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Cassopolis City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

District Regulations

§ 370-101 Districts enumerated.

[Amended 11-25-2024 by Ord. No. 252]
The Village is hereby divided into the following districts:
R-1
Single-Family Residential District
R-2
Single-Family and Two-Family Residential District
R-3
High Density Residential/Residential Mobile Home District
C-1
Mixed Use/Office District
C-2
Commercial District
C-3
Central Business District
P
Parking District
I-1
Light Industrial District
I-2
Manufacturing District
G/P
Governmental/Public Use District
S
SMART Park

§ 370-102 Zoning Map.

A. 
Adopted by reference. The areas and boundaries of such districts noted in § 370-101 are hereby established to scale on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Village of Cassopolis," and referred to herein as the "Zoning Map." The Zoning Map, together with everything shown thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
B. 
Amendment. Regardless of the existence of copies of the Zoning Map which may be made or published, the Official Zoning Map shall be located at the Village Hall and shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status in the Village. No amendment to this chapter that involves a change of a mapped zoning district shall become effective until an entry has been made on the Official Zoning Map. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the President of the Village Council, and attested by the Village Clerk.

§ 370-103 Interpretation of district boundaries.

When uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.
B. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed to follow such lot lines.
C. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following Village boundaries shall be construed to follow Village boundaries.
D. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following property lines, section lines or other lines of a survey shall be construed to follow such chartered lines as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, or affecting amendment.
E. 
Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to follow the center line of the railroad right-of-way.
F. 
For boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated above, the Building Inspector shall interpret the district boundaries. Upon appeal, the Board of Zoning Appeals reserves the right to override the interpretation of the Building Inspector.

§ 370-104 Annexed areas.

When property not now in the Village shall become annexed to the Village, the existing zoning shall be retained for one year or until the Planning Commission shall have reviewed and recommended rezoning to the Village Council and the Village acts upon the recommendation.