Hamlin Township Zoning Ordinance No. 34

Effective April 15, 1994

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ARTICLE 6.....DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

6.01 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
A. The location and boundaries of the zones established in Hamlin Township shall be shown on a map entitled "The Zoning Map of the Township of Hamlin, Mason County, Michigan." Said map, section, or portion thereof, together with all notations, dimensions and other data shown thereon, is hereby made a part of of this ordinance by incorporation herein to the same extent as if the information set forth on said map were fully described and incorporated herein.
B. The official copy of the zoning map, properly attested, shall be in the custody of the township clerk.
C. Such zoning map may be amended, from time to time, to reflect changes in zones and the rezoning of property shown thereon in the same manner as amendments mat be made to the text of this zoning ordinance. Such changes shall be recorded to scale on duplicate copies of the original official zoning map and shall be accomplished by written legal descriptions in appropriate amending ordinance.
D. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any of the districts or zones, as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
1. Zoning boundary lines are intended to be parallel or perpendicular to street, alleyl or lot lines unless such zone boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, as shown on said zoning map.
2. Where zone boundaries are indicated as approximately following street or alley lines or proposed street lines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines and are not more than 25 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be such boundaries.
4. In property that is not subdivided or where a zone boundary divides a lot, the location or any such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on such maps or as described in the text of the ordinance, shall be determined by the use of the map scale shown thereon and scaled to the nearest foot.
5. If all or any portion of public streets, alleys, right-of-way, easements or land that is not included in any zone shall ever revert or come into private ownership or shall ever be used for any purpose other than a public purpose, said land shall be subject to all of these regulations that apply within the zone immediately adjacent thereto or within the most restricted of the immediately adjacent zones if there be more than one.
6. The board of appeals shall have the power to interpret said map in conformance with the purpose and intentions of this ordinance where any controversy arises, and its determination shall be final.