Zoning & Frequently Asked Questions
Dean Martin
Zoning Concern Form
To provide improved customer service and adequate follow-up information, all complainants must give a name and contact information. In addition, zoning concerns must have a clear ordinance violation. They cannot be frivolous, a private property dispute, or used to antagonize. The Village will respond to concerns of ordinance violations with site inspections and property owner contact. Violations of the zoning ordinance will result in letters notifying the owner of violation. Failure to remedy the violation may result in civil municipal infractions and fines.
Purpose of Zoning
The Village of Mackinaw City has adopted a Zoning Ordinance for the following purposes:
To protect and promote the Village's public health, safety, and general welfare.
To control and guide the orderly growth and development of the Village in accordance with its Comprehensive Planning Program and to implement the growth and development goals and policies contained therein.
To encourage a wide range of housing opportunities in an orderly manner in the Village, from single-family to multiple-family and congregate housing for older adults.
To ensure that the residential housing environment of the Village is safe, healthful, and free of visual blight.
To preserve the character and value of some historical regions and structures.
To preserve and enhance the appearance and viability of the Central Business District.
To ensure the orderly development and operation of industrial uses.
To guard against community impacts that can adversely affect those positive qualities that make up the distinctive character of the Village and which can adversely affect its social and economic climate.
To promote and protect the value of land and buildings appropriate to the various districts established by this Ordinance.
To prevent conflicts among the use of land and buildings.
Zoning Ordinance
The Village of Mackinaw City's Zoning Ordinance serves as a collection of municipal property laws. The Zoning Ordinance regulates development standards, permitted uses, and the processes for which the Village reviews and approves site plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
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