This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Marshall Township Zoning Ordinance.”
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for implementation of the goals and objectives of the Marshall Township Comprehensive Plan, as amended from time to time. The Comprehensive Plan recognizes that Marshall Township is a growing diverse community with tree-lined rural roads and interstate highways, pristine green areas and commercial development, historic villages and suburban developments, estate houses and townhomes. Marshall Township has been able to maintain a high quality of life for its residents, and the goal of this chapter is to assist in the implementation of those objectives expressed in the Comprehensive Plan and maintain a unique and attractive blend of the best of both rural and suburban living that has made Marshall Township a distinctive and desirable place in which to live, work and raise families. These objectives are accomplished by:
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Future development throughout the Township that maximizes the preservation of green space and minimizes the disruption of natural assets.
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Land use and road facility design that reflects local intentions for the future character and function of the Township and its major corridors.
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Land use decisions that incorporate a desire for residents to feel a strong sense of belonging to a distinctive community and appreciate its many assets.
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Ensuring that the development of Marshall Township does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
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Encouraging the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies.
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Encouraging coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of such development to the Township and to the more efficient use of land.
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The use of all land, every building or portion of a building hereafter erected, altered in respect to height, use or area, added to or relocated and every use hereafter established with any building or use accessory thereto in Marshall Township shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
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Any building, structure or use of a building or land existing as of the effective date of this chapter which is not in conformity herewith may be continued, extended or changed only in accordance with the regulations herein relating to lawful nonconforming buildings and uses.
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In a zoning district, allowable uses are either permitted by-right or require a conditional use permit to be developed.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling where such greater restrictions are permitted.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, other than as enumerated in § 208-105 herein, or interfere with any existing ordinance or enactment or with any rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued thereunder except insofar as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter, provided that where this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
The Marshall Township Zoning Ordinance of January 3, 2008, as amended, is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with this chapter.
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If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of this chapter to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provisions of this chapter.
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If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid the application of any provision of this chapter to a particular property, building, or structure, such judgment shall not affect the application of the said provision to any other property, building, or structure.