Vicksburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title, Purpose, and Scope
§ 475-1.01 Title.
The Village of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, State of Michigan, ordains:
This chapter shall be known as the "Village of Vicksburg Zoning Ordinance," as amended by Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (ZEA), Public Act 110 of 2006. Within the following text, it may be referred to as the "Ordinance" or the "Zoning Ordinance."
§ 475-1.02 Repeal of Ordinance.
Upon the effective date of this chapter, March 30, 2026, the prior Zoning Ordinance is repealed and replaced. Any and all other previous versions or amendments shall be null and void.
§ 475-1.03 Purpose.
This chapter is based on the approved Village of Vicksburg Master Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, and is intended and designed to regulate the use of land. This chapter is adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, of the character and natural features of various areas of the Village, the suitability of each area for particular uses, the support of property values and the preservation of the natural character and historical features of the Village.
§ 475-1.04 Scope.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.
B.
Zoning applies to every building, structure or use. No building, structure or land shall be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, moved, placed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered, except in conformity with this chapter.
§ 475-1.05 Severability/savings.
A.
This chapter and the various parts, sentences, paragraphs, sections and clauses it contains are hereby declared to be severable. Should any part, sentence, paragraph, section or clause be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any court for any reason, such judgment shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
B.
Furthermore, should the application of any provision of this chapter to a particular property, building, or structure be adjudged invalid by any court, such judgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any other property, building, or structure in the Village, unless otherwise stated in the judgment.
C.
Any repeal by this chapter shall have no effect upon prosecutions commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter or prosecutions based upon actions taken by any person prior to the effective date of this chapter. Those prosecutions shall be conducted under the ordinance or ordinance provisions in effect prior to the effective date of this chapter.
§ 475-1.06 Effective date.
Made and passed by the Village Council of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, on March 2, 2026, and effective eight days after publication of adoption, in accordance with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.
§ 475-1.07 Adoption.
We hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance is a true copy of an ordinance as enacted by the Village of Vicksburg Council.
