• Apr 11

    Citizen Planner Eastern U.P. Classroom Program 2024

    April 11, 2024 – May 16, 2024 SmartZone, 2345 Meridian St., Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783

    This six-session series covers land use education and training. The course is intended for local appointed and elected officials, zoning administrators and interested citizens.

  • Apr 6

    Citizen Planner Boyne City Classroom Program 2023

    April 6, 2023 – May 18, 2023 City Commission Chambers, 319 North Lake Street, Boyne City, MI 49712

    This six-session series covers land use education and training. The course is intended for local appointed and elected officials, zoning administrators and interested citizens.

  • Apr 27

    Planning and Zoning for Solar Energy Systems-Calhoun County

    April 27, 2023 6:30PM – 7:30PM Convis Township Conference Center, 19500 15 Mile Road, Marshall, MI 49068

    Join MSU Extension for a one-hour program covering why and how Michigan communities are planning and zoning for solar energy systems (SES).

  • Apr 4

    Navigating Money Challenges

    April 4, 2024 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

    Dealing with sudden income loss is very stressful. Learn tools to help you manage your finances and debts.

  • 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.

  • Jun 17

    Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Kalamazoo

    June 17, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM Kalamazoo Expo Center, Room B, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

    MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.

  • May 29

    Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Coldwater

    May 29, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Community Care and Conference Center, 370 E. Chicago, Coldwater, MI 49036

    MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.

  • 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.

  • Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #4: Community Planning & Zoning Audit, The Zoning Ordinance (E3054)

    Published on June 1, 2016
    A performance audit on the The Zoning Ordinance (E-3054) reviews the process of zoning ordinance and zoning amendment adoption (to make sure that it was done properly) and what needs to be in the file to document that the proper steps were taken.

  • 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