zoning

Harbor Springs in northern Michigan has issued a moratorium on building permits after voters repealed an updated zoning ordinance over concerns about local character and in spite of concerns about housing supply.

Community advocates cited environmental and health concerns as reasons to overturn the proposal.

Future strip malls may not have a place in much of Detroit's Midtown district.The Detroit News reports proposed new zoning rules aim to discourage new…

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a suburban Michigan township for denying a zoning permit for an Islamic school. Pittsfield Charter Township denied…

Michigan's zoning law bars counties and townships from regulating the drilling and operation of oil and gas wells, meaning oil can be drilled as close as…

Zoning laws.Those two words alone might not grab your interest.But watch residents pour into city commission and council chambers when there is some…

Just what do you want your city, your community, to look like? Crowded bustling streets? Quiet, residential homes only? Zoning laws determine these…

A meeting of the Detroit Board of Zoning Appeals yesterday resulted in some verbal firework, some confusion, and much scrutiny.That's because the hearing…

Grand Rapids will appoint a task force to take a deeper look at how it should regulate people who want to rent out rooms in their homes on popular…

Update 11/20/13: This week Grand Rapids City Commission voted to create a task force to study this issue deeper. See this new post for updated…