Land Use Lesson 7 : Solving Land Use Conflicts

The following resources are in support of several of the major ideas presented in this lesson. First, the core democratic values are those approved for use in the Michigan Curriculum Framework. A brief definition accompanies each core democratic value. In addition, more information is available regarding how the core democratic values may be presented in classroom instruction. Those are available on MI ClLiMB, a CD and web site sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education. Second, the remaining resources present case studies of land use and land use zoning decisions. Most townships and counties in the State of Michigan will have a web site on which they will post the agenda and the meeting minutes where local land use decisions have been made. These are a valuable source for studying local government as well as the role government plays in land use

Charter Township of Brighton. (2002). Planning Commission. Retrieved June 19, 2018, from https://www.brightontwp.com/167/Planning-Commission

City of Big Rapids. (2005). Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes. Retrieved June 19, 2018, from http://www.bigrapidstownship.net/zoning-archives.html

City of Walker. (2011). Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes and Agendas. Retrieved June 19, 2018, from http://www.walker.city/business/zoning/minutes_and_agendas.php#outer-143

State of Michigan. (2004). Core Democratic Values. Retrieved May 11, 2011, from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_mhm_corevalues-wordstoliveby-pg2_76505_7.pdf