West Bloomfield Town
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Establishment and Designation of Zoning Districts
§ 140-4 Districts established.
A.
In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, the Town of West Bloomfield is hereby divided into the following districts:
AG | Agricultural District | |
R-1 | Low-Density Residential District | |
R-2 | Medium-Density Residential District | |
MU | General Mixed-Use District | |
M-1 | General Industrial District | |
SM-AG | Surface Mining-Agriculture District | |
MHP | Mobile Home Park District |
B.
Regulations for the following districts have been created, but the location of such districts has not yet been established:
(1)
SH Senior Housing District.
(2)
PUD Planned Unit Development District.
§ 140-5 Zoning Map.
A.
Map incorporated.
(1)
The boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of West Bloomfield" which map accompanies and is hereby declared to be a part of this chapter.
(2)
The Zoning Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk.
(3)
There shall be only one Official Zoning Map which shall be kept in the office of the Town Clerk, and it shall bear the Seal of the Town of West Bloomfield, a certification that it is the Official Zoning Map of the Town of West Bloomfield and its date of adoption. Said Zoning Map shall show the boundaries of the zoning districts herein established and, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
(4)
Any changes made in zoning district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Zoning Map under the provisions set forth herein shall be permanently affixed to the Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the Town Board and shall convey information as to the date and nature of the change. No amendment to this chapter that involves matters portrayed on the Zoning Map shall become effective until such change and entry has been made on said Zoning Map and has been attested by the Town Clerk.
B.
Omitted land. It is the intent of this chapter that the entire area of the Town, including all land and water areas, rivers, streets, alleys, railroads, and other rights-of-way, be included in the districts established by this chapter. Any area not shown on the Zoning District Map as being included in such a district shall be deemed to be, and it is hereby, classified in the AG Agricultural District.
§ 140-6 District boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts, as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where the designation of the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately upon a road, the center line of the road shall be construed to be the boundary.
B.
Where the designation on the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately upon a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the boundary.
C.
Where the designation of the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately upon a stream or other water body, the center line of the water body shall be construed as the boundary.
D.
Where the designation of the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately following the municipal limits of the Town, such lines shall be construed as the municipal boundary.
E.
Distances shown on the Zoning Map are perpendicular distances from road center lines measured to the district boundary, which boundaries, in all cases where distances are given, are parallel to the road center line.
F.
In other cases, the district boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale of the Zoning Map.
G.
Where a district boundary divides a lot of record at the time such boundary is adopted, the district requirements of the greater portion of the lot will become the requirements of the entire lot.
H.
In the case of a dispute of the boundary of any zoning district, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall make a determination of the precise boundary.