For the purposes of this chapter, the city is divided into the following districts:

R-1, One-Family Residential District

R-2, Two-Family Residential District

R-3, Multiple-Family Residential District

R-4, Multiple-Family Residential District

MHP, Mobile Home Park District

C-1, General Shopping District

C-2, General Commercial District

PB-1, Professional Business District

M-1, Light Manufacturing District

M-2, General Manufacturing District

(Ord. No. 442, § 3.1, 8-19-81)

(a)

The locations and boundaries of these descriptions are hereby established on a map entitled "City of Melvindale Zoning Map" which is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. Regardless of the existence of copies of the zoning map, which may be made or published, the official zoning map shall be located in the office of the building inspector and shall be the final authority as to current zoning of property in the city. The zoning map and all notations, references, and other information shown thereon are a part of this chapter and have the same force and effect as if such zoning map and all such notations, references, and other information shown thereon were fully set forth or described herein.

(b)

Except where reference on such map to a street or other designated line by the dimensions shown on such map, the district boundary lines follow lot lines or the centerlines of the streets or alleys or such lines extended and the corporate limits of the city.

(c)

Where a district boundary line, as established in this section or as shown on the zoning map, divides a lot which was in a single ownership and of record at the time of enactment of this chapter, the use authorized thereon and the other district requirements applying to the least restricted portion of such lot, under this chapter, shall be considered as extending to the entire lot, provided that the more restricted portion of such lot is entirely within 25 feet of such dividing district boundary line. The use so extended shall be deemed to be conforming.

(d)

Whenever any street, alley or other public way within the city has been vacated by official governmental action, and when the lands within the boundaries thereof attach to and become a part of lands adjoining such street, alley or public way, such lands formerly within such vacated street, alley or public way shall automatically, and without further governmental action, acquire and be subject to the same zoning regulations as are applicable to lands to which same shall attach, and the same shall be used for the same use as is permitted under this chapter for such adjoining lands.

(e)

Disagreement concerning the exact location of district boundary lines shall be resolved by the board of zoning appeals.

(Ord. No. 442, § 3.2, 8-19-81)