Master Plan
2010
Marion Township
Livingston County, Michigan
This Master Plan represents over two years of dedicated work by
the elected and appointed officials of Marion Township, and Township staff. The
draft process was enhanced by citizen input from the Master Plan survey, public
open house and public hearing. The Plan
was prepared by the Marion Township Planning Commission with assistance from
Livingston County Department of Planning.
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Planning Commission
John Lowe,
Chairman
Jerry Sidlar,
Co-Chair
Jean Root,
Secretary
Jim Murray
Robert W.
Hanvey
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Township Board
Robert W. Hanvey, Supervisor
Tammy L. Beal, Clerk
Paula Wyckoff, Treasurer
Dan Lowe, Trustee
Les Andersen, Trustee
Travis Hodge, Trustee
Scott Lloyd, Trustee
Township Staff
Annette McNamara, Zoning Administrator
Sandi Longstreet, Assistant Zoning Administrator
Cindy Hodge, Public Works Coordinator
Ann Belknap, Deputy Treasurer
Debra Pasinski, Deputy Clerk
Vickie Moellmann, Assessor
Pat Hughes, Deputy Assessor
Tom Lloyd, Sexton
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction
Chapter One
Planning
Legislation ............................................ 1
The
Master Plan ................................................. 1
Purpose
of the Master Plan ...................................... 2
How
the Master Plan was Prepared ................................ 2
Demographic
Profile Chapter Two
Population....................................................... 5
Dependent
Population............................................. 7
Housing
Units.................................................... 7
Households....................................................... 9
Housing
Value.................................................... 10
Income........................................................... 11
Occupations...................................................... 12
Education........................................................ 13
Natural
Features Chapter Three – (takes a while to load)
Topography....................................................... 17
Watersheds....................................................... 19
Lakes
and Rivers................................................. 19
Wetlands......................................................... 21
Soils............................................................ 21
Agricultural
Land................................................ 25
Woodlands........................................................ 25
Environmental
Concerns........................................... 26
Wellhead
Protection.............................................. 28
Livingston
Natural Feature Inventory............................. 31
Transportation
Chapter Four
Existing
Traffic Conditions...................................... 34
Future
Traffic Conditions........................................ 34
Existing
Traffic Volumes......................................... 35
Future
Traffic Volumes........................................... 36
Existing
Traffic Crash Data...................................... 36
Other
Modes of Transportation.................................... 39
Community
Facilities Chapter Five
Township
Offices................................................. 40
Police
Service................................................... 40
Fire
Service..................................................... 40
Schools.......................................................... 41
Sewer
and Water Service.......................................... 42
Recreation....................................................... 42
Cemeteries....................................................... 43
Other
Facilities in Neighboring Communities...................... 43
Existing
Land Use Chapter Six – (Many photos – takes a while to load)
Land
Use Categories.............................................. 45
Agriculture...................................................... 46
Commercial....................................................... 46
Extractive....................................................... 47
Industrial....................................................... 47
Recreation
& Open Space.......................................... 48
Highways......................................................... 48
Residential...................................................... 48
Existing
Residential Subdivisions................................ 49
Residential
Developments......................................... 49
Utilities........................................................ 52
Vacant/Undeveloped............................................... 52
Lakes,
Ponds & Streams........................................... 52
Wetlands......................................................... 52
Woodlands........................................................ 52
Residential
Development Pictorial Inventory...................... 54
Goals
& Objectives Chapter Seven
Marion
Township Vision Statement................................. 67
Community
Character.............................................. 67
Planning
and Land Use............................................ 67
Natural
Environment.............................................. 68
Recreation
and Open Space Preservation........................... 68
Infrastructure
and Community Facilities.......................... 69
Housing
and Residential Development.............................. 70
Commercial
and Industrial Development............................ 70
Solid
Waste and Recycling........................................ 71
Interjurisdictional
Cooperation.................................. 71
Agriculture...................................................... 72
Hazard
Mitigation................................................ 72
Transportation................................................... 72
Future
Land Use Chapter Eight
Future
Land Use Plan............................................. 75
Future
Land Use Categories....................................... 75
Residential
Buildout Analysis.................................... 81
Proposed
Water/Sewer Boundary Area Buildout Analysis............. 83
Surrounding
Future Land Uses..................................... 84
Implementation
Chapter Nine
Implementation
Strategies........................................ 92
Interface
between the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance.... 94
LIST OF MAPS
Map
1 Slope Classifications...................................... 18
Map
2 Watersheds................................................. 20
Map
3 Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands................................ 22
Map
4 General Soil Classifications............................... 23
Map
5 Septic Limitations......................................... 24
Map
6 Agricultural Land Use...................................... 27
Map
7 High Nitrates.............................................. 29
Map
8 Marion Township Natural Areas.............................. 32
Map
9 Transportation and 2001-2003 Traffic Counts................ 37
Map
10 Marion Township Residential Developments.................. 51
Map
11 Marion Township Generalized Current Land Use.............. 66
Map
12 Marion Township Future Land Use Categories................ 79
Map
13 Marion Township & Generalized Surrounding Future Land Uses 89
Map
14 Livingston County Future Land Use......................... 90
LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES
Historical
Population Profile.................................... 5
Percent
Population Change........................................ 5
1990
- 2000 Population Comparison................................ 6
Marion
Township Population Forecast.............................. 6
Marion
Township Dependent Population............................. 7
Dependent
Population Comparison.................................. 7
Housing
Unit Comparison.......................................... 8
Household
Comparison............................................. 9
Marion
Township Household Forecast............................... 10
Comparison
of Median Housing Values.............................. 11
Median
Income Comparison......................................... 12
Marion
Township Occupations...................................... 13
Educational
Attainment Comparison................................ 14
Traffic
Generator Characteristics................................ 35
High
Crash Intersections in Marion Township...................... 38
Howell
Public School Buildings................................... 41
Residential
Future Land Use Designations and
Corresponding
Zoning Districts................................... 75
Non
Residential Future Land Use Designations and
Corresponding
Zoning............................................. 80
Marion Township Proposed Future Land Use
Buildout................ 82
City
of Howell and Marion Township Borders....................... 84
Howell
Township and Marion Township Borders...................... 85
Iosco
Township and Marion Township Borders....................... 85
Putnam
Township and Marion Township Borders...................... 86
Genoa
Township and Marion Township Borders....................... 87
Location/Land
Use Decision Matrix................................ 93
Future
Land Use Designations and Corresponding Zoning Districts.. 94