{"CustomContentID":190,"FormatContainer":"","WidgetTitle":null,"SettingStorage":null,"UpdatedFields":["CustomContentID"],"UpdatedFieldsMobile":[],"Mobile_Display":true}Oakland County does not have a Planning Commission. Instead, the Board of Commissioners appoints three Commissioners of the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee to sit on the Coordinating Zoning Committee (CZC) and uphold the County’s legal planning and zoning review function. Planning staff reviews all plans and zoning proposals and presents those findings to the Coordinating Zoning Committee for their approval and endorsement.
Contact us for more information on the County's role in the master plan and rezoning process.
The Michigan Planning Enabling Act outlines the boundary coordination process communities must follow in the course of the review and adoption of any new master plan or an amendment to an existing master plan. All communities are required to review their master plan every five years to determine whether the plan should be amended or revised. The County's role in this process is to review plans for coordination between communities, particularly with regard to designated future land uses along community boundaries. Notices of Intent to Plan and draft plans and amendments can be sent to Scott Kree. Oakland County has 63 days from the receipt of a new master plan and 42 days from the receipt of a master plan amendment to complete their review.
The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act authorizes Oakland County to review and comment on township rezoning requests for those rezoning cases that are at the border of an adjacent community or involve or are adjacent to County property. The County's review focuses on master plan conformance and boundary coordination of existing and proposed land uses.
The Application for Review and Consideration of Recommended Zoning Map Amendment or Zoning Ordinance Amendment Form and all relevant background information including staff/consultant reports and Planning Commission meeting minutes can be sent via email to Scott Kree.
CZC meetings are generally held prior to the EDI Committee's public meetings on Wednesdays in the Board of Commissioners' Committee Room A located at:
1200 North Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan, USA, 48341-0470
Meetings are formally scheduled on an as-needed basis.
Please contact Scott Kree (248) 858-0389 or krees@oakgov.com for submission deadlines.