Master Plan For Green Township

The purpose of the Green Township Land Use Master Plan is to provide guidelines for future development within the community, while protecting the natural resources and rural township character. The Michigan Planning Enabling Act (PA 33 of 2008, as amended) authorizes townships to develop master plans. As stated in the enabling legislation: The general purpose of a master plan is to guide and accomplish, in the planning jurisdiction and its environs, development that satisfies all of the following criteria:

A. Is coordinated, adjusted, harmonious, efficient, and economical.
B. Considers the character of the planning jurisdiction and its suitability for particular uses, judged in
terms of such factors as trends in land and population development.
C. Will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order,
convenience, prosperity, and general welfare.
D. Includes, among other things, promotion of or adequate provision for 1 or more of the following:

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.