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At the start of 2013, significant new restrictions were placed on local governmental authority to re
Published on May 31, 2016
Guidelines for siting wind energy systems were released in December 2005 by the Michigan Energy Office in the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG). -
Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #9: Capital Improvement Programming (E3104)
Published on June 1, 2016
Capital Improvement Program (E-3104) provides a review of the process of creating an annual capital improvement program (CIP). -
Perceptions of the impact of wind energy generation in coastal communities: trust and fairness issue
Published on August 22, 2016
This fact sheet reviews the opinions of the survey respondents in regards to trust, fairness and exploitation in relation to the development of commercial wind energy. -
Perceptions of the impact of wind energy generation in coastal communities: energy policy priorities
Published on August 22, 2016
This fact sheet summarizes what coastal residents say are their policy priorities, and identifies the types of energy infrastructure and associated policy incentives that policy makers should be examining. -
F65 Fiscal Data Portal
Published on April 9, 2013
F65 Fiscal Data Portal -
Check List #1A: Create a Planning Commission
Published on May 31, 2016
This is a step-by-step procedure for the creation of a planning commission in Michigan. It is designed to provide a list of steps – in order – which leads to a well planned community. -
"How to influence zoning decisions" speaker notes
Published on June 21, 2016
The program is to help people make comments at zoning hearings that are on point and actually address the issues that the local officials have to consider. -
How To Deal With Accumulated Junk Problems
Published on May 31, 2016
Trash, or junk left on the landscape is one of the major issues identified by local government officials in northern Michigan. It is also one of the easier problems to solve. -
Standardized Land Use and other Thematic Map Colors
Published on June 1, 2016
When preparing a map by hand, with a Computer Aided Design (CAD) system, or with a Geographic Information System (GIS), selection of colors is important. -
Form Based Codes and Michigan Zoning Enabling Acts
Published on May 31, 2016
With neo-traditional development, and development attempting to follow traditional patterns, a new type of zoning is starting to catch on in Michigan: Form-Based Code, or Form-Based Zoning. -
Repealed County Planning Act
Published on August 23, 2016
This is out-of-date, as a result of changes made by adoption of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act of 2008. -
What sorts of local regulations are preempted by the Right to Farm Act (RTFA)
Published on September 14, 2014
A series of "yes"/"no" questions to determine local jurisdiction. -
Sample #1B: Ordinance to create a planning commission
Published on April 27, 2022
Presents an example of an ordinance that creates a planning commission in Michigan. -
Check List #1G: Adoption of a Plan
Published on June 14, 2021
Presents a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village and city, or township through the process of adopting a plan in Michigan. -
Protect Your Michigan Home from Wildfire
Published on July 6, 2018
As more and more people find opportunities to acquire their “little piece of heaven” in rural Michigan, the interaction between Michigan’s wild lands and developed areas increases. One characteristic of these wild lands has always been fire. -
Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #8: Community Planning & Zoning Audit, Site Plan Review (E3058)
Published on June 1, 2016
A performance audit on the Site Plan Review (E-3058) provides a review of the administrative structure for handling site plan reviews: applications, public notification, record keeping, and use of standards in making decisions. -
Administering County Zoning: A Basic Guide for Citizens & Local Officials
Published on February 1, 1985
Originally published in 1985, this guide was modeled after "Administering Township Zoning: A Basic Guide for Citizens and Local Officials," September 1979. -
Land Resource Management: Economic Foundations and New Directions
The Land Resource Management: Economic Foundations and New Directions is a capstone, the final work of eminent economist, scholar and former Michigan State University Professor, the late Dr. Raleigh Barlowe who died at age 98 on May 18, 2013.
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Economic Impacts of County Population Changes in Michigan - Summary Report
In December 2009, LPI published the Economic Impacts of County Population Changes in Michigan (both full and summary report versions).
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Sample zoning for agriculture-like and urban agriculture
Published on May 13, 2020
This Land Use Series publication presents a starting point for what aspects of agriculture can be regulated by local government. A sample zoning ordinance text is provided that accommodates urban agriculture, agriculture in category 4 sites, etc.