11460 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002

Rural Residential District

This District is responsive to the goals and policies of the Schoolcraft Township Master Plan pertaining to preservation of the rural atmosphere of the Township, and is derived from the Rural Preservation land use classification in the Plan. Areas within this classification may have some characteristics similar to areas within the Agricultural Preservation land use classification in the Plan, such as agricultural uses, large parcels, and open spaces, but are more likely to be either in the proximity of urbanizing residential development or have significant natural features that enhance the rural character of the Township valued by the residents. Such features may include lakes and other waterways, wetlands, wooded areas, and wildlife, as well as farms and other open spaces. The regulations for this district are therefore specifically designed and intended to allow only low density residential development, and limited other land uses, that protect the rural character of the area and the natural resource base on which that character is dependent, including the continued operation of already existing agricultural uses. Open space preservation; clustering development is allowed in this district as provided in Article 21 of this Ordinance.