yard cap on accessory buildings does not block a detached garage in R-1-C on a parcel whose dwelling has no attached garage (Section 5.2.A.4.c).
R-2 — Two-Family Residential (R-2)
Maximum lot coverage is 40 percent, the highest of the township's low-rise residential districts (Section 3.6.D).
O-1 — Professional Office (O-1)
There is no fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in O-1 is whatever remains after meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, off-street parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
O-2 — Service Office (O-2)
No fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in O-2 is governed by meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
C-1 — Local Retail Business (C-1)
No fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in C-1 is governed by meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
C-2 — Linear Retail Business (C-2)
No fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in C-2 is governed by meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
C-3 — Shopping Center Business (C-3)
No fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in C-3 is governed by meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
C-4 — General Business (C-4)
No fixed coverage percentage: maximum lot coverage in C-4 is governed by meeting all yard, landscaping, screening, parking, loading, and right-of-way requirements (Section 3.33.A.9).
C-5 — Multi-Use (C-5)
In C-5, total lot coverage including all buildings and paved areas may not exceed 75 percent of gross lot area, and building coverage alone is limited to 30 percent (Section 3.33.A.9.b).
L-M — Light Manufacturing (L-M)
Maximum coverage equals the remainder of the site after right-of-way, parking, and yard space requirements are deducted from the gross site area (Section 3.34.B). Outdoor storage requires an approved site plan; storage areas must be enclosed by an obscuring fence or wall between 4 and 8 feet tall and are never allowed in the front yard (Section 4.13.C; Section 3.34.C).
H-M — Heavy Manufacturing (H-M)
Maximum coverage equals the remainder of the site after right-of-way, parking, and yard space requirements are deducted (Section 3.34.B). Outdoor storage requires an approved site plan and obscuring fencing; unlike L-M, front yard storage may be allowed if it observes the front setback (Section 3.34.D).
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