Paulette A. Skolarus, Genoa Township Clerk   

Master Plan

Genoa Charter Township

Livingston County, Michigan

 

Adopted by the Genoa Township Planning Commission

May 22, 2006

 

Adopted by the Genoa Township Board

June 19 2006

This Master Plan represents over a year of dedicated work by the elected, and appointed officials of Genoa Township, Township staff, Township consultants and the Livingston County Planning Department. In addition, a number of citizens provided input at public workshops.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS

Introduction

Goals

 

POPULATION, HOUSING AND ECONOMICS

Population Trends

Population Characteristics

Housing Characteristics

Population Projections

Economics

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Geology

Topography

Soils

Farmland

Key Vistas

Woodlands

Wetlands

Lakes

Drainage

Groundwater

Potential Environmentally Impacted Sites

Natural Resources Management Strategies

 

EXISTING LAND USE

Growth Trends

Existing Land Use

Land Use Patterns

Utility Service Areas

 

FUTURE LAND USE

Determining Factors

Future Land Use Categories

Growth Management Boundary

Genoa Town Center

Public Streetscape and Open Space

I-96/Latson Road Subarea Plan

Planned Unit Development

Residential Design Standards

Relationship to Zoning

 

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

Introduction

Existing Traffic Conditions

Existing Traffic Volumes

Future Traffic Volumes

Capacity of Roadway System

Accident (Crash) Data

Roadway Functional Classification

Constraints

Improvements

Other Modes of Transportation

 

BIKEPATHS AND GREENWAYS

Greenways Defined

Greenway Goals and Objectives

Southeast Livingston Greenways

Genoa’s Cultural and Natural Resources

Township Property

Properties Owned by Other Government Agencies

Private Open Spaces

Environmental Conditions

User Groups

Greenways

Pathways

Recreation

Conservation

Pathways

 

APPENDIX: IMPLEMENTATION

 

MAPS

Map 1.     Steep Slopes

Map 2.     Septic Limitations

Map 3.     Woodlands

Map 4.     Wetlands

Map 5.     High Quality Natural Areas

Map 6.     Act 307 Sites

Map 7.     Existing 2002 Land Use

Map 8.     Utility Service Areas

Map 9.     Future Land Use Plan

Map 10.   Growth Boundary

Town Center Concept Plan Rendering

Map 11.    I-96 Interchange/Latson/Nixon Road Subarea Plan

Map 12.    Transportation Conditions

Map 13.    Pathways

 

 

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