Permitted uses in Southfield, MI

In the single family residence districts, permitted uses include one-family dwellings, farms and farm buildings that comply with the chapter, accessory buildings and customary accessory uses, one private garage for each residential lot, and state-licensed family child care homes (Section 5.62).

R-T is the attached single family residential district. It requires site plan review and permits one-family attached dwellings with at least three attached units as principal uses. City Council may allow detached one-family dwellings and attached dwellings with fewer than three units when the Article 6 findings are met. Article 6 also sets bedroom-based density, a 30 foot perimeter setback, a 25 foot / 2 story height cap within 150 feet of a perimeter lot line, a 35 foot / 3 story cap elsewhere, 400 square feet of landscaped open space per unit, and a 250 foot maximum attached-building length.

RM is the low-rise multiple family residential district. Article 7 requires site plan review for RM development, permits single-family uses, two-family dwellings, and multiple-family dwellings not over 2 stories, and sets bedroom-based land-area ratios for multiple-family dwellings. The Article 22 schedule lists a 2 acre development area and a 30 foot / 2 story height line.

RMM is the medium-rise multiple family district. Article 8 requires site plan review and permits multiple-family dwellings in structures between 3 and 6 stories, with accessory retail or service uses only where clearly accessory to the principal use. The schedule lists a 3 acre development area, 70 foot / 6 story maximum height, footnote (u) for land area per unit, and footnote (v) for several yards.

RMU is the high-rise multiple family district. Article 8 requires site plan review and permits multiple-family dwellings in structures 7 stories to unlimited height, provided yard requirements are satisfied. The schedule lists a 5 acre development area, footnote (u) for land area per unit, footnote (v) for several yards, and footnote (b) for unlimited height when yard requirements are met.

O-S accommodates executive, administrative, professional, and medical office uses, with site plan review. It is intended as a transition between corridors or commercial districts and single family residential areas.

ERO-M accommodates administrative, professional, technical, education, research, and office uses, with a medium height limitation intended to preserve adjoining-area character.

ERO accommodates education, research, and office uses and related occupant-serving uses. The district is not intended for general retail or activities with constant short-term public parking demand.

TV-R permits radio and television transmitter towers, transmitters, office buildings and broadcasting studios of radio and television stations not exceeding 2 stories or 30 feet in height, data processing and computer centers, directly related uses, and off-street parking serving those facilities. The listed uses require City Council review and approval based on minimizing adverse effects on adjacent properties and the surrounding area.

NS serves local residential communities with convenience and comparison shopping, generally in concentrated developments with common parking at major thoroughfare intersections.

RS provides large concentrations of comparison shopping, office, and service needs for a suburban regional market, adjacent to high-volume major thoroughfares.

RC combines high-rise office, high-rise multiple family, hotels, motels, and secondary retail or service uses in a planned development with detailed site plan review.

B-1 provides day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs for adjacent residential areas and normally fronts on a major or secondary thoroughfare.

B-2 serves convenience or comparison shoppers through integrated or planned clusters of establishments with common parking, generally at two major thoroughfares.

B-3 provides sites for diversified business types along high-volume major thoroughfares and is intended to prohibit establishments requiring outdoor storage of goods and materials.

I-L primarily accommodates wholesale activities, warehouses, research, and enclosed industrial operations whose external effects are restricted to the district.

I-1 permits manufacturing-related uses, enclosed research and pilot development, related general office, restaurants without drive-thrus, dark stores, ghost restaurants, data processing, and similar uses.