BID SPECIFICATIONS

The Township reserves the right in any bid to reject any and all bids or accept any bid which is considered most favorable to the owner.

This bid is subject to existing building and use restrictions, easements and zoning ordinances. Purchaser will be responsible for sewer assessment beginning in 2012.

The sealed bids will be opened at the December Township Board meeting starting at 7:30pm on December 12, 2011, 740 Capac Road, Allenton, MI 48002.

The property will be sold as is where is. To see Building call 810.395.4518, Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00pm to 5:00pm for appointment.

                                              ARTICLE VII

                                             B-1 LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS

 PREAMBLE:

The B-1 Local Business Districts are designed to give the Township a business district that is more selective than a General Business District, and to provide for the establishment of neighborhood shopping areas, personal services and professional office areas that are primarily compatible with, and of service to, Township residential uses. Permitted activities are therefore intended to serve primarily the local market area with smaller scale activities whose basic operations are less likely to create conflicts with neighboring residential use areas_ Furthermore it is intended that such activities be located in planned development areas in strategically planned areas as opposed to scattered and/ or strip commercial areas. In furtherance of these objectives principal permitted uses shall be limited to those which are more restrictive in nature and conducted wholly within totally enclosed buildings; other uses which involve potentially more intensive uses and/or outside activities shall require review and approval under the terms and conditions of Special Land Uses together with such additional conditions as deemed appropriate.

SEC. 700_ PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED:

In a B-1 Local Business District no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance. All such activities shall be conducted within totally enclosed buildings.

          A.     Office buildings for any of the following occupations: executive, administrative,   
              professional, governmental and sales office (Drive thru window services are excluded)

 
          B.     Medical and dental offices, including clinics.

          C.     Banks and financial institutions (excluding drive-thru windows).
 
          D.     Any generally recognized retail business which supplies such commodities as: groceries, meats,   
                  dairy products, baked goods or other foods, drugs, dry goods and notions or hardware  
                  (supermarket type store facilities providing service to a wider market area are excluded)

          E.     Any personal service establishment which performs such services as, but not
                  limited to: shoe repair, tailor shops, beauty parlors, barber shops, interior decorators,
                  photographers, dry cleaners and self -service laundries_ Such uses do not include processing
                  facilities providing these services to other locations.

          F.     Churches

          G.     Utility and public service facilities (excluding storage yards) and uses when operating requirements
                   necessitate the locating of said facilities within the District in order to serve the immediate vicinity.

          H.     Restaurants and eating and drinking establishments, excluding fast food or drive-in estaurants.
            
          I.      Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.

          J.     Other uses similar to the above uses as permitted and intended.

          K.    Existing single family residential uses subject to the requirements of the R-1 zoning district.

                                                                                Berlin Township Zoning Ordinanc                                    Article VII-1

                         ARTICLE VIII

                         B-2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 

PREAMBLE 

The B-2 General Business District is intended to permit a wider range of business activities and services than is permitted in the Local Business District. General business uses generally reflect larger facilities and/or more intensive activities, serve a larger trade area, generate more traffic and therefore require additional considerations with respect to relationships to neighboring residential uses as well as other non-residential uses. Such districts are typically placed in locations easily accessible to several major arterial routes to facilitate serving their larger market areas and minimize conflicts with adjacent residential areas. Primary attention shall be focused upon creating planned developments which encourage and facilitate users being able to conveniently and safely enter the site, park their vehicle, move to the business establishments and subsequently move between establishments before returning to their vehicles and exiting the site. Other larger more intensive uses which may conflict with uses in planned development area may be permitted in this district but only after review and approval under a Special Land Use permit when it is determined that their placement and operation will not adversely effect and/or conflict with adjacent and neighboring uses. 

SEC.800. PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED 

Uses as permitted shall include retail and service establishments dealing directly with consumers and all such activities shall be conducted wholly within completely enclosed buildings.

A.   All principal permitted uses in the B-1 Local Business District subject to the regulations as setforth in the Schedule of Regulations for the B-2 District.

B.   Retail stores furnishing: clothing, shoes, gifts, appliances, furniture, supermarket type stores, etc. Warehousing of merchandise shall not occupy more than twenty-five
      (25) percent of the useable floor of the facility.

C.   Service establishments (including areas for showroom/office/workshop facilities) for activities such as; decorator, printer, upholsterer, photo reproduction, home appliance
     and electronics repair, baker, electrician, plumber, etc. Warehousing, processing and/ or repair activities shall be limited to not more than twenty-five (25) percent
     of the useable floor area. 

D.  Other uses similar to the above which conform to the purpose of this district.

           E.   Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above.
 

                                                   Berlin Township Zoning Ordinance                                                              Article VIII-1