Zoning Ordinance

The Zoning Ordinance is based upon a plan to promote the public health, safety and general welfare while establishing districts for residential, commercial and industrial uses.

Links to each chapter of the City of Manistee Zoning Ordinance are provided for your convenience. As of November 26, 2014 links have been added in the document that will take you to other sections when referenced. 

Zoning Map

• Table of Contents
• Article One: Title, Purpose and Intent
• Article Two: Definitions and Interpretation
• Article Three: Districts, Dimensional Standards, Uses Table
• Article Four: Nonconformities
• Article Five: General Provisions
• Article Six: P-D Peninsula District
• Article Seven: G-C Golf Course District
• Article Eight: R-1 Low Density Residential
• Article Nine: R-2 Medium Density Residential
• Article Ten: R-3 High Density Residential
• Article Eleven: R-4 Manufactured Housing Community District
• Article Twelve: W-F Waterfront District
• Article Thirteen: C-1 Regional Commercial District
• Article Fourteen: C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District
• Article Fifteen: C-3 Central Business District
• Article Sixteen: L-I Light Industrial District
• Article Seventeen: G-I General Industrial District
• Article Eighteen: Standards and Requirements for Special Uses
• Article Nineteen: U.S. 31 Corridor Overlay Zone
• Article Twenty: MSO Marihuana Sales Overlay District
• Article Twenty One: Signs
• Article Twenty Two: Site Plan Review
• Article Twenty Three: Reserved
• Article Twenty Four: Administration
• Article Twenty Five: Zoning Board of Appeals
• Article Twenty Six: Municipal Civil Infractions
• Article Twenty Seven: Fees, Charges, and Escrow Accounts
• Article Twenty Eight: Amendments
• Article Twenty Nine: Reserved
• Article Thirty: Validity, Severability, Repealer, and Effective Date