(TROY, MICH.) - The new City of Troy Master Plan was
recently adopted by the Planning Commission after more than two years of
development, which included consideration of recommendations made from
various studies, the City Council and Troy residents.
“I have been involved
in the development of several master plans and this is, by far, the best plan I
have ever seen,” City Manager Phil Nelson said.
“It’s extremely comprehensive, capturing the visioning elements from
such key efforts as the Big Beaver Corridor Study and the Vision 2020
findings. I applaud the Planning
Commission for their work and the contribution they are making to the City’s
decision-making capabilities.”
The
previous Master Plan was originally adopted in 1965 and had since been revised
numerous times. On May 24, 2005, the Planning Commission made a finding that
the Future Land Use Plan portion of the previous Master Plan was deficient and
in need of a comprehensive update.
On August 14, 2006,
the City Council, in agreement with the findings of the Planning Commission,
initiated the process of preparing a new, original Master Plan designed around
the modern City of Troy. The Master Plan took into consideration
recommendations from a variety of sources, including the previous Master Plan,
the Big Beaver Corridor Study, the Troy Futures Vision 2020 document, the
findings from the Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool, the goals of the City
Council, and more.
The
completed Master Plan will serve many functions, including
acting as a general statement of the
City’s goals and policies, as an
aid in daily decision-making, as a coordinating effort for public improvements
and private development, as an educational tool and gives citizens,
property owners, developers, and adjacent communities a clear indication of the
City’s direction, as a statutory
foundation upon which zoning decisions are based, and much more.
A copy of the Master
Plan may be viewed on the City of Troy website at: www.troymi.gov/Planning/MasterPlanProcess
or at the City of Troy Planning
Department, 500 W. Big Beaver Road and the Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big
Beaver Road. Questions should be
directed to the Planning Department of the City of Troy at 248.524.3364 or by
e-mail to planning@troymi.gov.
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