Master Plan www.tawascity.org Tawas City Iosco County, Michigan 550 W Lake St (PO Box 568) Tawas City, MI 48764-0568 2019 City of Tawas City Master Plan Mayor and City Council Ken Cook, Mayor Jon Studley Brian McMurray Kane Kelly Michael Russo Theresa Hurst Jackie Masich Annge Horning, City Manager Planning Commission Mary Doak, Chair Jill VanDriessche, Vice-Chair Tracy Stevelinck Butch Short Ken Cook Jeff Bower Brian McMurray, Council Representative In Association With Northeast Michigan Council of Governments 2019-2023 Table of Contents Overview – Introduction, Purpose, Scope Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 – Existing Conditions Existing Land Use Analysis .......................................................................................... 2 Table 1.1, Existing Land Uses ......................................................................................... 2 Residential ...................................................................................................................... 3 Types of Structures .......................................................................................................... 3 Housing Tenure ............................................................................................................... 3 Unit Values ...................................................................................................................... 4 Age of Housing Stock ...................................................................................................... 4 Table 1.2, Year Structure Built ......................................................................................... 4 Single-Family Residential ................................................................................................ 4 Multiple-Family Residential .............................................................................................. 4 Manufactured Housing ..................................................................................................... 5 Commercial .................................................................................................................... 5 Commercial Areas Analysis ............................................................................................. 5 Office/Medical Offices ................................................................................................... 6 Industrial ......................................................................................................................... 6 Governmental, Institutional, Recreation & Utility ........................................................ 6 Community Facilities, Services and Organizations Analysis ............................................ 6 Regional Water ................................................................................................................ 7 Protection and Emergency Dispatch Services ............................................................ 7 Police Protection .............................................................................................................. 7 City of Tawas City Master Plan Public Education ............................................................................................................ 8 Clara Bolen Elementary School ....................................................................................... 8 Tawas Area High/Middle School ...................................................................................... 8 Recreation ...................................................................................................................... 9 Parks ................................................................................................................................ 9 Tawas City Library ........................................................................................................... 9 Health Care Facilities ................................................................................................... 10 District Health Department ............................................................................................. 10 St. Joseph Health System .............................................................................................. 10 Vacant Land/Rights-of-Way ........................................................................................ 10 Demographics .............................................................................................................. 11 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 11 Population Trends .......................................................................................................... 11 Table 1.3, Population Trends for Iosco County .............................................................. 12 Population Projections ................................................................................................... 13 Population Age Distribution ............................................................................................ 14 Table 1.5, Population Age Distribution ........................................................................... 14 Table 1.6, Regional Age Distribution .............................................................................. 15 Age Distribution Planning Implications ........................................................................... 16 Educational Attainment .................................................................................................. 17 Table 1.7, Educational Attainment ................................................................................. 17 Income and Employment ............................................................................................... 17 Table 1.8, Household Income Levels ............................................................................. 17 Table 1.9, Poverty Rates ............................................................................................... 18 Table 1.10, Employment by Industry .............................................................................. 19 Table 1.11, Employment and Wages for Iosco County .................................................. 20 Table 1.12, Job Inflow/Outflow in Tawas City ................................................................ 22 Natural and Environmental Features ......................................................................... 23 Designated Wildlife Area ................................................................................................ 23 Natural and Environmental Features Planning Implications ........................................... 24 Transportation Systems .............................................................................................. 24 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 24 Street Classifications ..................................................................................................... 24 Pedestrian Path Network ............................................................................................... 26 River Walk ..................................................................................................................... 26 Programs for Path Development ................................................................................ 26 Safe Routes to School Program..................................................................................... 26 Iron Belle Trail ................................................................................................................ 27 City of Tawas City Master Plan Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Program ............................................................................ 27 Transportation Systems Planning Implications .............................................................. 27 Chapter 2 – Community Goals, Objectives and Action Items Planning Process ......................................................................................................... 28 Focus Area 1 – Economic Development .................................................................... 32 Focus Area 2 – Commercial Corridors ....................................................................... 34 US 23 Corridor ............................................................................................................... 34 M-55 Corridor ................................................................................................................. 35 Focus Area 3 – Recreation, Open Space and Natural Resources ........................... 36 Focus Area 4 – Public Services, Facilities and Amenities ....................................... 37 Focus Area 5 – Residential Areas .............................................................................. 39 Action Items ................................................................................................................. 40 Chapter 3 – Future Land Use Plan/Redevelopment Areas Future Land Use