The City is hereby divided into the following zoned districts:

(a)

Commercial/mixed-use zones:

(b)

Residential zones:

(c)

Special district zones:

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)

(a)

The boundaries of the districts described in Section 1242.01 are established as shown upon the official Zoning Map of the City, which map is incorporated by reference and made a part of this Zoning Code as if fully set out herein.

(b)

The official Zoning Map shall be kept on file in the office of the Planning Office.

(c)

Whenever a district boundary is amended pursuant to Chapter 1276, the Planning Office shall, within 30 days, make the correlative change in the official Zoning Map so as to reflect the change of the district boundary.

(d)

If a territory is annexed to the City, or comes under City jurisdiction for zoning purposes under 1984 PA 425, a map of the annexed or 1984 PA 425 territory shall be prepared by the Planning Office and shall be included as part of the official Zoning Map.

(e)

If a street, alley or public way is vacated, it shall take the zoning of the land to which it is attached, pursuant to Section 227a of Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, being M.C.L.A. 560.227a.

(f)

A conformed copy of the official Zoning Map shall be made available by the Planning Office to a person requesting a copy, if the person pays a fee set by Council, which fee covers costs involved in preparing the copy.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)

The Design Lansing Comprehensive Plan identified a hierarchy of street typologies that are codified in this ordinance and shown on the official Street Typology Map (in order from most active street type to least active):

(a)

Non-local streets:

(1)

Activity corridor.

(2)

Prime connector.

(3)

Suburban corridor.

(4)

Arterial corridor.

(5)

Neighborhood connector.

(b)

Local street. The Design Lansing Street Typologies map shall be used in conjunction with the zoning map to regulate street design and frontage character.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts established in this ordinance as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall be applied:

(a)

Centerline or right-of-way of streets. Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of street or highway rights-of-way, street lines, or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines, or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

(b)

Parallel to streets. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center lines of streets or rail rights-of-way, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distances there from as indicated on the zoning map. If no such distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the zoning map. The official Zoning Map maintained by the City shall be used to determine such dimensions in the case of any multiple interpretations.

(c)

Lot lines. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

(d)

Waterways. Where the boundary of a district follows, or terminates at, a stream, lake, or other body of water, the boundary line shall be deemed to be at the center line of such feature, or terminated at the limit of the adjacent jurisdiction unless otherwise indicated.

(e)

Subdivisions. Where the boundary of a district follows a subdivision boundary line, such boundary line shall be construed to be the district boundary line.

(f)

Determination. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall make a determination, upon written application or upon its own motion, in those situations where unzoned property may exist, or where, due to the scale, lack of detail, or illegibility of the zoning map there is any uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to the intended location of any district boundaries shown thereon or interpretation concerning the exact location of district boundary lines.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)