Citizen Education
On this page:
- "How to influence zoning decisions" slide show
- "How to influence zoning decisions" speaker notes
- Planning and Zoning Primer
- How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Special Use Permit (including administrative PUD)
- How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Appeals & Variances
- How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Zoning Amendment (including legislative PUD)
- New Designs for Growth Citizen Planning Series
"How to influence zoning decisions" slide show
"How to influence zoning decisions" slide show
"How to influence zoning decisions" speaker notes
"How to influence zoning decisions" speaker notes
Planning and Zoning Primer
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Special Use Permits (including administrative PUD)
This is a pamphlet, which is intended to be included in a government hearing notice for a proposed special use permit. It briefly outlines how to be most effective in making comment for, or against, a proposed special use permit.
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Special Use Permits
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Appeals & Variances
This is a pamphlet, which is intended to be included in a government hearing notice for a proposed zoning appeal/variance. It briefly outlines how to be most effective in making comment for, or against, a proposed zoning appeal/variance.
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Appeals & Variances
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Zoning Amendments (including legislative PUD)
This is a pamphlet, which is intended to be included in a government hearing notice for a proposed zoning amendment. It briefly outlines how to be most effective in making comment for, or against, a proposed zoning amendment.
How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Zoning Amendments
New Designs for Growth Citizen Planning Series
A very good basic tutorial for planning and zoning can also be found at the Networks Northwest's Grand Traverse Bay Area, Michigan, New Designs for Growth Citizen Planning Series.
- Who's Who in Planning document of the Citizen Planning Series
- Getting Involved document of the Citizen Planning Series
- The Zoning Ordinance document of the Citizen Planning Series
- The Master Plan document of the Citizen Planning Series
- A Citizen's Guide to Planning and Zoning in Northwest Michigan (all combined into one larger
eXtension's Community Planning and Zoning/Land Use Planning is another good source for basic information. eXtension is a eXtension is a collaborative web site by the nation's Land Grant University Extension system. It is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension connects knowledge consumers with knowledge providers - experts who know their subject matter inside out.