The City of Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan, shall be divided into three (3) wards, with their several boundaries described as follows:
(1) First Ward: All that territory embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Charlevoix lying Northerly and Easterly of the following described line:
BEGINNING at the North extension of the centerline of Grant Street at the shore of Lake Michigan (on the North side of Pine River Channel); thence Southerly along the extended centerline of Grant Street to the centerline of Park Avenue; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Park Avenue to the centerline of Sherman Street; thence South along the centerline of Sherman Street to the centerline of Antrim Street; thence East along the centerline of Antrim Street to the centerline of Grant Street; thence South along the centerline of Grant Street to the centerline of Hurlbut Avenue; thence East along the centerline of Hurlbut Avenue to the centerline of Bridge Street; thence North along the centerline of Bridge Street to the centerline of Mason Street; thence East along the Easterly extension of Mason Street to the shore of Round Lake; thence Northeasterly to a point in the middle of Round Lake at the intersection of the Southerly extension of Nettleton Street with the Easterly extension of Clinton Street; thence Southeasterly to the intersection of the centerline of the Upper Pine River Channel (Southerly of Park Island) with Round Lake; thence Southeasterly along said centerline of said Upper Channel to Lake Charlevoix being the Point of Ending.
(2) Second Ward: All that territory embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Charlevoix lying Southerly and Westerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the North extension of the centerline of Grant Street at the shore of Lake Michigan (on the North side of Pine River Channel); thence Southerly along the extended centerline of Grant Street to the centerline of Park Avenue; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Park Avenue to the centerline of Sherman Street, being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; thence South along the centerline of Sherman Street to the centerline of Antrim Street; thence East along the centerline of Antrim Street to the centerline of Grant Street; thence South along the centerline of Grant Street to the centerline of Hurlbut Avenue; thence East along the centerline of Hurlbut Avenue to the centerline of Bridge Street; thence South along the centerline of Bridge Street to the centerline of St. Mary's Drive; thence West along the centerline of St. Mary's Drive to the centerline of State Street; thence South along the centerline of State Street to the centerline of Bridge Street; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Bridge Street to the centerline of Highway M-66; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of Highway M-66 to the corporate limits of the City of Charlevoix, being the Point of Ending.
(3) Third Ward: All that territory embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Charlevoix lying Easterly and Southerly of the following described line:
BEGINNING at the centerline of Highway M-66 at the corporate limit of the City of Charlevoix; thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Highway M-66 to the centerline of Bridge Street; thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Bridge Street to the centerline of State Street; thence North along the centerline of State Street to the centerline of St. Mary's Drive; thence East along the centerline of St. Mary's Drive to the centerline of Bridge Street; thence North along the centerline of Bridge Street to the centerline of Mason Street; thence East along the Easterly extension of Mason Street to the shore of Round Lake; thence Northeasterly to a point in the middle of Round Lake at the intersection of the Southerly extension of Nettleton Street with the Easterly extension of Clinton Street; thence Southeasterly to the intersection of the centerline of the Upper Pine River Channel (Southerly of Park Island) with Round Lake; thence Southeasterly along said centerline of said Upper Channel to Lake Charlevoix being the Point of Ending.
The City Council shall, by ordinance, when it deems necessary, or when required by law, alter the boundaries of the several wards of the City.
ANNOTATION: WARD BOUNDARIES REVISED BY ORD. NO. 420, DECEMBER 6, 1982; ORD. NO. 595, April 6, 1992; ORD. NO. 672, February 18, 2002; ORD. NO. 750, July 18, 2011; ORD. NO. 832, May 16, 2022.