For the purpose of this chapter, the Charter Township of Midland,
excepting streets and alleys, is divided into the following zone districts.
The districts are listed from most restrictive to least restrictive.
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R-1
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One-Family Residential
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R-2
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Multiple-Family Residential
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B-1
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Neighborhood Business
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B-2
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General Business
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M-1
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Industrial
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A.
The boundaries of these districts are hereby defined and established
as shown on a map entitled "Zoning District Map," which accompanies
this chapter and which map, with all explanatory matter thereon, is
hereby made a part of this chapter.[1] The Official Zoning Map shall be kept and maintained by
the Township Administration.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning District Map is on file in the Township
offices.
B.
No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map
or matter shown except in conformity with the procedures set forth
in this chapter.
A.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the streets or highways
or the center line of said roadways shall be construed to be such
boundaries;
B.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following Township boundary
lines or following lot lines shall be construed as following said
lines.
C.
Boundaries indicated as approximately parallel to the center lines
of streets or highways shall be construed as being parallel thereto
and at such distance therefrom as indicated by given distance or scaled
dimension.
D.
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; boundaries
indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams,
rivers, ponds, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow
such center line.
A.
No building or structure, or part hereof, shall hereafter be erected,
moved, constructed or altered; and no new use or change in use, shall
be made unless in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and
with the regulations specified for the district in which it is located.
B.
The regulations applying to such districts include specific limitations
on the use of land and structure, height and bulk of structures, density
of population, lot area, yard dimensions and area of lot that can
be covered by each structure.
C.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the power to classify a use
which is not specifically mentioned, along with a comparable permitted
or prohibited use for the purpose of clarifying the use regulations
in any district.
A.
Where a district boundary line, as established by this chapter, when
adopted or subsequently amended, divides a lot in single and separate
ownership, a use permitted in the less restricted portion of said
lot may be extended to the entire lot, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
That
1/2 or more of the area of said lot shall be in the less restrictive
district.
(2)
That any part of a less restricted use extended beyond a district
boundary under the terms of this section shall be housed entirely
within an enclosed building, and such building shall conform to any
applicable yard and area requirements in the more restrictive district.
B.
Restrictiveness by district proceeding from most restrictive to least
restrictive is herein established as follows: R-1, R-2, B-1, B-2 and
M-1.
No proposed plat of a new or redesigned subdivision shall hereinafter
be approved by either the local governing body or its agents unless
the lots within the plat equal or exceed the minimum size and width
requirements of this chapter and all other applicable regulations.
