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2020-2021 Michigan planning and zoning court cases are available
Published on July 26, 2021
The annual 2020-2021 summary of Michigan planning and zoning court cases is now available to the public. -
Planning commissions and zoning board of appeals are required to have governing bylaws
Published on July 23, 2021
There is a minimum content for bylaws, but normally there is much more, including specifying which parliamentary authority is used. -
New Planning Commissioner Training series launched in partnership with Planetizen Courses
Published on June 28, 2021
Virtual training series provides citizen planners with the tools and resources to effectively work alongside professional planners on behalf of their communities. -
To plan or not to plan? Minimum contents of a master plan
Published on June 17, 2021
For local governments that chose to adopt zoning, this is a moot question, as zoning must be based on a plan. Still, the minimum contents of a master plan are not well defined in law and communities have great latitude in developing a master plan. -
Economic impacts of COVID-19 on travel and tourism, specifically in the Great Lakes States
Published on June 3, 2021
U.S. Travel Association publishes details of the startling decline in U.S. travel and tourism.
