This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan Zoning Enabling Act." Within the following text it may be referred to as the "Ordinance" or the "Zoning Ordinance" or "Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended."

(Ord. No. 652, art. I, 6-4-12)

The intent of this Ordinance is to promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the City of Riverview; protecting the character and stability of neighborhoods; to encourage the use of lands in accordance with their character and adaptability; and to limit the improper use of land; to avoid the overcrowding of population; to provide adequate light and air; to lessen congestion on the public roads and streets; to reduce hazards to life and property; to facilitate adequate provision of water supply and sewage disposal, education, recreation, and other public improvements; and to conserve the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources, and properties, and with reasonable consideration to the character of each district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the conservation of natural resources, and the general and appropriate trend and character of land, building, and population development, as studied and recommended within the Master Plan adopted by the City of Riverview Planning Commission and endorsed by the City Council.