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Background Documents

Here are a variety of background documents.

Acme Township Board
Acme Township Text Amend Proposal-Land Development Options, 2007
Acme_Township_Text_Amend_proposal.pdf (185KB)
Acme Township Zoning Board

Acme Township Zoning Ordinance, Acme Township Zoning Board, Acme, 1979, Amend. 2003
Acme_Township_Zoning_Ordinance.pdf (2MB)
Allen, Dr. David J., and Jenifer Lathom

A Housing Needs Assessment for Grand Traverse County Michigan, Community Research Group, LLC, Okemos, 2003
Antrim_County.pdf (2MB)
Benzie_County.pdf (2MB)
Grand_Traverse_County.pdf (2MB)
Kalkaska_County.pdf (2MB)
Leelanau_County.pdf (2MB)
APB Associates, Inc., and Planning & Zoning Center, Inc.

Northwest Michigan Seasonal Population Model, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, 1996
Northwest_Michigan_Seasonal_Population_Model.pdf (4MB)
Benzie County Planning Commission, and Planning & Zoning Center, Inc.

Blair Township Planning Commission

Blair Township Zoning Ordinance Township Ordinance #104-05, Blair Township Planning Commission, 2005
COVER_SHEET.pdf (14KB)
Schedule_of_Regulations.pdf (28KB)
TOC_1.pdf (43KB)
Zoning_Ordinance.pdf (491KB)
Coalition for Sensible Growth and Michigan Land Use Institute

Smart Roads: Grand Traverse Region, Alternatives to the Traverse City Bypass, Michigan Land Use Institute, Benzonia
Smart_Roads_Grand_Traverse_Region_-_Alternatives_to_the_T... (3MB)
Community Resource Associates

Acme Township Master Plan, Acme Township Board, Owosso, 1999, rev. ed. 2005
Acme_Township_MasterPlan.pdf (2MB)
Deal, Brian, Varkki George Pallathucheril, and Jeff Terstriep

LEAM Study 2004, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005
LEAM_Study.pdf (3MB)
DNR Fisheries Division

Boardman River Natural River Plan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, rev. ed., 2002
Boardman_River_Plan_23122_7.pdf (305KB)
Elmwood Township Planning Commission

Elmwood Township Zoning Ordinance, Elmwood Township Planning Commission, Elmwood, 1969
article_i_preamble.pdf (12KB)
article_ii_definitions.pdf (53KB)
article_iii_general_provisions_1.pdf (54KB)
article_iv_agricultural_district_ao1.pdf (24KB)
article_ix_resort_commercial.pdf (11KB)
article_v_residential_districts.pdf (21KB)
article_vi_neighborhood_commercial_nc1.pdf (11KB)
article_vii_commercial.pdf (41KB)
article_viii_shoreline_commercial.pdf (15KB)
article_x_yard_requirements.pdf (21KB)
article_xi_signs.pdf (21KB)
article_xi_signs_part_2.pdf (12KB)
article_xi_signs_table_1.pdf (9KB)
article_xii_parking.pdf (20KB)
article_xiii_b_condominium_subdivisions.pdf (23KB)
article_xiii_conditional_land_uses.pdf (17KB)
article_xiii_d_planned_unit_development.pdf (29KB)
article_xiiic_site_plan_review.pdf (36KB)
article_xiv_nonconforming_uses.pdf (8KB)
article_xv_administration.pdf (14KB)
article_xvi_zoning_board_of_appeals.pdf (12KB)
article_xvii_nuisance_enforcement_penalties.pdf (8KB)
article_xviii_amendments_article_xix_separability.pdf (6KB)
article_xx_effective_date.pdf (6KB)
Elmwood_proposed_zoning_3-19-07.pdf (206KB)
index.pdf (12KB)
toc_1.pdf (25KB)
ZoningMap.pdf (204KB)
Elmwood Township Planning Commission and Wade Trim

Elmwood Township Master Plan, Elmwood Township Planning Commission, Elmwood, 1999
master_plan_part_1.pdf (2MB)
master_plan_part_2_1.pdf (1MB)
Evans, Tim, and Kurt Schindler

Wexford County Draft Zoning Ordinance #6, Wexford County Planning Commission, 2007
DraftZoningOrd050307.pdf (1MB)
Garfield Township Board

Garfield Township Zoning Ordinance, Garfield Township Board, Traverse City, amend. 2005
garfield-twp-zoning-ord.pdf (579KB)
Garfield Township Planning Commission

Garfield Charter Township Comprehensive Plan Update 2007, Charter Township of Garfield, Traverse City, 2007
garfield-twp-comp-plan2007.pdf (12MB)
Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc.

