Holland Charter Township, (Ottawa Co.) |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix A. ZONING |
Part III. DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS |
Article 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 8.10. Setbacks, orientation, and lot dimensional requirements.
A.
Setback requirements.
1.
Minimum requirement. Unless otherwise stated, principal buildings, accessory buildings, and all structures over 30 inches in height are subject to a minimum required horizontal separation from right-of-way lines and lot lines as required by the applicable zoning district. Also included is any portion of a building or structure which is supported by a foundation, regardless of height.
2.
Measurement. Setbacks are measured from the exterior edge of the foundation of buildings and structures, or the exterior and outermost edge of any structure over 30 inches with or without a foundation.
B.
Projections into setback areas.
1.
Architectural features. Certain architectural features such as cornices, bay windows, window wells, eaves, and other cantilevered elements determined by the zoning administrator to be similar, may project no further than three feet into a setback area, provided that the extension is at least five feet from the vertical plane of any lot line.
2.
Stairs and ramps. Stairs and ramps may project into a setback area, provided that the extension is at least five feet from the vertical plane of any lot line.
3.
Covered and enclosed additions. Any permanently constructed porch, patio, carport, terrace, addition, deck, or balcony that is covered by a roof or trellis, or enclosed by a barrier, wall, or screen, shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the principal building or accessory building to which it is attached. Any other similar covering or enclosing structural element shall be subject to the same requirement.
C.
Depth to width ratio. If under ten acres in area, a lot of record shall not be more than four times deeper than its width.
D.
Macatawa waterfront setbacks.
1.
Applicability. The minimum rear (lake side) setback for a lot abutting Lake Macatawa shall, notwithstanding any other term or provision of this article to the contrary, be established by measurement from an established point at the water's edge, known as a traverse line.
2.
Requirements. The minimum setback for the lots depicted on the traverse line maps is established as follows:
a.
Specified neighborhoods.
i.
Lots south of the Howard B. Dunton Park and north of Lot 21 of the Oak Lawn Park Subdivision shall have a rear yard building setback of 90 feet from the traverse line.
ii.
Lots, including south and west of Lot 21 of the Oak Lawn Park Subdivision, shall have a rear yard building setback of 50 feet from the traverse line.
b.
Historical setback line. The minimum rear yard shall be the lesser of the established setback as indicated in this section or, if the lot has an existing principal structure, that building footprint may be replicated and used as the setback for that portion on the lake side, so long as the building is determined to be legal nonconforming and construction on a replacement structure commences within one year following the date of a demolition permit. If the previous principal building is destroyed by casualty, the one year period shall begin to run as of the date of the casualty. The one year time period specified above shall, as of the effective date that this subsection is added to the ordinance, be applied retroactively so that the rear yard of a principal building destroyed or demolished before that effective date may be utilized to establish the rear yard of a new building provided application for a zoning permit is made for the new building within one year after the loss by casualty or demolition of the old building.