[Amended 4-19-2012 by Ord. No. 12-02]
A. Creation of districts. For the purposes of this chapter,
the Township of Grosse Ile is hereby divided into the following zoning
districts which shall be known by the following names and symbols:
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R-1-A
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-1-B
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-1-C
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-1-D
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-1-E
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Single-Family Residential Overlay District
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R-1-F
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Hickory Island Single-Family Residential District
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R-2
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Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential District
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R-3
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Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential District
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R-4
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Mobile Home Park District
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C-1
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Convenience Commercial District
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MSD
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Macomb Street District
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SE
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Special Environmental District
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A-1
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Airport and Light Industrial District
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O-1
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Open Space District
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PRD
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Public Recreation District
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B. Adoption of Zoning Map. The boundaries of these districts,
shown upon the map designated as the "Official Zoning Map" on file
in the Township Clerk's office, are hereby established and are incorporated
in this chapter by reference and made a part thereof, and the map
and all notations referenced and other information shown on said map
shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the matters and information
set forth were fully contained herein.
C. Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty
exists as to the boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Map,
the following rules shall apply:
(1) The boundaries of zoning districts are intended to
follow center lines, streets or other rights-of-way, watercourses,
and lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless otherwise
clearly indicated on the Zoning Map.
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
boundary lines of lots of record shall be construed as following such
lot lines.
(3) Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall
be construed to follow such shorelines and, in the event of change
in the shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline.
(4) Where, due to the scale, lack of details, or illegibility
of the Zoning Map, there is any uncertainty, contradiction, or conflict
as to the intended location of district boundaries shown thereon,
interpretation concerning the exact location of district boundary
lines shall be determined upon written application, or upon its own
motion, by the Zoning Board of Appeals, after recommendation by the
Planning Commission.
D. R-1-E Single-Family Overlay District. The R-1-E Single-Family Residential Overlay Zoning District shall apply to all land areas of the Township that are zoned R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C and R-1-D single-family residential. All land areas located within the Overlay Zoning District shall be subject to the provisions of this district as specified in Article
3, Single-Family Residential Districts.
Whenever any street, alley, or other public
way is hereafter vacated, such street, alley, or public way shall
automatically and without further action of the Township Board be
classified in the same zoning district and be subject to the same
zoning regulations as the property to which it adjoins and becomes
attached.
No structure or tract of land shall hereafter
be used or occupied, and no structure, or part thereof, shall be erected,
altered or moved, except in conformity with the regulations specified
herein for the zoning district in which the structure or land is located.
The Township Board may from time to time, on recommendation from the Planning Commission, amend or change the district boundaries, pursuant to the authority and procedures set forth in Michigan Public Act 184 of 1943, as amended, and the procedures and standards of Article
23, Variances and Amendments.