Blair Township Adopted Zoning Map, Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc., Traverse City, rev. ed. 2005
BlairTwpZoningMap.pdf (425KB)
Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc.

Antrim County Graphic Representation of Future Land Uses Map 11-1, Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc., Traverse City, rev. ed. 2006
AntrimCoDraftFLUMap.pdf (906KB)
Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc.

Kalkaska County Master Plan 2003-2008, Kalkaska County Planning Commission, Traverse City, 2008
KalkaskaCountyMasterPlan.pdf (0)
Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc., Landscape Architecture & Planning Department

Antrim County Master Plan 2006, Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc., Traverse City, 2006
AntrimCoDraftMasterPlan.pdf (2MB)
Gourdie/Fraser & Assosiates, Inc.

Preliminary Engineering & Cost Study For Various Transportation Routes In The Traverse City Region Of Grand Traverse County, Michigan,Gordie/Fraser & Assosiates, Inc., Traverse City, 1983
1_-_Cover.PDF (214KB)
2_1.PDF (2MB)
3_-_1981_Highway_Improvement_Plan.PDF (679KB)
4_-_1983_GourdieFraser_Study.PDF (292KB)
5_1.PDF (9MB)
6_1.PDF (1MB)
7_1.PDF (1MB)
8_1.PDF (7MB)
Grand Traverse Commons Redevelopment Corporation

Grand Traverse County Planning Commision

Grand Traverse County Comprehensive Plan Implementation Strategies Final Draft, Grand Traverse County Planning Commision, 2007
Grand_Traverse_County_Amendment_to_Comprehensive_Plan_Imp... (172KB)
Green Lake Township Board

Green Lake Township Zoning Ordinance, 2006
GreenLakeZoningOrdinanceSept2006.pdf (3MB)
Green Lake Township Planning Commission

Green Lake Township Master Plan, Green Lake Township Planning Commission, 1999
GreenLakeTownshipMaster_Plan.pdf (895KB)
HOH Associates

Traverse City Transportation and Land Use Study, HOH Associates, Alexandria, 1993
Traverse_City_Transportation_and_Land_Use_Study.pdf (0)
JJR and Wade Trim

Traverse City's Waterfront Plan "Your Bay, Your Say", Traverse City, 2007
Waterfrontplan_bayresults042407.pdf (3MB)
Johnson & Stout P.C.

Engineering Study For East-West Arterial Highway, Johnson & Stout, Traverse City, 1980
1_-_Cover_2.PDF (207KB)
2_3.PDF (2MB)
3_1.PDF (280KB)
4_1.PDF (2MB)
5_-_East-West_Cross_Town_Arterial.PDF (207KB)
6_3.PDF (262KB)
7_3.PDF (30MB)
Johnson, Johnson & Roy

Enviormental Framework Study for a Boardman River Bridge Crossing Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Ann Arbor, 1992
1_1.PDF (3MB)
2_-_Boardman_River_Crossing_Natural_Features.PDF (654KB)
3_2.PDF (2MB)
4_2.PDF (630KB)
5_2.PDF (1MB)
6_4.PDF (331KB)
7_4.PDF (449KB)
8_3.PDF (10MB)
9_2.PDF (4MB)
Johnson, Robin

"Brown Bridge Quiet Area w/ Map", Grand Traverse Conservation District, April 30, 2007, www.gtcd.org (July 25, 2007)
Brown_Bridge_Quiet_Area.pdf (123KB)
Kalkaska County Planning Commission, and Planning & Zoning Center

Kalkaska County Zoning Ordinance, Kalkaska County Planning Commission, rev. ed. 2001
KalkaskaCountyZoningOrdinance.pdf (1MB)
Kalkaska County Planning Commission, and Planning & Zoning Center

Kalkaska County Zoning Ordinance, Kalkaska County Planning Commission, rev. ed. 2006
Kalkaska_County_Zoning_Ordinance_1.pdf (14MB)
Kilpatrick, Jay

Long Lake Township Comprehensive Plan...A Guide for Growth and Preservation, Williams& Works, 2005
LongLakeTwpMasterPlan.pdf (12MB)
Kilpatrick, Jay

Grand Traverse County Comprehensive Plan...A Vision for the Future, Williams & Works, 2002
Grand_Traverse_County_Master_Plan1.pdf (1MB)
Kilpatrick, Jay

East Bay Township Zoning Ordinance, Williams & Works, 2003, amend. 2007
EastBayZoningOrd07.pdf (3MB)
Langhorst, David A., and Matthew R. Skeels

