2017 MASTER PLAN Frenchtown Township · Monroe County · Michigan Master Plan Frenchtown Charter Township, Monroe County, Michigan Adopted July 25, 2017 Prepared with the assistance of: COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSULTANTS 235 E. Main Street, Suite 105 Northville, Michigan 48167 Telephone: (248) 596-0920 Acknowledgments TOWNSHIP BOARD James McDevitt, Supervisor Mark Baker, Clerk Julie Ellison, Treasurer Hedwig Kaufman, Trustee Jack Lindquist, Trustee Alan VanWashenova, Trustee Kraig Yoas, Trustee Rhonda Sommers, Former Treasurer Don Lingar, Former Trustee PLANNING COMMISSION Ignazio Cuccia, Chair Steve Hyder Hedwig Kaufman Hillary Schmitz Dennis Staelgraeve Paul Thoma Robert Thoma Manfred Klein, Former Member Thomas Fox, Former Member TOWNSHIP STAFF AND CONSULTANTS Joseph Lehmann, Building Official Kerry Bondy, Attorney, Petrangelo, Bondy, and Crossley Barry Buschmann, Engineer , Mannik and Smith Mark Mathe, Engineer, Mannik and Smith Sue Iott-Garrison, Assessor Larry Chinavare, Parks and Recreation Director Wendy Stevens, Fire Chief Josh Maddox, Fire Inspector Rich Weirich, Water Utility Director MASTER PLAN : ADOPTED JULY 25, 2017 iii FRENCHTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN iv MASTER PLAN : ADOPTED JULY 25, 2017 FRENCHTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 9 2. Land Use Plan ........................................................................................................ 11 A. Natural Features ......................................................................................................................... 11 B. Existing Land Use ........................................................................................................................ 19 C. Public Utilities ............................................................................................................................. 25 D. Public Facilities............................................................................................................................ 31 E. Land Use Goals ........................................................................................................................... 38 F. Future Land Use Plan .................................................................................................................. 41 G. Zoning Plan ................................................................................................................................. 53 H. Land Use Action Plan .................................................................................................................. 56 3. Transportation Plan ............................................................................................... 59 A. Existing Transportation Analysis ................................................................................................. 59 B. Transportation Goals .................................................................................................................. 74 C. Complete Streets Philosophy ..................................................................................................... 76 D. Future Transportation Plan ........................................................................................................ 76 E. Transportation Action Plan ......................................................................................................... 89 4. Background Data and Analysis .............................................................................. 91 A. Demographics ............................................................................................................................. 91 B. Public Input ............................................................................................................................... 105 C. Resilient Monroe ...................................................................................................................... 111 5. Appendix – Survey Results ................................................................................... 121 MASTER PLAN: ADOPTED JULY 25, 2017 v FRENCHTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: Existing Land Use Summary ....................................................................................................... 20 Table 2-2: Frenchtown Township Fire Stations .......................................................................................... 31 Table 2-3: Libraries in Frenchtown Township ............................................................................................. 35 Table 2-4: Cemeteries in Frenchtown Township ........................................................................................ 36 Table 2-5: Zoning Plan ................................................................................................................................. 54 Table 3-1: I-75 Traffic Volumes ................................................................................................................... 63 Table 3-2: I-75 Truck Traffic Volumes ......................................................................................................... 63 Table 3-3: Telegraph Road and North Monroe Street Traffic Volumes ...................................................... 64 Table 3-4: Minor Arterial Traffic Volumes .................................................................................................. 64 Table 3-5: Collector Road Traffic Volumes .................................................................................................. 65 Table 4-1: Frenchtown Township Total Population .................................................................................... 91 Table 4-2: Frenchtown Township Housing Types, 1990-2014 .................................................................... 94 Table 4-3: Population and Household Projections ..................................................................................... 96 Table 4-4: Forecasted Employment by Industry 2010-2040 ....................................................................... 97 Table 4-5: Forecasted Employment by Industry 2010-2040 (Percentage) ................................................. 98 Table 4-6: Commute Times from Frenchtown Township ........................................................................... 99 Table 4-7: Median Household Income, 2009-2015 .................................................................................. 100 Table 4-8: Median Home Value, 2010-2015 ............................................................................................. 100 Table 4-9: Median Rent, 2010-2014 ......................................................................................................... 100 Table 4-10: Percentage Retail Gap, 2016 .................................................................................................. 103 Table 4-11: Number of New Stores Demanded, 2016 .............................................................................. 104 Table 4-12: Overall Survey Responses ...................................................................................................... 106 Table 4-13: Survey Responses by Geographic Area .................................................................................. 108 Table 4-14: Visual Preference Survey Responses ..................................................................................... 109 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 4-1: Frenchtown Township Population History ............................................................................... 92 Figure 4-2: Frenchtown Age Distribution 2010-2014 ................................................................................. 92 Figure 4-3: Frenchtown Township Household Size 1970-2014 .................................................................. 93 Figure 4-4: Household Income Distribution Comparison, 2000 vs 2010 vs 2014 ....................................... 95 Figure 4-5: Frenchtown Township Population Projection .......................................................................... 96 Figure 4-6: Frenchtown Township Projected Household Size Trend .......................................................... 97 Figure 4-7: Unemployment Rate ................................................................................................................. 98 Figure 4-8: Commute Times from Frenchtown Township .......................................................................... 99 Figure 4-9 Word Clouds for Favorite (left) and Least Favorite (right) Things about Frenchtown ............ 107 Figure 4-10 Word Clouds for Favorite (left) and Least Favorite (right) Things about Neighborhoods ..... 107 LIST OF MAPS Map 1: Wetlands ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Map 2: Flood Plains ..................................................................................................................................... 15 vi MASTER PLAN : ADOPTED JULY 25, 2017 FRENCHTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Map 3: Prime Farmland .............................................................................................................................. 17 Map 4: Existing Land Use ...........................................................................................................................