Commercial Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
§ 145-17 Districts enumerated.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Township of Commercial is divided into the following zone districts:
A | Agricultural |
C | Conservation |
C/R | Commercial/Recreation |
P | Public |
PC/R | Public Conservation/Recreation |
R-1 | Residential |
R-2 | Residential |
R-3 | Residential |
R-5 | Residential |
RR | Rural Resource |
VR-1 | Village Residential |
VR-2 | Village Residential |
VR-3 | Village Residential |
VB | Village Business |
RP/FP | Resource Protection/Flood Hazard Sub-District Overlay |
LI | Light Industrial |
§ 145-18 District regulations.
District regulations as set forth in the Commercial Township Schedule of District Regulations is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this chapter. Supplementary district regulations relating to special uses or activities and specific or conditional uses are contained in Articles VI and VII of this chapter and titled: "Supplementary District Regulations" and "Special Standards and Requirements," respectively. (See Appendix B at end of chapter.[1])
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Editor's Note: The Schedule of District Regulations (Appendix B) and accompanying checklists are included as attachments to this chapter.
§ 145-19 Zoning Map.
[Amended 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-557]
The boundaries of all zone districts shall be shown on the Zoning Map, Township of Commercial, dated April 2014, as amended; which together with all explanatory matter shown thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this chapter. The original of said map shall be maintained by the Township Land Use Board and all changes in zone districts thereon shown shall be entered upon such map upon enactment, after which it will not be necessary to refer to such changes by metes and bounds.
§ 145-20 Interpretation.
Where uncertainty exists as to the exact location of any boundaries shown on said Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Zone boundary lines are intended to follow the center line of streets, or railroad rights-of-way, or streams and lot property lines as they exist on plats of record or the Township Tax Maps at the time of passage of this chapter unless such zone boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning Map.
B.
Where such boundaries are not fixed by dimensions and where they approximately follow lot lines and where they do not scale more than 10 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
C.
Where a zone district boundary divides a lot or plot of ground and actual dimensions are not shown, the location of such boundary shall be determined by measurement according to the scale of the map.
D.
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning maps or in other circumstances not covered by other subsection herein above, the Land Use Board shall interpret the district boundaries.
E.
The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot and use within each district and the district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
F.
Where a zone boundary fixed by dimension on the Zoning Map or the Zoning Centers Detail Maps approximately follows and is not more than 20 feet from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.
G.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following municipal limits shall be construed as following municipal limits.
§ 145-21 Schedule of Zoning District Regulations; interpretation.
District regulations as set forth in the Township Schedule of District Regulations for all zoning districts established herein are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
A.
Any use not permitted in this chapter as set forth in the Schedule of District Regulations for all zoning districts established herein, shall be deemed to be prohibited.
B.
Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulations impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statutes, other ordinances or regulation shall be controlling.
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Editor's Note: The Schedule of District Regulations and accompanying checklists are included as attachments to this chapter.
§ 145-22 Mauricetown Riverfront Zoning.
There is hereby established along the waterfront of the lots abutting the Maurice River a Commercial/Recreational zoning district measuring 100 feet in width for all riverfront lots within the designated boundaries of Mauricetown in the village of Mauricetown/Haleyville as delineated on the Township Zoning Map.