SPR Fund Request for Medical Campus/Commons Traffic Review, Michigan Department of Transportation and TC-Talus, 2004
MDOT_SPR_Planning_FY2004.PDF (55KB)
Long Lake Township

Long Lake Township Zoning Ordinance #60, 2002, amend. 2007
LongLakeTwpZoningOrdinance2007.pdf (2MB)
Michigan Department of Transportation

MI Transportation Plan: Moving Michigan Forward - 2005-2030, State Long- Range Transportation Plan, Michigan Department of Transportation, 2007
MDOT_State_Long_Range_Plan_2005-2030.pdf (3MB)
Michigan Department of Transportation

State Transportation Improvement Program: 2006-2008, Michigan Department of Transportation, 2005
MDOT_State_TIP_2006-2008.pdf (1MB)
Michigan Land Use Leadership Council

Michigan Land, Michigan's Future: Final Report of the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council, 2003
Michigan's_Land,_Michigan's_Future_-_Final_Report_of_the_... (5MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

2007 Economic Forecast, Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, Traverse City, 2006
EconomicForecast2007.pdf (1MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

2007 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2007
Comprehensive_Economic_Development_StrategyNWMCOG2007.pdf (2MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Scenic Heritage Route M-22 Leelanau County General Guidebook, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City
General_Guidebook.pdf (456KB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Regional Planning and Community Development Annual Report 2005, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2005
NWMCOG_annualreport.pdf (988KB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Preserving Options: Maintaining Rail Corridors in Northwest Michigan, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2002
NWMCOG_ROW_Paper.pdf (192KB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Michigan State Highway 22 Scenic Heritage Route Management Plan, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, 2001
Management_Plan.pdf (2MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Management Plan Update 2006, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2006
Management__Plan_Update_2006.pdf (5MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

An Introduction to Benchmarks Northwest, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2006
Description.pdf (48KB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Asset Management: A New Direction for Transportation Management, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City 2006
Asset_Management_-_A_New_Direction_for_Transportation_Man... (10MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Creating the 21st Century Workforce: Coordinated Regional Partnerships in the Northwest Michigan Region, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, 2006, rev. ed. 2007
Creating_the_21st_Century_Workforce.pdf (4MB)
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Map, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City
Grand_Traverse_Bay_Watershed_Map.pdf (97KB)
Open Space and Natural Resources Protection Committee, and Planning & Zoning Center, Inc.

Paquet, Terry J., and Cathy Sommerfield, Ph. D.

TC- Talus Public Involvement Plan, Michigan Technical Education Center, Traverse City, 2001
PeninsulaTownshipZoningOrdinance_1.pdf (878KB)
Peninsula Township

Peninsula Township Zoning Ordinance: A Land Use Code, 1972, amend. 2007
PeninsulaTownshipZoningOrdinance.pdf (878KB)
Peninsula Township

Purchase of Development Rights, 1994, rev. 2003
Peninsula_TownshipPDR_Ordinance.pdf (59KB)
Peninsula Township Planning Commission

Peninsula Township Master Plan 2004, 2004
PeninsulaTownshipMasterPlan.pdf (6MB)
Pitz, James P.

An Evaluation of the Proposed Traverse City Beltline, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, 1987
An_Evaluation_of_the_Proposec_Traverse_City_Beltline.pdf (823KB)
Progressive AE and Langworthy Strader LeBlanc, Inc.

Proposed Whitewater Township Zoning Ordinance

Pruss, Stanley F.

Letter regarding Hartman/Hammond Connector to Mr. Michael Dillenbeck, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Lansing, 2004
DEQ_Ltr_-_Hartman-Hamond_Connector.PDF (314KB)
R. Clark Associates, Inc.

Greilickville Waterfront Area Study, Elmwood Township, Michigan, 2004
Greilickville_Waterfront_Area_Study.PDF (12MB)
R. Clark Associates, Inc., Borealis Design, LLC, and Branch Creative, LLC

New Designs for Growth Development Guidebook, Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, Traverse City, 2006
Development_Guidebook.pdf (0)
Reese, Gary A., And Mary L. Klein, Leni A. Wilsmann, Dennis A. Albert, James A. Bess, Michael R. Penskar

A Natural Areas Inventory of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, 1990
A_Natural_Areas_Inventory_of_Grand_Traverse_County,_Michi... (8MB)
Research Services

TC- Talus Public Involvement Plan Survey, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, 2002
Report_TC-TALUS.pdf (756KB)
Research Services Center for Business and Industry

TC-Talus Area Resident Survey, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, 1997
Carl_Moore_Final_Report.pdf (24KB)
Schindler, Kurt A., Alice Diebel, Tim Evans, Mike Green, and Michael Solomon

Skeels, Matthew R.

