This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Charter Township of Shelby Zoning Ordinance, as amended, and shall be referred to herein as "this ordinance."

The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare; to encourage the use of lands in accordance with their character and adaptability; to preserve the natural resources and assure the provision of adequate land for food, fiber, energy and other natural resources, as well as providing places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service and other uses of land; to provide limitations on the inappropriate overcrowding of land and the congestion of population, transportation systems and other public facilities; to preserve open space and natural features; to protect industry, commerce, agriculture and residences against the incursion of incompatible uses of land; to promote the proper use of land and natural resources for the economic well-being of the township; to assure the provision of adequate space conducive to healthy living conditions; to provide facilities for the parking of vehicles necessary and incidental to principal uses of land; to provide for the regulation of land development and the establishment of districts which apply only to land areas and activities which are involved in a special program to achieve specific land management objectives and avert or solve specific land use problems; and to require that all uses of land be coordinated in conformity with the Charter Township of Shelby Master Plan.