Zoning Guide Detroit

M5

Special Industrial District

Zone description

This district will permit uses which are usually objectionable and, therefore, the district is rarely, if ever, located adjacent to residential districts. A broad range of uses is permitted in this district. New residences are prohibited with the exception of loft conversions of existing buildings and of residential uses combined in structures with permitted commercial uses. These requirements are to protect residences from an undesirable environment and to ensure reservation of adequate areas for industrial developmentThis district is composed primarily of property located deep within other industrial districts and indicates areas of the City which are best suited for development with intensive uses and are or can be objectionable or hazardous. Inasmuch as this district also permits less intensive industrial uses, the potentially objectionable or hazardous uses are placed under the "Conditional" category in order to guarantee a review of their operating characteristics to ensure that other industrial uses will not be unduly injured by the establishment of a potentially objectionable use in the same area. Even though some of these objectionable or hazardous uses may also be permitted in other districts, every attempt will be made to assure their location in an M5 District. In addition, hazardous waste facilities are, as required by the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) being MCL 324.101 et seq., subject to approval by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Hazardous Waste Site Review Board. As such the Hazardous Waste Facility Review Committee shall review applications for such facilities and forward respective reports with recommendations to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Hazardous Waste Site Review Board.

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