TRAINING PROGRAMS COMING SOON ON NEW ZONING ENABLING ACT AND NEW ZONING GUIDEBOOK
Kalamazoo, Mich.- Recently the Legislature repealed the three existing zoning enabling acts and replaced them with a single new zoning enabling act that applies to all cities, villages, townships and counties. The new act becomes effective on July 1, 2006. Some of the major changes include:
* Reorganization of all elements and the addition of new definitions
* New public hearing notice requirements for all zoning activities
* Phasing out zoning boards (not zoning boards of appeals)
* Changes to use variance authority, standards and procedures
* Elimination of state review of county zoning ordinances and amendments.
A series of 15 training programs are scheduled to begin May 8 and finish June 13 to explain the new act, its implications and to present the new Michigan Zoning Guidebook. The guidebook was written by Mark Wyckoff, FAICP, director of the new Planning & Zoning Center at MSU. Wyckoff will also conduct the training programs. Cosponsors of the training programs include:
* MSU Extension
* MSU Land Policy Institute
* MSUE Citizen Planner Program
* MSU Land Use AOE
* Michigan Association of Planning
* Michigan Municipal League
* Planning & Zoning News.
The dates and locations of the training programs are listed below. A full program brochure with detailed locations and a registration form is available from http://web1.msue.msu.edu/wexford/LU/2006ZoningEnablingAct.htm. An on-line registration is available from http://web2.msue.msu.edu/pzc/register.htm. Don’t delay, register today!
- Alpena, Tuesday, June 6 (early registration by May 30)
- Ann Arbor, Wednesday, May 10 (early reg. by May 3)
- Clinton Township, Macomb County, Tuesday, May 30 (early reg. by May 23)
- East Lansing, Tuesday, June 13 (early reg. by June 6)
- Frankenmuth, Monday, May 8 (early reg. by May 1)
- Grand Rapids, Monday, May 15 (early reg. by May 8)
- Grayling, Wednesday, June 7 (early reg. by May 31)
- Houghton, Tuesday, May 23 (early reg. by May 16)
- Kalamazoo, Tuesday, May 16 (early reg. by May 9)
- Marquette, Wednesday, May 24 (early reg. by May 17)
- Mount Pleasant, Thursday, June 8 (early reg. by June 1)
- Sterling (by Standish), Monday, June 5 (early reg. by May 30)
- Southfield, Wednesday, May 31 (early reg. by May 23)
- St. Ignace, Thursday, May 25 (early reg. by May 18)
- Traverse City, Thursday, May 18 (early reg. by May 11)
For more information please contact MSU Extension in Kalamazoo County at (269) 383-8830 or e-mail msue39@msu.edu or visit the MSU Extension web site
at www.kalcounty.com/msue
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