TC-Talus Long Range Transportation Land Use Plan, Michigan Department of Transportation, Traverse City, 1995
TC_TALUS_-_Long_Range_Transportation_Land_Use_Plan.pdf (2MB)
TCAPS Student Assembly Report

This report summarizes the activities and findings from the March student assemblies at TC Central and West Senior High Schools.
HighschoolWorkshopSynthesis.pdf (1MB)
Civic_Center.PDF (7MB)
Downtown.PDF (7MB)
Grand_Traverse_Commons.PDF (6MB)
Open_Space.PDF (9MB)
The Corridino Group and Wade Trim

Public Transportation Coordination Study for Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Southfield, 1998
Public_Transportation_Study_for_GT_and_Leelanau_Counties.pdf (19MB)
Transportation Planning Division

Single Station Cordon Origin and Destination Survey for the Traverse City Area Transportation and Land Use Study, Factual Data Report, Michigan Department of Transportation, 1991
Single_Station_Cordon_Origin_And_Destination_Survey.pdf (975KB)
Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation

Grand Traverse Labor Shed Study, Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, Traverse City, 1999
Grand_Traverse_Labor_Shed_Study.pdf (785KB)
Traverse City Planning Commission

City Plan Traverse City, Traverse City Planning Commission, Traverse City, 1977
Traverse_City_-_1977_City_Plan.PDF (5MB)
Traverse City Planning Commission

U'Ren, Sarah

Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Protection Plan, The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, 2003
Ch1.pdf (182KB)
Ch2.pdf (157KB)
Ch3.pdf (6MB)
Ch4.pdf (180KB)
Ch5.pdf (7MB)
Ch6.pdf (188KB)
Ch7.pdf (425KB)
Ch8.pdf (179KB)
Ch9.pdf (188KB)
Intro_1.pdf (231KB)
RefAppendix.pdf (545KB)
U.S. Census Bureau

Michigan Economic Census 2002, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 2002
Accommodation-FoodServices-2002.pdf (753KB)
Admin-and-Support-Services-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (924KB)
Arts-Entertainment-Recreation-2002-Economic-Census.pdf (1MB)
Educational-Services-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (818KB)
Finance-and-Insurance-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (520KB)
HealthCare-and-SocialAssistance-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (2MB)
Information-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (687KB)
Manufacturing-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (1MB)
OtherServices-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (2MB)
ProfessionalServices-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (2MB)
RealEstate-Rental-Leasing-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (765KB)
RetailTrade-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (2MB)
Transportation-and-Warehousing-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (566KB)
Utilities-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (409KB)
WholesaleTrade-2002-Economic-Census-MI.pdf (3MB)
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., Gourdie/Fraser & Associates, Planning Resources, Inc.

Corridor Analysis Report: US Route 31 / Michigan Route 72 / Michigan Route 37 Regional Corridor Study, Traverse City, Michigan, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Watertown, 1996
Corridor_Analysis_Report.pdf (11MB)
Victor Nelhiebel Land Architecture and New Designs for Growth

West M-72 Corridor Study, Victor Nelhiebel Land Architecture, Lansing, 2002
West_M-72_Corridor_Study_Maps.PDF (2MB)
Weaver, Susan, and Benjamin dela Pena

Smart Growth Audit Summary and Recommendations, Smart Growth Leadership Institute, 2007
Traverse_City_Area_Smart_Growth_Audit_Executive_Summary_F... (1MB)
Wexford County Planning Commission

Wexford County Zoning Ordinance #5, amend. 1995
Wexford_County_Zoning_Ordinance.PDF (4MB)
Whitewater Township Planning Commission

Whitewater Township Master Plan, 1999, amend. 2001
WhitewaterTownshipMasterPlan.pdf (165KB)
Whitewater Township Road Committee, Township Board, and Robert Larrea

Whitewater Township Road Plan, 2004
WhitewaterTownshipRoadPlan.pdf (1MB)
Whitewater Township Zoning Ordinance

Township Ordinance #6, 1972, amend. 2006
WhitewaterTownshipZoningOrdinance.PDF (0)

William McDonough & Partners Visioning TC-Vision in GTC, Charlottesville, VA, 2004
Visioning_TC_-_Vision_in_GTC.PDF (19MB)

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