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This document represents a revision in a community development plan that was started in 1987 with town meetings and surveys of area leaders and citizens. This draft is loaded with data and statistics about the community circa 2004-2005. The document includes: Chapter 1:Goals & Policies: The Areawide Policy Plan to retain community character, manage growth, promote balanced land use, maintain agriculture, encourage economic, commercial and industrial development. Chapter 2: Demographics - population size, households, age, race, poverty level, special needs, visitor profile, employment Chapter 3: Economics - income, house value, building permits, employers, Chapter 4: Natural Resources and the Environment - climate, geology, topography, drainage, floodplains, wetlands, soils, septic system standards, farmland, groundwater, shallow lakefront parcels, sand dunes, woodlands, Chapter 5: Existing Land Cover and Use - agricultural, residential, industrial, historic districts, archaeological and historic sites, Chapter 6: Public Facilities and Services - Utilities, water authority, sewage treatment, drains, road transportation, traffic counts, speed limits, crash locations, fire, police and emergency services, hospitals, schools and enrollment, solid waste disposal Chapter 7: Recreation and Open Space - community recreation, social/cognitive/intellectual/cultural recreation inventory, non-motorized trails, spending Chapter 8: Waterfront - watersheds, mean monthly river flow, primary ecosystems, water quality, Kalamazoo River areas of concern impairments, lake levels, harbor, marinas, marine safety, high/low water, Chapter 9: Growth and Development Trends - build out analysis, maintaining rural character, Chapter 10: Future Land Use - development and conservation areas, preservation of community character, Chapter 11: Zoning Plan - Joint master plan, commercial districts and their regulations Chapter 12: Intergovernmental Cooperation Chapter 13: Strategies for Implementation Appendix: Resolutions of Adoption The final 2016 version of this plan is available online. See "web links" below.

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2016 final plan hosted by Saugatuck Township
2016 final plan hosted by the City of Saugatuck

08/05/2025

08/05/2025