8564 Longleaf Dr SE, Ada, MI 49301

Rural Residential - Planned Unit Development District

Rural Residential: This district is established with the intention of designating certain portions of the township primarily for single-family dwellings. In order to provide flexibility, certain other uses may be permitted as special uses.; Planned Unit Development District: The PUD regulations provided by this article are intended to: Provide a more desirable environment by preserving open fields, woodlands, wetlands, areas of steep topography, creeks, ponds and similar natural assets; Encourage a creative approach to development design in the township; Encourage an efficient, aesthetic and desirable use of open areas and a reduction in development costs by allowing the developer to avoid and preserve natural obstacles on the site; Encourage preservation of land meeting certain characteristics as permanent open space, by providing a residential density incentive for residential developments in specified zoning districts that are designed to set aside a minimum of 40 percent of the land area in the development as permanent open space; Promote the goals of the township's master plan to maintain the township's rural character, maintain an attractive landscaped corridor along the township's major roadway frontages, maintain the traffic carrying capacity of the township's major roadways, and protect environmentally-sensitive areas; and Provide the township with a higher degree of control over the types of uses and design details of development in locations where application of traditional zoning requirements may not be appropriate.