For the purposes of this chapter the community, excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following Zone Districts:

 

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006; Ord. 08-03, passed 9-16-2008)

   The boundaries of these districts are hereby defined and established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning District Map", which accompanies this chapter and which map, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter. The official zoning map shall be kept and maintained by the Township Clerk.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006)

   Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts indicated on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply.

   (A)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following the streets or highways shall be construed to be the boundaries.

   (B)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following township boundary lines or following lot lines shall be construed as following the lines.

   (C)   Boundaries indicated as approximately parallel to the centerlines of streets or highways shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at a distance therefrom as indicated by given distance or scaled dimension.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006)

   (A)   No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, moved, constructed or altered, and no new use or change in use shall be made unless in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations specified for the district in which it is located.

   (B)   The regulations applying to the district include specific limitations on the use of land and structure, height and bulk of structures, density of population, lot area, yard dimensions and area of lot that can be covered by each structure.

   (C)   The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the power to classify a use which is not specifically mentioned with a comparable permitted or prohibited use for the purpose of clarifying the use regulations in any district.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006)

   (A)   Where a district boundary line, as established by this chapter, when adopted or subsequently amended, divides a lot in single and separate ownership, a use permitted in the less restricted portion of the lot may be extended to the entire lot, subject to the following conditions.

      (1)   One-half or more of the area of the lot shall be in the less restrictive district.

      (2)   Any part of a less restricted use extended beyond a district boundary under the terms of this section shall be housed entirely within an enclosed building and the building shall conform to any applicable yard and area requirements in the more restrictive district.

   (B)   Restrictiveness by district proceeding from most restrictive to least restrictive is herein established as follows: CG-1, A-1, R-1A, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1 and M-2.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006; Ord. 08-03, passed 9-16-2008)

   No proposed plat of a new or redesigned subdivision shall hereinafter be approved by either the local governing body or its agents unless the lots within the plat equal or exceed the minimum size and width requirements of this chapter and all other applicable codes or ordinances.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006)

   All plats shall be subject to the provisions of the district within which they are located pertinent to allowed uses, and further required zoning district change which may be necessary to accommodate proposed use or uses shall be made according to amendment procedures prescribed by this chapter.

(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006)