New Buffalo Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 12
Title and Purpose
§ 455-12.1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Township of New Buffalo Zoning Ordinance," as amended, and is referred to herein as the "ordinance."
§ 455-12.2 Purpose.
Pursuant to the authority conferred to the Township of New Buffalo by Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Public Act 110 of 2006 of the State of Michigan, as amended,[1] the Township Board of the Township of New Buffalo hereby adopts the following regulations on the use of land and structures for the purpose of promoting and protecting the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the current and future inhabitants of the Township. Provision is made herein:
To conserve and protect land resources while providing reasonable use and enjoyment by residents, businesses, and industry, thereby ensuring land uses shall be situated in appropriate locations and compatible with the existing or planned development of the surrounding area;
To regulate the location, size, density, and types of uses;
To specify standards for development such as minimum area, maximum height, setbacks, bulk;
To integrate residential and nonresidential uses where appropriate and beneficial to the community;
To limit overcrowding of land and the ecosystem and to provide for open space;
To facilitate adequate and efficient provision of transportation systems, sewage disposal, water, energy, education, recreation, emergency services, and other public services and facilities;
To retain and improve the quality of life in the Township;
To designate the use of certain state-licensed residential facilities;
To divide the Township into districts and establish the boundaries thereof;
To provide for changes in the regulations, restrictions, and boundaries of such districts;
To provide methods to adopt amendments;
To provide for administration.
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Editor's Note: See MCLA § 125.3101 et seq.
§ 455-12.3 Area of jurisdiction.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all private development throughout the incorporated areas of the Township of New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, to the extent permitted by law. The area of jurisdiction is referred to herein as the "Township."
§ 455-12.4 Relationship to Master Plan.
This chapter is a tool used by the community to effectuate the recommendations of the Township of New Buffalo Master Plan and other planning documents, which serve as a guide to the long-term physical development of the Township.