Partnerships for Change

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Mayville Area Cooperative Planning Project
August 29, 2006
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What is the Land Information Access Association
(LIAA)?
LIAA is a Section 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation
created in 1993 to stimulate support greater
civic engagement.
LIAAs Mission Statement is . . .

• Helping people shape better communities through
• participation,
• education,
• information
• the effective use of technology

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Overall Mission
Stimulate support new multi-jurisdictional
efforts to develop adopt local land use
policies that result in the preservation of
valuable cultural natural resources while
encouraging urban redevelopment discouraging
urban sprawl.
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Project Sponsors
Land Information Access Association
Michigan Municipal League
Michigan Townships Association
Michigan Association of Planning
Michigan State University Extension
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Mayville Community Service Grant Objectives
1. Develop the first Joint Comprehensive Plan
2. Develop a Joint Zoning Ordinance
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Why Develop a Comprehensive Plan?
The blueprint for the community
The plan serves as the basis for land use
regulation (e.g., zoning) and guides decisions on
development and public capital improvements
... to formulate public policy to promote public
health, safety and general welfare.
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A quick review. Typical Planning Process 1.
Starts with Issues identification 2.
Determining direction 3. Listing actions 4.
Evaluation of results (which identifies new
issues) go back to 1.
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A quick review. How Planning is done under
Michigans statutes 1. Notification to begin
planning 2. Conduct studies, background (Fact
Book) 3. Public participation and development of
plan A. Starts with Issues identification B.
Determining direction C. Listing actions 4.
Plan submitted to legislative body 5. Plan
approved for distribution 6. Plan sent to
adjacent municipalities and others. 7.
Submission and comment period.
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It Is Not Just Zoning

• Power of Taxation
• Provide tax breaks
• Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
• Industrial Facilities Districts
• Brownfield redevelopment
• Participate in public-private partnerships for
  bonding for pollution abatement
• Police Power
• The zoning ordinance
• General ordinances (blight, urban renewal, junk,
  housing, road, land division, subdivision/
  condominium, etc.)
• Natural Beauty Roads

• Power of Spending Money
• To buy, or not buy (sell, or not sell) land
• To build, or not build Roads (pave roads),
  Sewers, Water mains, Storm sewers, Parks,
  Buildings (schools, halls, etc.)
• The power to cooperate, create joint authorities,
  form partnerships
• Joint fire departments
• Partnership for operating facilities, river
  protection/watershed protection, etc.
• Urban Cooperation Act agreements
• P.A. 425 agreements in alternative to annexations

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Community Trends
Population
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Growth Rate
Tuscola County 55,498 58,266 60,013 62,413 65,532 1.05
Fremont Township 3,153 3,559 3,914 4,266 4,692 1.13
Village of Mayville 1,010 1,055 1,084 1,127 1,172 1.04
Source East Central Michigan Planning and
Development Region
U.S. Census Bureau
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Joint Comprehensive Plan
Recommended Stages Activities in the Planning
Process
Phase One
Phase Two
Phase Three
Phase Four
Project Planning
Situational and Data Analysis
Public Participation Plan Development
Public Comment Plan Adoption
August 2006
Sept.- Oct. 2006
Oct.- Feb. 2007
Feb. May 2007
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Next Steps
Obtain results from Project Good Start
Collect necessary data
Begin to analyze existing trends and conditions
Establish initial set of goals and objectives
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Comments/Questions?