For the purpose of this Ordinance, the City of North Muskegon is hereby divided into the following districts:

A.

TRD Traditional Residential. The TRD Zone District is primarily characterized by existing single-unit detached structures that are located on parcels in a range of sizes. New housing development in this district will be in keeping with North Muskegon's small-town character and designed as an extension of the existing built community, connected to public utilities, and laid out in a consistent grid pattern.

B.

MRD Mixed Residential. The MRD Zone District is intended to preserve and promote a variety of housing opportunities while also maintaining the desired physical characteristics of the City's mixed-density neighborhoods, which are important to support the health of the businesses and school district. Designed in a variety of configurations to accommodate the wide range of household needs and stages of life for City residents, including senior living, cottage courts, townhouses, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units.

C.

TMD Traditional Mixed-Use. The TMD Zone District is intended to accommodate various types of retail, restaurant, entertainment, service, and office establishments in a walkable, pedestrian-oriented scale. This Zone District should incorporate upper-level residential uses and should resemble traditional main street environments. Placemaking elements, such as storefront windows and outdoor seating are important to add to the vitality of the district. This district should be the most walkable of all of the Zone Districts with small lot sizes and a distinct sense of place.

D.

ID Industrial District. The ID Zone District is designed to accommodate wholesale activities, warehousing, technology, research, and industrial operations whose external physical effects are restricted to the area of the district. The district is so structured as to permit the manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, assembly, and/or treatment of finished or semi-finished products from previously prepared material. It is understood office uses and limited commercial uses may be acceptable in this district.

E.

PUD Planned Unit District. The PUD Zone District is reserved for unique development projects that require greater flexibility than what is found in a typical Zone District in order to meet the Purpose and Intent of the Master Plan, reinforce the health and vibrancy of the downtown, support walkability, and protect the natural environment.

The boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map, City of North Muskegon Zoning Ordinance, which accompanies this Ordinance, and which map with all notations, references, and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of the Ordinance as is fully described herein.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

A.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

B.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following City limits.

C.

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

D.

Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shore lines, and in the event of change in the shore line shall be construed as moving with the actual shore line; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center line of streams, rivers, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

E.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

F.

Where physical or natural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official Zoning Map, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall interpret the district boundaries.

Whenever any area is annexed to the City of North Muskegon, it shall immediately upon such annexation, be automatically classified as a TRD District until a Zoning Map for said area has been adopted by the City Council. The Planning Commission shall recommend the appropriate Zone Districts for such area within six (6) months after the area is annexed.

Whenever all or part of a street, alley or other public way is vacated, it shall automatically become a part of the Zone District to which it attaches. If a vacated area is bordered by two (2) different Zone Districts, the area is divided along a line half way between them according to the adjacent zone, unless the City Council shall otherwise designate.

All buildings and uses in any district shall conform to the requirements of this Ordinance.