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CITY OF ALMA SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 852 Introduced: April 14, 2026 Published: May 20, 2026 Adopted: May 12, 2026 Effective Date: May 27, 2026 An ordinance of the City of Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, to amend the City of Alma Code of Ordinances at §60-36 and City of Alma Zoning Ordinance, to regulate the requisite front-yard setback for real property that is located in a R-1 Single-Family Residential Zoning District , to provide that pending proceedings are not affected, to provide for severability, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith, to provide for an Effective Date and to direct the publication of this Ordinance or a legally-permissible summary. THE CITY OF ALMA, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, ORDAINS: SECTION I NAME This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the “City of Alma March 2026 Zoning Ordinance Amending Ordinance.” SECTION II DEFINITIONS 1. Words and terms as used in this Ordinance shall be given their plain and ordinary meaning. Words shall be interpreted so as to further the intent of this Ordinance. Every word importing the singular number only may extend to and embrace the plural number, and every word importing the plural number may be applied and limited to the singular number. Every word importing the masculine gender only may extend and be applied to females as well as males. In an effort to ascertain the meaning of any word or term as used in this Ordinance, it shall be appropriate for a reviewing authority to consult the dictionary definition of any word or term that is used in this Ordinance insofar as the aforesaid word or term is not specifically defined by this Ordinance. SECTION III: AMENDMENT OF §60-36 OF THE CITY OF ALMA CODE OF ORDINANCES 1. The entirety of §60-36 of the City of Alma Code of Ordinances is hereby affirmed, confirmed, and ratified except as specifically provided herein. 2. The definition of “Front Yard” as defined by the City of Alma Code of Ordinances Zoning Ordinance at §60-36 of the City of Alma Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended so as to state as follows: a. A required front yard is an open space extending the full width of a lot and of a uniform depth (setback) measured horizontally at right angles to the front lot line and unoccupied from the ground upward except as hereinafter specified. This distance is 25 feet in R-1 Single Family Residential, R-1a Single Family Residential and R-2 Two Family Residential Districts. This distance is 30 feet in the R-3 Multifamily Residential District. Hard surfaced areas parallel to the drive approach and not exceeding the width of the drive approach shall be excluded from this definition of front yard. AMENDMENT OF §60-61 OF THE CITY OF ALMA CODE OF ORDINANCES 1. A section of table §60-61 of the City of Alma Code of Ordinances is hereby affirmed, confirmed, and ratified except as specifically provided herein. 2. The “Minimum Yard Setback (per lot)(feet)” for the Front Setback within the R-1 Single Family Residential shall be 25 feet. This adopted ordinance may be inspected by the general public or any interested citizen at the Alma Municipal Building, 525 E. Superior Street, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Sara Anderson, Alma City Clerk PH 989-463-8336