PLANNING & ZONING

Greg Ransford
Township Hall: Tuesday & Thursday

ZONING ORDINANCE (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Please note that this Ordinance copy is for convenience only. The official zoning ordinance is available at the Township office. Right click and Save Target As...to download to your computer.

MASTER PLAN (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Please note that this Master Plan copy is for convenience only. The official Master Plan is available at the Township office. Right click and Save Target As...to download to your computer.

MEMORANDUM TO THE PUBLIC
December 06, 2007

It has been some time between my memorandums to the public. Since my previous memo, we have adopted a new Master Plan and are working to potentially revise portions of the zoning ordinance to carry out the strategies within the Plan. Primary changes include the expansion of future commercial area along Lake Michigan Drive from our eastern border to approximately ¼ mile west of 8th Avenue.

In addition, in conjunction with the recent municipal sewer expansion, we have expanded the residential area for our greater density zoning district. Also, our Utility Service Boundary has been dramatically reduced to encourage and ultimately require investment in the current system, thereby limiting the extension of growth, which better controls our community’s expansion. Stop by anytime to see what your community adopted.

As always, make sure to check back with us often to see what else is new!

PLANNING
The Zoning regulations are created to insure property within the Township is developed in accordance with the Planning and "vision" of the Township as adopted by the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission reviews the Master Land Use Plan every five years or so. The Master Land Use Plan is created using input from Township citizens compiled from various sources including, surveys and public hearings. The comments are then documented and used to create the Master Land Use Plan. The Plan identifies goals and objectives for residential development and the future use of possible creative development techniques such as cluster development or open space development and Mixed Use Planned Unit Developments.

The current Tallmadge Township Master Land Use Plan was adopted in 1999.