In accordance with the authority and intent of the Michigan Zoning Enabling, Act 110, of Public Acts of 2006, as amended (MCLA 125.3101 et seq.), the City desires to provide for the orderly development of the City, consistent with the City's Master Plan, or Comprehensive Development Plan, which is essential to the well-being of the City and which will place no undue burden upon developers, industry, commerce or residents. The City further desires to meet the needs of the City's residents for food, fiber, energy and other natural resources, and for places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service and other uses of land; to ensure that uses of the land shall be situated in appropriate locations and relationships; to limit the inappropriate overcrowding of land and congestion of population and transportation systems and other public facilities; to facilitate adequate adequate and efficient provisions for transportation systems, sewage disposal, water, energy, education, recreation and other public service and facility needs; and to promote the public health, safety and welfare of the residents, shoppers and workers in the City.
(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98; Res. 06-373A. Passed 11-6-06; Res. 08-361A. Passed 11-17-08, Eff. 12-3-08.)