Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.650. Township zoning, submitted to the voters, when — township plan, formulated. — The township board of any township in a county which has not voted to adopt countywide planning or zoning pursuant to the provisions of sections 64.510 to 64.695, or sections 64.800 to 64.905, may, on its own […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.652. Planning commission, established when, members, terms, compensation, chairman. — Such township planning commission shall consist of the township trustee, the commissioner of the county commission who represents the township, one member of the township board selected by the township board, and one resident freeholder appointed by the township board […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.657. Ballot, form — majority vote required. — 1. Before the township board of any such township shall adopt any plan or create any commission provided for in sections 65.650 to 65.700, it shall order the question as to whether or not the township board shall adopt township planning or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.660. Commission, powers — may collect fee, adopt rules — records, commission to keep. — The township planning commission may create and adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and recommendations. The commission may appoint such employees as […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.662. Master plan developed, purpose — contents — procedure to adopt. — The township planning commission shall have power to make, adopt and publish an official master plan of the township for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs. The official […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.665. Improvements, must be approved by commission, exceptions. — From and after the adoption of the official master plan or portion thereof and its proper certification and recording, thereafter no improvement of a type embraced within the recommendations of such official master plan or part thereof shall be constructed or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.667. Regulations of commission, scope, commission may change, how. — The township planning commission may also prepare, adopt, change and amend, as parts of the official master plan or otherwise, sets of regulations governing subdivisions of land in unincorporated areas, and amend or change same from time to time, as […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.670. Subdivision plats, must be approved, when, exceptions. — Whenever the township planning commission has adopted, recorded and filed certified copies of any part of the official master plan relating to major highways or to subdivision regulations, thereafter no plat of a subdivision of land within the unincorporated area of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.672. County commission may establish setback lines from roads, how. — After any plan for major highways, or portion thereof, has been prepared by the township planning commission, filed and certified as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, the county commission may establish, regulate and limit building or setback lines […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.675. Board of adjustment, established when, powers. — The township board shall provide for a board of adjustment with powers to modify or vary the regulations, in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardships, which constitute an unreasonable deprivation of use as distinguished from the mere grant of a privilege, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.677. Building regulations, unincorporated areas, township board to regulate, when. — For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, comfort or the general welfare of the unincorporated portion of the township, to conserve and protect property and building values, to secure the most economical use of the land, and to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.680. Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes. — For any or all of the purposes of section 65.652, the unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purpose of sections 65.650 to 65.700 and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.682. Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties. — The township board shall provide for the manner in which such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or changed within the unincorporated territory. In order to avail itself […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.685. Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required. — After the adoption of a zoning plan or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, no use of any parcel of land included in the plan or regulations shall be changed without a public hearing and the person or body which conducts the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.687. Designation of zoning official, when — permit required for building alterations, when. — Any township board which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, shall appoint an officer or shall designate one of the existing officials to enforce the provisions of sections 65.650 to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.690. Board of zoning adjustment, members, terms, compensation not allowed — powers, duties — grant of variances, when — judicial review. — 1. Any township board which appointed a township planning or township zoning commission and which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, shall […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.692. Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required. — The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 may be amended from time to time by the township board by order after the order establishing the same has gone into effect but no […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.695. Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control. — Wherever the township zoning regulations made under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or a less number of stories, or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.697. Violation of zoning regulations, penalty — injunctions may be issued, procedure — inspection by official, when, failure to correct violation, penalty. — 1. Any owner, lessee or tenant of land located within any unincorporated area covered or affected by any official master plan or part thereof, or by any […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 65.700. Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect. — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the township equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the township at the next preceding election for governor requesting submission of the question, the township board […]
