(A) The city is hereby divided into the following zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map:
(1) Residential districts.
(a) R1 - Low Density Single-Family Residential;
(b) R2 - Medium Density Single-Family Residential;
(c) R4 - Planned High Density Residential; and
(d) PC - Private Club Residential.
(2) Non-residential districts and mixed-use districts.
(a) GC - General Commercial;
(b) CBD - Central Business District;
(c) CM - Commercial Mixed Use;
(d) MC - Marine Commercial;
(e) CH - Commercial Hospitality;
(f) PO - Professional Office;
(g) SR - Scenic Reserve;
(h) I - Industrial; and
(i) P - Public Facilities.
(B) For the purposes of this chapter, the zoning districts as provided in this chapter are bounded and defined as shown on a map entitled “Official Zoning Map of the City of Charlevoix”, a copy of which accompanies this chapter and is incorporated into and made a part of this chapter by reference.
(C) Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map, which shall be located in the City Hall, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of any land, parcel, lot, zoning district, use, building or structure in the city.
(D) Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of land use districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules of interpretation shall apply.
(1) A boundary indicated as approximately following the centerline of a highway, street, alley or easement shall be interpreted as following such line.
(2) A boundary indicated as approximately following a recorded parcel line or a property line shall be interpreted as following such line.
(3) A boundary indicated as approximately following the corporate boundary line of the city shall be interpreted as following such line.
(4) A boundary indicated as following a railroad line shall be interpreted as being the centerline of the railroad right-of-way.
(5) A boundary indicated as following a shoreline shall be interpreted as following such shoreline, and in the event of change in a shoreline shall be interpreted as following the actual shoreline.
(6) A boundary indicated as following the centerline of a water body shall be interpreted as following such centerline at the time of interpretation.
(7) A boundary indicated as parallel to, or an extension of, a feature indicated in divisions (D)(1) through (D)(6) above shall be interpreted as such.
(8) A distance not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(Prior Code, § 5.20) (Ord. 816, passed 4-13-2020; Ord. 842, passed 12-18-2023)