Grosse Ile Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 2
Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
[Ord. No. 286, effective 4-16-2000; Ord. No. 292, effective 9-24-2000]
285-2.1 Creation of districts; Zoning Map; interpretation of district boundaries.
[Amended 4-19-2012 by Ord. No. 12-02]
Creation of districts. For the purposes of this chapter, the Township of Grosse Ile is hereby divided into the following zoning districts which shall be known by the following names and symbols:
R-1-A | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-1-B | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-1-C | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-1-D | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-1-E | Single-Family Residential Overlay District | |
R-1-F | Hickory Island Single-Family Residential District | |
R-2 | Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential District | |
R-3 | Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential District | |
R-4 | Mobile Home Park District | |
C-1 | Convenience Commercial District | |
MSD | Macomb Street District | |
SE | Special Environmental District | |
A-1 | Airport and Light Industrial District | |
O-1 | Open Space District | |
PRD | Public Recreation District |
Adoption of Zoning Map. The boundaries of these districts, shown upon the map designated as the "Official Zoning Map" on file in the Township Clerk's office, are hereby established and are incorporated in this chapter by reference and made a part thereof, and the map and all notations referenced and other information shown on said map shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the matters and information set forth were fully contained herein.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
The boundaries of zoning districts are intended to follow center lines, streets or other rights-of-way, watercourses, and lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless otherwise clearly indicated on the Zoning Map.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the boundary lines of lots of record shall be construed as following such lot lines.
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines and, in the event of change in the shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline.
Where, due to the scale, lack of details, or illegibility of the Zoning Map, there is any uncertainty, contradiction, or conflict as to the intended location of district boundaries shown thereon, interpretation concerning the exact location of district boundary lines shall be determined upon written application, or upon its own motion, by the Zoning Board of Appeals, after recommendation by the Planning Commission.
R-1-E Single-Family Overlay District. The R-1-E Single-Family Residential Overlay Zoning District shall apply to all land areas of the Township that are zoned R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C and R-1-D single-family residential. All land areas located within the Overlay Zoning District shall be subject to the provisions of this district as specified in Article 3, Single-Family Residential Districts.
285-2.2 Zoning of vacated areas.
Whenever any street, alley, or other public way is hereafter vacated, such street, alley, or public way shall automatically and without further action of the Township Board be classified in the same zoning district and be subject to the same zoning regulations as the property to which it adjoins and becomes attached.
285-2.3 Conformity with district regulations required.
No structure or tract of land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or moved, except in conformity with the regulations specified herein for the zoning district in which the structure or land is located.
285-2.4 Amendment of district boundaries.
The Township Board may from time to time, on recommendation from the Planning Commission, amend or change the district boundaries, pursuant to the authority and procedures set forth in Michigan Public Act 184 of 1943, as amended, and the procedures and standards of Article 23, Variances and Amendments.