Financial assistance for this project was provided, in part, by the following: Michigan Coastal Management Program, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, through a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Citizen Planning Initiative Grant and Partnerships for Change Sustainable Communities Program The Suttons Bay Community Joint Planning Commission would like to especially thank LIAA and Heather Seyfarth for the direct assistance through the Partnerships for Change Sustainable Communities Program. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations in this Master Plan are those of the Suttons Bay Community and do not necessarily reflect the view of the MDEQ and the NOAA. Sutton Bay Community Joint Planning Commission Members Jeffry Corbin, Chair Thomas Nixon, Vice Chair Murray McKean, Secretary William Drozdalski Gene Gentges Jason Harrall James Munro Barbara Nelson‐Jameson Jon Walter Suttons Bay Township Board Richard Bahle, Supervisor Gerald Bergman William Drozdalski Cathy Herman Sandy VanHuystee Village Council Larry Mawby, President Karl Bahle John Bumgardner Donna Herman Richard Hylwa Robert Johnson James Munro Table of Contents Prologue ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 What to Expect from this Plan .................................................................................................................. 1 Format of the Plan ................................................................................................................................ 1 Basis for the Plan ................................................................................................................................... 2 Terms & Related Plans .................................................................................................................................. 3 Terms ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Related Plans ............................................................................................................................................. 6 I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Regional Context ..................................................................................................................................... 11 History of the Suttons Bay Community ................................................................................................... 11 Tribal History ....................................................................................................................................... 11 European Settlement and Development ............................................................................................ 11 Suttons Bay Community Today ............................................................................................................... 13 Suttons Bay Township ......................................................................................................................... 13 The Village of Suttons Bay................................................................................................................... 13 The Suttons Bay Community ............................................................................................................... 13 II. Planning Process ................................................................................................................................. 15 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 15 SGRAT (Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool) .......................................................................... 16 Partnerships for Change ..................................................................................................................... 16 Project Website ................................................................................................................................... 17 Survey .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Public Meetings ................................................................................................................................... 17 Youth Engagement .............................................................................................................................. 18 Inputs, Policies, and Goals ...................................................................................................................... 18 III. Goals ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Goal 1: Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices .............................................................. 24 Goal 2: Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty and Critical Environmental Areas ................. 26 Goal 3: Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices .............................................................................. 28 Goal 4: Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair, and Cost Effective .......................................... 30 Goal 5: Strengthen and Direct Development towards the Village ......................................................... 32 Goal 6: Foster a Distinctive, Attractive Community with a Strong Sense of Place ................................. 34 IV. Policies & Action ............................................................................................................................. 37 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 37 Future Land Use Definitions .................................................................................................................... 37 Working Lands .................................................................................................................................... 37 Rural Residential ................................................................................................................................. 37 Neighborhood Residential .................................................................................................................. 38 Shoreline Residential .......................................................................................................................... 38 Rural Commercial ................................................................................................................................ 39 General Commercial ........................................................................................................................... 39 Mixed Use ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Business Park ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Recreation ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Public/Semi‐Public .............................................................................................................................. 41 Conservation ....................................................................................................................................... 41 M‐22 and M‐204 Heritage Corridors .................................................................................................. 42 Peshawbestown .................................................................................................................................. 42 Village Growth Management Area ..................................................................................................... 42 Future Land Use Map .............................................................................................................................. 42 Soil Survey ........................................................................................................................................... 42 2006 Land Use Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 43 Leelanau Conservancy Priority Lands ................................................................................................. 43 National Wetlands Inventory .............................................................................................................. 43 TART Trail Map .................................................................................................................................... 43 Commercial Forest Lands .................................................................................................................... 43 Tax Maps ............................................................................................................................................