For the purposes of this Ordinance, the City of Riverview is hereby divided into the following Zoning Districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map:

A.

Residential Districts.

B.

Non-Residential Districts.

C.

Planned Development Districts.

The boundaries of the Zoning Districts listed in Section 2.01 (Creation of Districts) are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Official Zoning Map of the City of Riverview, Michigan." The Zoning Map, with all notations, references, and other information shown thereon is hereby declared to be a part of this Ordinance as if fully described herein.

In accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the City and Village Zoning Act (P.A. Act 207 of 1921, as amended), changes made in district boundaries and other matters portrayed on the Zoning Map shall be entered on the Zoning Map after the amendment has been approved by the City Council and has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. No changes of any nature shall be made to the Zoning Map except in conformity with the procedures set forth in Section 20.04 (Amendments) of this Ordinance.

The official Zoning Map shall be located on file with the Community Development Department. The official Zoning Map shall be the final authority with regard to the current zoning status of all land in the City, regardless of the existence of copies of the Zoning Map, which may, from time to time, be made or published. This Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature the City Clerk, and bearing the following statement: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the City of Riverview adopted on the 3rd day of Janurary, 2005."

The following rules shall apply to the interpretation of zoning district boundaries:

1.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, roads, railroad rights-of-way, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center line.

2.

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

3.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the corporate limits of the City at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance shall be construed as following such limits.

4.

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

5.

Zoning district boundaries that are shown as being a continuation of or parallel to a road centerline, alley centerline, plat boundary line, or other feature, shall be construed as being a continuation of or parallel to such a feature. Distances not specified on the official Zoning Map shall be determined using the scale on the map. All streets, alleys and railroad rights-of-way, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same zone as the property immediately abutting upon such streets, alleys, or railroad rights-of-way.

6.

Where there is any uncertainty, contradiction, or conflict concerning the intended location of zoning district boundaries, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall interpret the exact location of zoning district boundaries.

7.

Insofar as some or all of the various districts may be indicated on the zoning map by patterns that, for the sake of map clarity, do not cover public rights-of-way, it is intended that such district boundaries do extend to the center of the rights-of-way.

Any areas annexed to the City of Riverview shall immediately upon such annexation be automatically classified as an R-1, Single-Family Residential District (10,400 square feet) until a zoning map for said area has been adopted by the City Council. The Planning Commission shall recommend appropriate zoning for such area within three (3) months after referral of the matter by City Council.

Whenever any street, alley, or other public way within the City of Riverview is vacated by action of the City Council, and when the lands within the boundaries become a part of lands adjoining the vacated lands, then the vacated lands shall automatically and without further action of the City Council take on the same zoning classification applicable to lands to which the vacated lands are attached. When the centerline of the vacated street, alley or other public right-of-way is a boundary between zoning districts, the vacated land on either side of the centerline shall automatically take on the same zoning classification applicable to lands to which the vacated lands are attached and the centerline shall remain the boundary.

Whenever any fill is permitted in any stream or other body of water, the newly created land automatically and without further governmental action becomes subject to the same zoning regulations that are applicable to the land to which the newly created land attaches.

Buildings and uses in any district shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this Zoning Ordinance, including but not limited to Article 9 (Schedule of Regulations).

Each district, as created in this article, shall be subject to the regulations contained in this ordinance. Uses not expressly permitted are prohibited. Uses for enterprises that are contrary to federal, state or local laws or ordinances are prohibited. Waiver uses, because of their nature, require special restrictions and some measure of individual attention in order to determine whether or not such uses will be compatible with uses permitted by right in the district and with the purposes of this ordinance. Waiver uses are therefore prohibited uses unless a waiver of such prohibition is reviewed and findings submitted by the City Planning Commission as provided in this ordinance and approved by the City Council.

(Ord. No. 633, art. I, 10-18-10)