An ordinance to establish Zoning Districts for the City of St. Joseph, Michigan; to establish regulations for those districts; to encourage and regulate the proper use of land; to provide for the administration, enforcement, and penalties for violation; to establish a Board of Appeals and to provide duties for the board of appeals and planning commission pursuant to the Municipal Planning Act, Public Act 285 of 1931, as amended, and pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended; to repeal all inconsistent ordinances; and saving from the July 6, 1987 Zoning Ordinance of the City of St. Joseph, as repealed, the penalties and liabilities therein imposed.

After careful study of this ordinance, the City of St. Joseph Planning Commission recommends its adoption to the City of St. Joseph City Commission and therefore, the City of St. Joseph ordains: