This ordinance shall be known as the "Georgetown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance."

The fundamental purpose of this Ordinance is to promote and safeguard the public health, safety, morals, prosperity and general welfare of the people of this Township. The provisions are intended to, among other things, encourage the use of lands, waters and other natural resources in the Township in accordance with their character and most suitable use; to limit the improper use of land and resources; to conserve natural resources and energy; to meet the needs of the state's residents for food, fiber, and other natural resources, places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service, and other uses of land; to ensure that uses of the land shall be situated in appropriate locations and relationships; to reduce hazards to life and property; to provide for orderly development within the Township; to avoid overcrowding of the population; to provide for adequate light, air and health conditions in dwellings and buildings hereafter erected or altered; to lessen congestion on the public roads and streets; to protect and conserve natural recreational areas, agricultural, residential, and other areas naturally suited to particular uses; to facilitate the establishment of an adequate and economic system of transportation, sewage disposal, safe water supply, education, recreation and other public requirements; to conserve the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources, and properties.

1. It is not intended by this Ordinance to repeal, abrogate, annul, or in any other way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other laws or ordinances, except those specifically repealed by this Ordinance, or of any private restrictions placed upon property by covenant, deed, or other private agreement; provided, however, that where any provision of this Ordinance imposes more stringent requirements, regulations, restrictions, or limitations upon the erection or use of land and buildings, or upon the height of buildings and structures, or upon safety and sanitary measures, or requires larger yards or open spaces than are imposed or required by the provisions of any other law or ordinance, or any said rules, regulations, permits, or easements, then the provisions of this Ordinance shall govern.
2. The requirements of this Ordinance are to be construed as minimum requirements, and shall in no way impair or affect any covenant or restriction imposing greater requirements.