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Canton board introduces zoning amendments on outdoor dining, tree preservation and signs
Summary
Planning staff brought multiple zoning ordinance amendments to the board for first reading: to allow flexible outdoor dining siting, update tree and woodland preservation standards informed by a University of Michigan report, and modernize sign rules including yard signs and murals.
The Canton Township Board of Trustees introduced and held first readings of multiple amendments to Appendix A of the zoning ordinance, including rules for outdoor dining accessory to restaurants, extensive updates to tree and woodland preservation (Article 5A), and revisions to the sign regulations.
Planning staff said the outdoor dining amendments would allow approving authorities to modify setback and separation requirements in limited circumstances to accommodate outdoor dining where strict adherence to current setbacks prevents outdoor…
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