BERTRAND TOWNSHIP – ORDINANCE ADOPTION – HOTEL-MOTEL

BERTRAND TOWNSHIP
ORDINANCE NO. 221013A

At a regular meeting of the Bertrand Township Board held at the Bertrand Township Hall on the 13th day of October , 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST.

PRESENT: Hicks, Kuhn, Payton, Vite, Zelmer

ABSENT: None
The following ordinance was offered by Trustee Vite and supported by Trustee Payton :
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2.09 AND SECTION 11.04 OF THE BERTRAND TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TO FURTHER REGULATE HOTELS AND MOTELS
Section 1, Section 2.09 Definitions-H. Section 2.09 of the Bertrand Township Zoning Ordinance is amended to replace the category of hotel/motel and definitions of hotel and motel with the following:
HOTEL/MOTEL
A building or multiple buildings used as temporary overnight accommodations for individuals or groups of individuals, with or without meals. A hotel or motel may include accessory uses such as gift shops, restaurants, banquet halls, meeting rooms, amenities, lounges, and other similar uses primarily oriented to the customers of the hotel or motel.
HOTEL/MOTEL, EXTENDED STAY
A hotel or motel with units with provisions for living that contain kitchenette facilities for food preparation including but not limited to, refrigerators, stoves and ovens, as well as a bathroom and sleeping areas in each unit, that are specifically constructed and advertised for extended stays of one (1) week or longer.
Section 2, Chapter 11 Special Land Uses. Chapter 11 of the Bertrand Township Zoning Ordinance is amended to replace Section 11.04 O in its entirety to read as follows:
O. Hotel/motel.
1. Minimum lot area shall be 50,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width shall be 100 feet per road frontage.
3. Maximum height shall be no more than 45 feet and no more than four (4) stories.
4. Hotel/motel sites shall have direct frontage on a road.
5. Site buffering shall be provided in the following manner:
a. The site shall include a 10-foot perimeter buffer at minimum, which shall be landscaped at a rate of one (1) canopy tree, one (1) evergreen or ornamental tree, and eight (8) shrubs per 50 feet.
b. The buffer area may be penetrated by driveways as necessary to access the site, and driveway width may be excluded from the landscaping calculation.
c. The Planning Commission may approve alternative landscaping plans or credit existing vegetation to meet this requirement.
d. Landscaping plans shall be provided in accordance with Section 13.01.
6. The hotel/motel shall be staffed on a 24-hour basis and shall provide customary services associated with temporary lodging, such as housekeeping service, room service, linen service, telephone, desk service, and/or internet service.
7. Extended stay hotels/motels are subject to the following:
a. No unit shall be occupied as a permanent residence.
b. Units shall be a minimum of 275 square feet in area, exclusive of bathroom, closet, or balcony/porch space.
c. Occupancy limits shall be established for each unit based on available sleeping space and fire safety to be approved by the Fire Marshall for extended stay temporary residence purposes.
d. Daily or weekly services for each unit of linen change, towel change, soap change, and general clean-up shall be provided.
8. All exterior areas accessible to the public shall be sufficiently illuminated by building-mounted or pole-mounted fixtures to ensure safe conditions after dusk and before dawn.
9. The hotel/motel shall be monitored by a commercial security system or company 24/7.
10. No room shall be charged at an hourly rate, and no room shall be rented more than twice in any 24-hour period commencing at 12:00 am.
11. The hotel/motel shall be licensed by the State of Michigan, as well as all applicable licenses shall be secured for amenities and food and drink service.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any clause, sentence, word, section, or provision is declared void or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any portion of this ordinance other than said part or portion thereof.
Section 3, Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective seven (7) days after the publication of a summary of its provisions in a local newspaper of general circulation in the Township.

AYES: Hicks, Kuhn, Payton, Vite, Zelmer
NAYS: None

ORDINANCE DECLARED ADOPTED.

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Don Vite
Bertrand Township Clerk

I, DON VITE, duly elected Clerk in and for the Charter Township of Bertrand, Berrien County Michigan, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Township Board of Trustees, Bertrand Township, at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of October, 2022, and I further certify that public notice of such meeting was given as provided by law.

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Don Vite
Bertrand Township Clerk