The Planning Commission has released the long-awaited draft zoning ordinance for public review and comment.

Copies of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and proposed Zoning Map may be viewed at the Planning Department during normal business hours, or may be downloaded below.

Your comments or questions may be forwarded to the Planning Commission at Highland Township Hall, 205 N. John Street, Highland, MI 48357, or by fax at 248-887-1937 or by email at questions@highlandtwp.com  You may also call Planning and Zoning staff with your questions.

A series of Public Hearings have been scheduled as follows:

      November 19, 2009
      December 3, 2009
      January 7, 2010

Each of these meetings is part of a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting, which meets at the Township Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Article 1:  Title, Purpose and Legal Clauses
Article 2:  Rules of Construction and Definitions
Article 3:  Administration and Enforcement
Article 4:  District Regulations
Article 5:  Site Plan Review:  Procedures and Standards
Article 6:  Special Land Use Procedures and Standards
Article 7:  Creative Development Alternatives
Article 8:  General Provisions
Article 9:  Supplementary District Provisions
Article 10:  Supplementary Use REgulations
Article 11:  Access Management, Parking and Circulation
Article 12:  Landscaping
Article 13:  Lighting
Article 14:  Signs
Article 15:  Natural Features Preservation
Article 16:  Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Article 17:  Zoning Board of Appeals
Article 18:  Site Specific Relief
Article 19:  Text Amendments and Rezonings

ZONING MAP