Zoning Ordinances
› Article 1 — INTRODUCTION › Division 2 — DEFINITIONS
Wall: A structure constructed of masonry or brick of definite height and location to serve as an obscuring screen in carrying out the requirements of this Ordinance. Warehouse: A building used primarily for storage of goods and materials. Well: A permanent or temporary opening in the surface of the earth for the purpose of removing fresh water, testing water quality, measuring water characteristics, liquid recharge, waste disposal, or dewatering purposes during construction, as defined in the Michigan Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Code, Part 127, Act 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
- Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA)
- The area around and upgradient from the public water supply wells delineated by the ten-year travel time contour capture boundary.
- Wellhead Protection Overlay Zone
- The area outlined on the Wellhead Protection Overlay Zone Map.
- Wetland
- Land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support wetland vegetation or aquatic life and is commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh. Locations of wetlands are generally shown on the natural features map of the Master Plan.
- Wetland, Regulated
- Certain wetlands regulated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under the provisions of Act 203 of the Public Acts of 1979, as amended, and generally defined as land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support wetland vegetation or aquatic life and is commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh and which is any of the following: Contiguous to an inland lake or pond, or a river or stream. Not contiguous to an inland lake, pond, river or stream, and more than five (5) acres in size. Not contiguous to an inland lake or pond, or a river or stream; and five (5) acres or less in size if the MDEQ determines that protection of the area is essential to the preservation of the natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction and the department has so notified the property owner.
- Wholesale Sales
- The sale of goods generally in large quantities and primarily to customers engaged in the business of reselling the goods.
- Wind Energy System, Large
- A tower mounted wind energy system that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of equipment which includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries, or other components used in the system.
- Wind Energy System, Medium
- Is a tower mounted wind energy system that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of equipment which includes any includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries, or other components used in the system and does not exceed two hundred fifty (250) kilowatts. The total height does not exceed one hundred fifty (150) feet.
- Wind Energy System, Small
- Is a tower mounted wind energy system that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of equipment which includes any includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries, or other components used in the system. It does not exceed thirty (30) kilowatts. The total height does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) feet.
- Wireless Communication Facilities
- All structures and accessory facilities relating to the use of the radio frequency spectrum for the purpose of transmitting or receiving radio signals. This may include, but shall not be limited to, radio towers, television towers, telephone devices, personal communication transmission equipment and exchanges, microwave relay towers, telephone transmission equipment building and commercial mobile radio service facilities. This definition does not include “reception antenna” for an individual lot as otherwise defined and regulated in this Ordinance.
- Woodlot
- An area of one-fourth (1/4) acre or more containing eight (8) or more trees per one-fourth (1/4) acre, such trees having a four-inch (4) or greater diameter at a four-foot (4) height.
Yard, Required: A required open space on the same lot with a principal building, unoccupied and unobstructed by any building or structure or portion thereof from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance. Yard, Front: A required front yard is an open space extending the full width of the lot, the uniform depth of which is the minimum prescribed horizontal setback distance measured at right angles to the front lot line and is unoccupied space between the front lot line and the nearest line of the principal building, excepting steps and unenclosed porches. Yard, Rear: A required rear yard is an open area extending across the full width of the lot, the uniform depth of which is the minimum prescribed horizontal setback distance measured at right angles to the rear lot line, describing an unoccupied space between the rear lot line and the nearest line of the principal building. In the case of a corner lot, the rear yard may be opposite either street frontage, but there shall be only one rear yard. Yard, Side: A required side yard is an open unoccupied area between a principal building and the side lot lines, extending from the front yard area to the rear yard area. The width of the required side yard shall be measured from the center of the nearest wall of the building or structure to the nearest point of the side lot line.
Zoning District: A portion of the incorporated area of the municipality within which certain regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this Ordinance.
