The City's most recent Comprehensive Development Plan was adopted on November 17, 1994 and has been amended three times since its adoption, most recently in August, 2002.
The purpose of the Comprehensive Development Plan is to set forth direction for land use decision-making. The plan also provides a frame of reference and blueprint for future public and private development and investment.
This plan also contains goals-policies-objectives as a device to direct growth, development and change and is used as a guide in drafting amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
If you would like a copy of the Comprehensive Development Plan it is available at City Hall for $27.50 or you may view it for free at the link above.
City of DeWitt, MI
The Big Picture: DeWitt 2008 to 2018 Comprehensive Development Plan
Chapter 1: Overview
A. Introduction
- What is a comprehensive plan?
- How the plan was developed and legislative history
- What the plan contains
B. Executive Summary
Chapter 2: Vision, Goals and Policies
A. Vision
B. Goals
C. Growth Management Policies
D. Intergovernmental Cooperation and Coordination
Chapter 3: Strategy, Policy, and Action Snapshots for Specific Planning Areas
A. Planning Area 1: North of the Millbrook Meadows Subdivision
B. Planning Area 2: Far northeast corner of the City
C. Planning Area 3: Five separate parcels near the City’s eastern edge
D. Planning Area 4: Prairie Creek Golf Course and two vacant parcels
E. Planning Area 5: Area between the Oaks Subdivision and the Post Office along DeWitt Road
F. Planning Area 6: Intersection of DeWitt and Herbison Roads
G. Downtown DeWitt
A snapshot page for each section would be developed, with info containing existing conditions and challenges, issues and opportunities, planning goals & objectives, and implementation strategies
Chapter 4: Strategy, Policy and Action Snapshots for Specific Major Resources
A. Population
B. Housing
C. Natural Resources
D. Economic Development
E. Public Facilities and Services
F. Transportation
G. Land Use
Snapshot pages would be modeled after the Pepperell, MA plan for each section and would contain at minimum, existing conditions and challenges, issues and opportunities, planning goals & objectives, and implementation strategies
Chapter 5: Appendices
Prepared 1-15-08
City of DeWitt
2008 Comprehensive Plan Timeline
Prepared 1-24-2008
January 2008
- Project set-up
- Develop Table of Contents
- Determine project timeline
- Notice of intent sent to planning commissions from communities bordering DeWitt, Clinton County Planning Commission, and public utilities and railroads (if they have asked to be notified)
February 2008
- Create comp plan page on the city’s website to serve as information source for the comp plan, post working drafts, post project updates, etc; provide an email link for community input
- Prepare Chapter 2 (visions, goals and policies) and present to City Council for review upon completion
March-April-May 2008
- Prepare Chapter 3 (specific planning areas) and present to City Council for review upon completion
- Invite participants as needed for specific area discussions:
- Downtown: DDA, downtown businesses, employees and residents
- Planning Area 4 (Prairie Creek): Invite golf course owners and interested residents
- Planning Area 6 (DeWitt-Herbison Roads intersection): Invite residents from the Planning Area, DeWitt Library Board, and DeWitt Public Schools
June-July-August 2008
- Contact DeWitt Bath Review to write article & photo on comp plan process and progress
- Prepare Chapter 4 (specific major resources) and present to City Council for review upon completion
September 2008
- Prepare Chapter 1 (introduction and executive summary) and present to City Council for review upon completion
October 2008
- Prepare and review final draft. Present to City Council for approval.
November 2008
- City Council approves final plan for distribution to:
- Clinton County Planning Commission
- Public utilities and railroads (if they have asked to be notified)
Note: Circulated agencies have 63 days to provide comments to DeWitt Planning Commission
December 2008
- Determine any public input needed on final draft during the 63-day period
- Send press release to announce plan completion
January-February 2009
- After receiving comments from agencies, Planning Commission holds public hearing to receive comments (after publishing notice not less than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing)
- City Council adopts plan
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