This Ordinance shall be known as the Cohoctah Township Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.01)

An Ordinance for the protection of the public health, safety and other aspects of the general welfare of the Township through the establishment in the unincorporated portions of Cohoctah Township, Livingston County, Michigan, of zoning districts for the planned orderly growth and development of the Township within which the proper use of land and natural resources may be encouraged or regulated, and within which zoning district provisions may also be adopted designating the location of, the size of, the land and structural uses that may be permitted without or with special use conditions; the minimum open spaces, sanitary, safety and protective measures that shall be required for, and the maximum number of families that may be housed in dwellings, buildings and structures that may be erected or altered; to provide, based upon the planned orderly growth and development of the Township, in an orderly manner and through the wise and efficient use of public services required to be provided to the residents of Cohoctah Township; to provide for the conservation of the use of energy; the conservation of agricultural, forest and open space lands, wetlands and land areas containing natural or cultural resources or features necessary to the social and economic well-being of present and future generations; to provide for a method of adoption of amendments to this Ordinance, to provide for conflicts with other State laws and State administrative rules and regulations and local ordinances and regulations with this Ordinance; to provide for penalties for violations of this Ordinance; to provide for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes on property zoned, developed and used in accordance with the provisions of Public Act No. 110 of 2006 (MCL 125.3101 et seq.) and this Ordinance; to provide for the collection of fees for zoning permits required under this Ordinance; to provide for petitions, public hearings and referenda in accordance with the provisions of Public Act No. 110 of 2006 (MCL 125.3101 et seq.) and this Ordinance; and to provide for appeals of the provisions of this Ordinance.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.02)

This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Public Act No. 110 of 2006 (MCL 125.3101 et seq.), and when so far as it is applicable, Public Act No. 33 of 2008 (MCL 125.3801 et seq.). Said Public Acts covering township planning (Act 33) and zoning (Act 110) are hereby made a part of this Ordinance as if contained verbatim in their complete textual forms, as amended from time to time.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.03; Amd. No. 80, § 1, 5-11-2017)

This Zoning Ordinance, and its contained provisions, are hereby declared to be necessary to the providing of a planned orderly growth and development of Cohoctah Township, in the interest of providing for the public health, safety, peace, enjoyment, convenience, comfort and other aspects of the general welfare of the residents of this Township in order to provide adequately for the necessities in the pursuit of their daily living pattern. This Zoning Ordinance is hereby ordered to take effect 30 days after publication upon its passage by the Cohoctah Township Board of Trustees and subsequent publications as required by law.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.04)

The Cohoctah Township Zoning Ordinance presently in effect in Cohoctah Township and all amendments thereto, are hereby reorganized and amended on the effective date of this Ordinance; provided, however, if this Zoning Ordinance as a whole shall subsequently be judicially determined to have been unlawfully adopted, such judicial determination shall then automatically reinstate the present Cohoctah Township Zoning Ordinance and all of its amendments to their full effect.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.05)

The Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance — the plans and specifications for the future development and redevelopment of the Township — are based upon the adopted Master Plan, as amended, for Cohoctah Township. In particular, the Master Plan components for land use, transportation and public utilities and facilities have been and will continue to be the basis for amending or changing the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance in the future.

(Ord. of 11-12-1987, § 1.06; Amd. No. 80, § 2, 5-11-2017)