An ordinance adopted under authority of, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Township Rural Zoning Act No. 184 of the 1943 Public Acts of Michigan, as amended, to establish comprehensive zoning regulations for Madison Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, and to provide for the administration, enforcement and amendment thereof, and the repeal of all ordinances in conflict herewith.

This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as "The Zoning Ordinance of Madison Township." The Zoning Map referred to herein is entitled "Zoning Map, Madison Township."

This ordinance has been established for the purpose of:

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Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare;

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Protecting the character and stability of the agricultural, recreational, residential, commercial, and industrial areas, and promoting the orderly and beneficial development of such areas;

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Preventing the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population by regulating the intensity of use of land and the area of open spaces surrounding buildings and structures necessary to provide adequate light, air, and privacy to protect the public health;

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Lessening and avoiding congestion on public highways and streets;

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Providing for the needs of agriculture, recreation, residence, commerce, and industry in future growth to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources, and properties, with reasonable consideration of other things, the general and appropriate trend and character of land, building, and population development as studied and recommended by the Planning Commission and the Madison Township Board;

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Encouraging the most appropriate use of lands in accordance with their character and adaptability, and prohibiting uses which are incompatible with the character of development permitted within specified zoning districts;

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Conserving the taxable value of land and structures;

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Conserving the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services;

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Protecting against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and odors, heat, dust, smoke, glare, noise, vibration, radioactivity, and other nuisances and hazards in the interest of the people;

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Providing for the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension or substitution of nonconforming uses.