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                                    ZONING ORDINANCE
                                    CITY OF MUSKEGON
                            MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

                                              TITLE

AN ORDINANCE, enacted under Act 207, Public Acts of 1921, as amended, governing the
incorporated portions of the City of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, to regulate and
restrict the location and use of buildings, structures and land, for trade, industry, residence and
for public and semipublic or other specified uses; and to regulate and limit the height and bulk of
buildings, and other structures; to regulate and to determine the size of yards, courts, and open
spaces; to regulate and limit the density of population; and for said purposes to divide the
Municipality into districts and establish boundaries thereof; provide for changes in the
regulations, restrictions and boundaries of such districts; define certain terms used herein;
provide for enforcement; establish a Board of Appeals; and impose penalties for the violation of
this Ordinance.

                                          PREAMBLE

An ordinance enacted under the provisions and authority of the Public Acts of the State of
Michigan to establish districts and zones within which the use of land and structures, the height,
area, size, and location of buildings are regulated, and within which districts, zone regulations
are established for the light and ventilation of such buildings, and within which districts, density
of population is regulated; to provide for the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, or
otherwise, of private property which does not conform to the regulations and restrictions of the
various zones or districts provided; to provide for the administering of this Ordinance; to provide
for amendments, supplements, or changes hereto; all in accordance with an adopted Land Use
Plan and Housing Plan as provided in Act 285, Public Acts of 1931, the Municipal Planning Act,
as amended.

                                     ENACTING CLAUSE

The City of Muskegon Ordains:

                        ARTICLE I - SHORT TITLE [Amended 3/98]

SECTION 100:  SHORT TITLE:

This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the City of Muskegon Zoning Ordinance.