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The Northville Township Master Plan is intended to guide
future development, redevelopment, and community Master Plan Focus Areas:
enhancement efforts over the next 20 years. It serves as
a framework for thoughtful community discussion on the – Growth Capacity
real and perceived challenges currently facing Northville – Land Use and Development
Township, as well as the upcoming opportunities that will
shape its future. Through long-range planning efforts, – Transportation
the community can accommodate its projected growth
and revitalization in a manner that preserves its history, – Economic Development
culture, and overall quality of life for current and future
residents. – Recreation and Amenities

Purpose
The Northville Township Master Plan resulted
from a 12-month planning and citizen A master plan is usually the most important policy
involvement process. The plan’s findings document a municipal government prepares and
and recommendations focus on the physical maintains. This is because the plan:
and economic aspects of the community’s – Lays out a long-range vision regarding the future
projected growth and development in the growth and enhancement of the community.
coming years. It provides guiding principles, – Considers at once the entire geographic area of the
goals and strategic action priorities that will community, including areas where new development
help Township officials and staff in determining and redevelopment may occur, along with its regional
context.
the location, financing and sequencing
of public improvements; administering – Assesses near- and longer-term needs and desires
across a variety of inter-related topics that
development regulations; and guiding represent the key “building blocks” of a community
reinvestment efforts. The plan also provides (e.g., land use, transportation, urban design,
a basis for coordinating the actions of many economic development, redevelopment, housing,
different functions and interests within and neighborhoods, parks and recreation, utility
outside of municipal government. infrastructure, public facilities and services, cultural
facilities, etc.).
Through a master plan, a community determines how
best to accommodate and manage its projected growth,
as well as the redevelopment of older neighborhoods
and commercial and industrial areas. The Northville
Township Master Plan is aimed at ensuring that ongoing
development and redevelopment will proceed in an
orderly, well-planned manner so that public facilities and
services can keep pace and residents’ quality of life will be
enhanced.

Significantly, by clarifying and stating the Township’s
intentions regarding the area’s physical development
and infrastructure investment, the plan also creates a
greater level of predictability for residents, land owners,
developers, and potential investors.

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