AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BRUCE TOWNSHIP
ZONING ORDINANCE #161.
THE TOWNSHIP OF BRUCE ORDAINS:
ARTICLE 1. Amend Section 161-5.1, item A.11 to read as follows (Table 5.1.A.11 replaces current table 5.A.10):
11. The maximum gross floor area of an accessory building accessory buildings shall be as set forth in table 5.1.A.11, though in no instance shall an accessory building on a lot 2.066 acres in size or less exceed the ground floor square footage of the principal building on the site.
ARTICLE 2. Amend Section 161-5.1, Item B to read as follows:
B. The following accessory buildings and structures may be permitted as a special land use, subject to the provisions of Section 161-6.2 and a Planning Commission determination that: 1) there is proportionality between the size of the lot, street frontage, and the size of the accessory structure; and 2) the accessory structure is in harmony with the principal structure, the environment, the topography, and the surrounding properties 3) the materials and colors of the proposed accessory building match or complement the principal building 4) an accessory building permitted in a side yard does not exceed the ground floor square footage of the principal building. Accessory buildings greater than 850 square feet shall require that the owner sign a Declaration of Zoning Compliance for an Accessory Building in Bruce Township prior to the issuance of a building permit.
1. Accessory buildings and structures that exceed the permitted combined gross total floor area or height for the specified lot size (see Table 5.1.A.11).
2. Accessory buildings that are proposed to be located in the non-required front yard, non-required street side yard, or the non-required side yard.
3. For more than the permitted number of accessory buildings or structures.
ARTICLE 3. REPEAL, EFFECTIVE DATE
1. All regulatory provisions contained in other Township Ordinances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
2. This ordinance shall become effective on April 7, 2021, 7 days following publication of a Notice of Adoption.
CERTIFICATION OF TOWNSHIP CLERK
I, Susan Kraft, Bruce Township Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an amendment to the Bruce Township Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Township Board at a regular meeting held on March 17, 2021 by the following vote:
Motion by Tremblay, Supported by DiGiorgio
Ayes: FILLBROOK, DIGIORGIO, CRAFFEY, KRAFT, TREMBLAY
Nays: NONE
Absent: NONE
Motion: Carried
Susan Kraft
Bruce Township Clerk
The Township Board ordered notice of adoption and summary to be published one time in The Record on March, 31, 2021. A true and complete copy of the above ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the offices of the Township Clerk, Mondays through Thursdays, except holidays, during regular Township business hours.
Publish: 3/31/21
