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May 16
2024 May MCP Webinar: Zoning Enforcement: Policies, Property Rights, and Politics
May 16, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Jun 20
2024 June MCP Webinar: Site Plan Review for Planning Commissioners
June 20, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Sep 19
2024 September MCP Webinar: Plumbing the Depths: Ethics in Community Planning and Zoning
September 19, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Oct 17
2024 October MCP Webinar: A Guide to Land Use Resources: Where was that again?
October 17, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Nov 21
2024 November MCP Webinar: 3rd Annual MCP Showcase
November 21, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Aug 9
Cash Crunch - Navigating Money Challenges August-2023
August 9, 2023 4:00PM – 5:00PM Zoom
Dealing with sudden income loss is very stressful. Learn tools to help you manage your finances and debts.
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Mar 28
Short-Term Rental (STR) Policy Options for Michigan Communities
March 28, 2024 6:30PM – 8:00PM Webinar
This 90-minute webinar will explore trends and policy tools for communities to consider related to short-term rentals.
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Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems 2008
Published on June 1, 2016
These guidelines have been developed by the Energy Office, Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) to assist local governments to develop siting requirements for wind energy systems. This material is not intended to apply in urban areas. -
Administering Township Zoning: A Basic Guide for Citizens and Local Officials
Published on July 25, 2016
This series of pamphlets present a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village and city, or township through the process of adopting a plan or amending a plan. -
Organization and Codification of a Zoning Ordinance
Published on May 31, 2016
There is logic to the way a zoning ordinance is organized. This bulletin presents one example of how to codify a zoning ordinance. The example presents a system that might be used for all zoning ordinances in a county. -
Planning and Zoning Primer
Published on July 26, 2016
Planning and Zoning Primer Part One (Part two is How To Influence Zoning Decisions) -
The Potential Health Impact of Wind Turbines
Published on August 22, 2016
The review concludes that while some people living near wind turbines report symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, and sleep disturbance, the scientific evidence available to date does not demonstrate a direct causal link. -
Check List #2 For Adoption of a Zoning Ordinance in Michigan
Published on May 31, 2016
This series of pamphlets present a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village, city or township through the process of adopting a zoning ordinance in Michigan. -
Check List #1H: Five Year Plan Review
Published on May 31, 2016
Once a plan is over five years old, it needs to be reviewed to determine if it should be replaced or not. This document presents a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village and city, or township through the process of assessing its exi -
When Urban Agriculture Meets Michigan's Right To Farm Act: The Pig's in the Parlor
Published on August 4, 2016
A very complete and authorative peer reviewed law journal article on Right to Farm Act issues is available from Michigan State Law Review (Norris, Patricia, Gary Taylor and Mark Wyckoff). -
Regional Planning Act
Published on June 1, 2016
The Regional Planning Act is the enabling statute for creation of regional planning commissions. There are currently 14 in Michigan, each multiple county regions. (Some are established as "Council of Governments"). -
Check List #1K: Review Infrastructure/Capital Expenditures
Published on May 31, 2016
This document presents a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village, city or township through the process of reviewing proposed infrastructure and capital expenditures. It includes some criteria for making that assessment. -
Land Use resources
Published on April 13, 2012
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Training, continuing education is best strategy for planning and zoning risk management
Published on June 1, 2016
Continuing education and training is an important planning and zoning risk management strategy for local governments in Michigan. While Michigan has many training opportunities, participation has not been very high. -
Marquette Area Climate and Health Adaptation Guidebook - Volume III: Prioritizing and Implementing Recommendations
Published on September 19, 2019
This volume of the Marquette Area Climate and Health Adaptation Guidebook outlines action steps and further stakeholder engagement options.