Blackman Charter Township Master Plan 2019 Edition Created by the Blackman Charter Township Planning Commission PARTICIPANTS BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSIONERS Dan Decker, Chair Bruce Grabert, Vice Chair Brandon Williams, Township Board Representative Jeffrey Bachus, ZBA Member Representative Dan Gough, Zoning Administrator BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Peter Jancek, Supervisor Shelly Sercombe, Clerk Phil Preston, Treasurer Mike Ambs, Trustee Scott Pack, Trustee Mike Thomas., Trustee Brandon Williams, Trustee Page left intentionally blank. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 What is a Master Plan? ................................................................................................. 1 The Master Plan and the Zoning Ordinance ................................................................. 1 Planning Process and Plan Organization ...................................................................... 2 Planning and Zoning Responsibilities ........................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Background ......................................................................................................................... 7 A Brief History of the Settlement of Blackman Township ............................................ 8 Chapter 3 Issue Identification ............................................................................................................ 13 Chapter 4 Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ..................................................................................... 17 Natural Features Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ................................................... 18 Residential Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ............................................................ 19 Commercial Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ........................................................... 22 Office Goals, Objectives, and Strategies .................................................................... 24 Industrial Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ............................................................... 25 Infrastructure Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ........................................................ 26 Transportation Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ...................................................... 27 Community Identity Goals, Objectives, and Strategies .............................................. 28 Chapter 5 Land Use Plan .................................................................................................................... 29 Land Use Plan Overview ............................................................................................. 29 Residential .................................................................................................................. 29 Office .......................................................................................................................... 30 Commercial ................................................................................................................ 30 Industrial..................................................................................................................... 30 Public/Quasi-Public .................................................................................................... 31 Chapter 6 Plan Implementation and Zoning Plan .............................................................................. 33 Preserving Natural Resources .................................................................................... 33 Accommodate a Mix of Land Uses ............................................................................. 33 Plan Publicity .............................................................................................................. 33 Keeping the Plan Current ........................................................................................... 33 Compliance with the Planning and Zoning Enabling Statutes .................................... 33 Maintenance of the Zoning Ordinance ...................................................................... 34 Subdivision and Condominium Regulations ............................................................... 34 Capital Improvements Plan/Program ......................................................................... 34 Implementation Program ................................................................................................. 35 Blackman Charter Township Master Plan v Table of Contents SECTION PAGE Zoning Plan........................................................................................................................ 39 What is a Zoning Plan? ............................................................................................... 39 Zoning Districts ........................................................................................................... 39 Dimensional Standards .............................................................................................. 41 Rezoning Criteria ........................................................................................................ 44 Relationship to the Land Use Plan Map ..................................................................... 44 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) ............................................................................... 47 What is a Capital Improvements Program? ............................................................... 47 Why Prepare a Capital Improvements Program? ...................................................... 47 Developing a Capital Improvements Program ........................................................... 47 APPENDICES APPENDIX PAGE A. Community Profile ........................................................................................................................ A-3 A1. Population ........................................................................................................................ A-5 A2. Housing .......................................................................................................................... A-13 A3. Natural Features ............................................................................................................ A-15 A4. Current Land Use ........................................................................................................... A-25 A5. Transportation and Circulation ...................................................................................... A-29 A6. Community Facilities ...................................................................................................... A-39 B. Comments Received from Plan Distribution................................................................................ TBD LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE A1. Comparative Population Growth, 1930-2015 ............................................................................... A-6 A2. Employment by Occupation/Industry ......................................................................................... A-10 A3. Property Assessment .................................................................................................................. A-25 A4. 20 Highest Traffic Volume Road Segments ................................................................................. A-31 A5. Blackman Township DPS Incidents by Year ................................................................................ A-39 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE A1. Population Trend, 1930-2015 ....................................................................................................... A-5 A2. Comparative Population Growth, 1930-2015 ............................................................................... A-6 A3. Generations................................................................................................................................... A-6 A4. Race and Ethnicity ......................................................................................................................... A-7 A5. Ambulatory Disability .................................................................................................................... A-7 A6. 2015 Household and Family Income ............................................................................................. A-9 A7. 2045 Population Projection ........................................................................................................ A-11 A8. Dwelling Occupancy .................................................................................................................... A-13 A9. Dwelling Types ............................................................................................................................ A-13 A10. Age of Housing ............................................................................................................................ A-14 A11. Rent as a Percent of Household Income ..................................................................................... A-14 Blackman Charter Township Master Plan vi Table of Contents LIST OF MAPS MAP PAGE 1. DDA & LDFA ....................................................................................................................................