HOME Commissioners Departments... Services Documents Forms Projects Links			PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT Contact Information Phone:  FAX: 231-882-9674 231-882-0164 Personnel   Dave Neiger — Planning Director Craig Seger — Zoning Administrator    & Soil Erosion Control Agent Chris Flynn — Secretary Location / Address Lower Level Government Center 448 Court Place Beulah, MI 49617 Office Hours   Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to noon 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Services Offered Planning and zoning information Land use permits Soil erosion permits Land divisions Description The Benzie County Planning Department is a governmental agency dedicated to promoting sound planning that benefits the residents of Benzie County. Department staff and appointed commissioners recognize the importance of achieving a desired quality of life through comprehensive community planning. The Benzie County planning process is citizen driven. This is a philosophy in which the citizen directs and defines community planning through local government. Zoning ordinances emerge from the planning effort and are governed through the Department. Along with planning and zoning, the Department provides soil erosion control services county-wide. Townships zoned by the planning and zoning office are: Benzonia, Blaine, Colfax, Crystal Lake, Gilmore, Homestead, Inland, Joyfield, and Platte. The Planning Commission is a nine member commission appointed by the County Board of Commissioners. Planning Commissioners are appointed to three year terms. The Commission meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Government Center. Planning Commissioners: Cliff Graves – Chair Mary Pitcher – Vice-Chair Anne Damm Alan Luedkte Mike Moorman Kathy Ralston Karen Roberts Katherine Ross Donald Tanner Fees: Planning & Zoning Department Fee Schedule Documents Benzie County Comprehensive Plan 2020 ("Master Plan") – See below. Benzie County Zoning Ordinance — This document is not currently available electronically, but a hard copy may be obtained from the Planning Department at the government center. Dimensional Requirements for Zoning Districts Open Space and Natural Resources Protection Plan (OSNRPP) – See below. Soil Erosion, Sedimentation, and Storm Control (SESSC) Informational Guide Zoning Newsletter, November, 2007 - PDF document, 108 kB, 1 page Forms Land Division Application Major Special Land Use Permit Application Minor Special Land Use Permit Application Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application Request for Rezoning Application Soil Erosion, Sedimentation, and Stormwater Control (SESSC) Permit Application Zoning Board of Appeals Application Zoning Permit Application Zoning Permit Application Site Plan Projects Intergovernmental Summit Wyckoff Report BENZIE COUNTY 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Prepared by the Benzie County Planning Commission October, 2000 NOTE: The links to documents on this page point to PDF documents. Please see below for details. • Title Page 2 pages, 36 kB • Table of Contents 3 pages, 84 kB • Preface 3 pages, 96 kB • Chapter 1: Benzie County in 2000 8 pages, 1.2 mB • Benzie County Existing Land Use Map 1-6    - Small version - JPG image, 912 x 613 pixels, 268 kB    - Large version - JPG image, 2280 x 1532 pixels, 1.0 mB   • Chapter 2: BENZIE COUNTY 2020 Vision:   What Benzie County Residents Value 4 pages, 100 kB • Chapter 3: What's at Risk: Major Issues and Analysis 18 pages, 268 kB • Chapter 4: Future Land Use and Urban Services Districts 17 pages, 6 mB • Benzie County Future Land Use Map 4-1    - Small version - JPG image, 690 x 489 pixels, 164 kB    - Large version - JPG image, 1483 x 1051 pixels, 392 kB   • Chapter 5: Principles, Strategies, & Policies 16 pages, 3.2 mB • Chapter 6: Plan Implementation 12 pages, 196 kB BENZIE COUNTY OPEN SPACE & NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION PLAN Prepared by: Open Space and Natural Resources Protection Committee For the Benzie County Planning Commission and the Benzie County Board of Commissioners April 2002 NOTE: The links to documents on this page point to PDF documents. Please see below for details. • Executive Summary 8 pages, 11.8 mB • Cover Page 1 page, 664 kB • Title Page 1 page, 56 kB • Table of Contents 7 pages, 120 kB • Chapter 1: Benzie County Open Space and    Natural Resources 31 pages, 18.7 mB • Chapter 2: What Lands to Protect and Why 20 pages, 1.6 mB • Chapter 3: What's at Risk: Major Issues & Analysis 42 pages, 10.2 mB • Chapter 4: Benzie County PDR Plan 30 pages, 424 kB • Chapter 5: Benzie County TDR Plan 4 pages, 96 kB • Chapter 6: Action Recommendations 7 pages, 132 kB APPENDICES   C. Citizen Photos (introduction only) 1 page, 32 kB D. Land Preservation / Purchase of Development Rights Information 5 pages, 92 kB E. References 1 page, 56 kB G. Threatened and Endangered Species List 3 pages, 76 kB [ Top Of Page ] Note: To view the PDF documents on this page, Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed. If you do not already have it, you can get it free from Adobe. Once installed, simply clicking on the link will bring up the document. 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