8257 Ravine Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Limited Development District

It is recognized by this Ordinance that the principal use of certain open areas within the Township is and ought to be the development, management, and utilization of the natural resource base possessed by these areas. In order that this value may be maintained and this use encouraged, this Ordinance has established, based upon a well considered plan, a zoning district designed to regulate the location of buildings and structures and the use of parcels and lots in order to protect the natural resources, natural habitats of wildlife, waterways and waterbodies, agricultural capabilities, and the public health, safety, and welfare by reducing the hardships and burdens imposed upon the people of the Township by the wanton destruction of resources, the improper and wasteful use of open land, wooded areas, and the periodic flooding and overflow of creeks and streams. In addition, this district will help protect human life, prevent or minimize material losses, and reduce the cost to the public of rescue and relief efforts occasioned by unwise occupancy or construction of buildings in areas subject to periodic inundation.