All collections of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Freon units and Electronics are held at 3495 M-32 West, Alpena, MI 49707, unless otherwise stated. Any questions please contact Manager Stan Mischley, email manager@alpenarecycles.org Recycling Center 989-354-2607 Cell 989-464-7066.

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Rental Rate for the Hall is $250 per day and a $100 deposit. Contact Person is Daryl Barton at 989-379-2368 or 989-657-2286.  

THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES
It is no secret that the Great Lakes are one of the most unique and precious environmental systems in the world. In fact, “the
Great Lakes basin contains more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater supplies and supports a more than 30 million population.”

Michigan is home to nearly 3,300 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, 36,000 miles of rivers and streams,
and 11,000 inland lakes. Yet in general, riparian land (adjacent to a water body) throughout Michigan is not adequately protected from development pressures.

Coastal communities especially have an important role to play in protecting the Great Lakes. In 2001, the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), now the Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE), acknowledged “fragmentation of coastal habitats, loss of agricultural and forest lands, increased impervious surfaces and resulting stormwater runoff, and the increased development in coastal hazard areas, wetlands, and Great Lakes Islands, could be improved through better coastal land-use planning.”

Planning for coastal areas at the local level requires knowledge of both local conditions and state and federal regulations. This chapter aims to address these needs for Alpena County and provide clear, well-founded recommendations for future land-use planning.

A system of transportation to lessen congestion on streets and provide for safe and efficient movement of people and goods by motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, and other legal users.

1. Safety from fire and other dangers.
2. Light and air.
3. Healthful and convenient distribution of population.
4. Good civic design and arrangement and wise and efficient expenditure of public funds.
5. Public utilities such as sewage disposal and water supply and other public improvements.
6. Recreation.
7. The use of resources in accordance with their character and adaptability. This plan presents background information on social and economic data, natural resources, existing community services and facilities, and existing land uses. The background information is used to identify important characteristics, changes and trends in Green Township. A special community workshop was held to gather input from residents and landowners. Based on information gathered at this workshop and the background data, the Township Planning Commission developed goals and objectives. These goals and objectives, along with a series of maps provide the basis for the Future Land Use Map. The future land use map recommends locations for various types of future development within the Township.
   
   The Land Use Master Plan was developed by the Green Township Planning Commission with the assistance from the Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (NEMCOG). The plan looks at a twenty-year planning horizon, with suggested revisits every five years or sooner if needed.

The Green Township Board appoints individuals to numerous Boards. Persons who wish to serve should complete the application listed below.

This ordinance is intended to promote the public health, safety and welfare and to safeguard the health, comfort, living conditions, safety and welfare of the citizens of Green Township by regulating the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers, stoves, or furnaces.

A zoning permit is a document that is issued by a local authority or a local (municipal) government, which allows a parcel of land to be used for a prescribed use. In more general terms, zoning has to do with the legislative processes of separating land into zones for different purposes, and zoning laws regulate the land and take control over the permission behind what structures are and are not allowed to be built on the land.

To understand what makes a zoning permit different permit think of it this way: the zoning code concerns how a specific land projects fits within a certain community overall, whereas the building permit has more to do with making sure that structures are constructed to fit the necessary standards of safety and use.

Why is Zoning Important?

Zoning is important because zoning laws determine the type of structures than can or cannot be built. Zoning laws also control whether an existing property can or cannot be repurposed, or even replaced with something completely new. You may not be thinking about taking part of any of the mentioned situations; however, you may have a neighbor who is currently considering one of these phenomena, and their decision could be detrimental to your own property. Understanding the laws in regards to obtaining a zoning permit is important because it will help you to understand whether or not the change that you wish to make is possible, as well as whether or not you will be able to modify or even prevent a certain change that you wish to undergo. curtosy of: https://www.mysiteplan.com/blogs/news/zoning-permit-everything-you-need-to-know

Listed below are the documents for Zoning Map, Zoning Permit Application, Zoning Permit Procedures, and the Zoning Appeal.