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Administrative decisions require careful application to ordinance standards: Part 1
Published on March 21, 2023
Base decisions only on explicit standards in the ordinance to avoid a challenge of being unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious. -
Administrative decisions require careful application to ordinance standards: Part 2
Published on March 21, 2023
Base decisions only on explicit standards in the ordinance to avoid a challenge of being unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious. -
The importance of your Zoning Board of Appeals
Published on March 17, 2023
Maintaining a properly organized and functioning Zoning Board of Appeals is critical to ensure the integrity of the board’s decisions and to avoid potentially serious and costly legal issues. -
Critical training for Zoning Board of Appeals members
Published on March 17, 2023
Acting properly, a community's Zoning Board of Appeals protects the interests of all parties and upholds due process, but when poorly trained, the board can be a serious legal risk to the community. -
How to remove restrictive covenants from a deed in Michigan
Published on January 13, 2023
The 2022 Discharge of Prohibited Restrictive Covenants Act allows for the discharge of racist and other discriminatory language from recorded deeds. -
Local government has an important role for water quality protection: Part 2
Published on December 21, 2022
State and federal regulations help protect water resources but does not do the whole job. Local government has an important role also – key to retaining important habitat on lake’s and river’s edge. -
Local government has an important role for water quality protection: Part 3
Published on December 21, 2022
Local governments have a very important role to play in the protection of surface water, ground water, drinking water and wetlands; often filling the gaps in state and federal regulations. -
Getting enclosure right: Creating a comfortable public room
Published on December 2, 2022
Creating public spaces that pedestrians want to occupy and feel comfortable in. -
MSU Extension’s Zoning Administrator Certificate Program returns to in-person format for 2023
Published on November 3, 2022
Participants in the ZAC Program will receive a wealth of training, resources, and learning activities to understand all parts of their role as a Zoning Administrator. -
NCI partners with MSU’s Toolbox Dialogue Initiative Center to build capacity for collaboration
Published on September 14, 2022
NCI’s September Newsletter