Proportional Planning and its’ importance for PDs.

This piece was sent to us by a community member –  in response to our recent conversations…. Planned Developments are powerful tools. In larger cities, incremental increases may spread across a broad geography. In Harbor Springs, incremental increases...

Lynee Wells Letters to HS, meeting transcript & History of ARC

More to Follow : HISTORY -Institutional memory matters. Many current discussions have long histories. Policies and decisions now being revisited were once debated publicly, approved through established processes, and supported by prior governing bodies.  Moving...

Planned Development – Discussion Points – Easy to understand.

How Developers “Hold the Community Accountable” Developers do not “hold the community accountable” politically — they hold municipalities accountable legally and contractually.  Here’s how that works: 1. Vested Rights Once a project is approved under existing zoning,...