Written by Katherine Ardizone, NOAA Coastal Management Fellow for DEQ (2001-2003), and Mark Wyckoff, FAICP and President of Planning & Zoning Center, Inc.
How we use our land is the foundation of environmental quality. Statewide there are more than 1800 units of local government that have the authority to make land use decisions. FILLING THE GAPS was created to equip local officials with important information to consider when making local land use plans, adopting new environmentally focused regulations, or reviewing proposed development. For more information contact the Michigan Coastal Management Program at DEQ: 517-335-3168.
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Cover and Introductory Pages (4 pages, 2,655 KB)
Table of Contents (4 pages, 114 KB)
Part I: The Big Picture (20 pages, 1,877 KB)
Table 1.1: Federal Laws Relevant to Ecosystem Protection (3 pages, 116 KB)
Table 1.2: State Laws Relevant to Ecosystem Protection (3 pages, 117 KB)
Part II: The Law of the Land (57 pages, 5,438 KB)
Wetlands (8 pages, 530 KB)
Environmental Areas (6 pages, 1,432 KB)
Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control (7 pages, 449 KB)
Inland Lakes & Streams (7 pages, 583 KB)
Natural Rivers (7 pages, 462 KB)
Floodplains (5 pages, 499 KB)
High Risk Erosion Areas (7 pages, 1,207 KB)
Sand Dunes (8 pages, 440 KB)
Part III: Local Planning & Zoning (16 pages, 346 KB)
APPENDICES
Below are 23 appendices referenced throughout the guidebook which contain sample ordinance language, natural features inventory information, DEQ permit coordination checklist, and other reference materials.
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Appendix A
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Natural features inventory information (93 KB)
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Appendix B
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Michigan Environmental Protection Act (100 KB)
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Appendix C
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“What are Wetlands” and “Wetlands & People” (104 KB)
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Appendix D
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NREPA, PA 451 of 1994, as amended: §324.30307 (4) (80 KB)
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Appendix E
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Sample DEQ wetland ordinance (117 KB)
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Appendix F
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Sample Planning & Zoning Enabling Acts wetland ordinance (129 KB)
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Appendix G
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Sample soil erosion and sedimentation control ordinance (164 KB)
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Appendix H
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Sample stormwater ordinance (138 KB)
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Appendix I
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Sample keyhole development regulations (148 KB)
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Appendix J
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Sample Natural Rivers ordinance (125 KB)
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Appendix K
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Sample High Risk Erosion Areas ordinance (337 KB)
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Appendix L
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Sample Critical Dune Areas ordinance (126 KB)
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Appendix M
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Sample sand dune preservation overlay (98 KB)
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Appendix N
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Example of environmentally sensitive future land use plan (57 KB)
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Appendix O
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Contact information for Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Natural Resources (78 KB)
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Appendix P
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Environmental assessment requirements (72 KB)
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Appendix Q
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Fee collection information (70 KB)
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Appendix R
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Sensitive areas protection (149 KB)
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Appendix S
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Shoreline protection (164 KB)
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Appendix T
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Cluster development and Planned Unit Development examples (165 KB)
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Appendix U
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Groundwater protection (170 KB)
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Appendix V
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Permit coordination checklist (69 KB)
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Appendix W
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Additional reference information: including Michigan Regional Planning contacts, and the 2002 MI Land Trust Directory (421 KB)
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For information regarding the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship program visit: www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html.
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