How do I look up my zoning district in Rochester, Michigan?
Use the city's Current Zoning Map PDF linked from the Planning Commission page, then confirm the result with Planning and Zoning if the parcel is near a district boundary or if the city has adopted newer map changes. The current map PDF reviewed for this pack is dated July 14, 2015. The same Planning Commission page also links an Updated Interactive Zoning Map under proposed 2025 zoning changes; do not treat that proposed-update map as the current zoning map unless the city confirms it has been adopted. This draft treats Rochester as manual map lookup. Contact Planning and Zoning at 248-733-3700 or jpeckens@rochestermi.org for confirmation.
Sources
Full text: Rochester ordinance on Municode. Applies to districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, RT, RM-1, RM-2, MHP, CBD, P-1, B-1, O-1, O-2, RP, I-1, I-2, RV, POS.
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