City Master Plan 

The City Master Plan serves as a guide for public and private decision-makers regarding the future physical development of the City.  The master plan is composed of documents, or “elements,” that cover the City’s major geographical areas and its essential citywide facilities.  These plans provide a framework for preserving the City’s unique character, ensuring its diversity, supporting investment and promoting desired change. 

On June 15, 2012, the Planning Commission approved a resolution establishing the City Master Plan elements and and resource documents. 

On February 19, 2013, City Council adopted the Sustainability Framework as a policy document for the City Master plan.

Links to the master plan documents are provided below.   

Master Plan Elements

• Sustainability Framework - 2013 (9 MB pdf)

• Land Use Element - 2009 (13 MB pdf) - Complete document
  
• Table of Contents (pdf)
• Chapter One - Introduction (pdf)
• Chapter Two - Background (pdf)
• Chapter Three - Land Use Inventory (pdf)
• Chapter Four - Natural Systems & the Environment (pdf)
• Chapter Five - Land Use (pdf)
• Chapter Six - Lower Town (pdf) 
• Chapter Seven - Central Area (pdf)
• Chapter Eight - University of Michigan Property (pdf)
• Chapter Nine - West Stadium Boulevard Commerical Corridor (pdf)
• Chapter Ten - Site Specific Land Use Recommendations (pdf)
• Chapter Eleven - Implementation (pdf)
• Appendix & Zoning Map (pdf)
• Area, Height & Placement Tables (pdf)
  
  
• Downtown Plan - 2009 (6.6 MB pdf)
  
  
• Transportation Plan Update - 2009 (10.2 MB pdf)
  
  
• Non Motorized Plan - 2007 (12.9 MB pdf) and Appendix (10.3 MB pdf)
  
  
• Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan - 2011 (11.1 MB pdf)
  
  
• Natural Features Master Plan (4.0 MB pdf)
  

Resource Documents

In addition to the recommendations provided in the City Master Plan, the Planning Commission relies on several resource documents that provide additional detail for interpretation and implementation of the recommendations.  These documents are:

• Fuller-Geddes-Conrail Study - 1994
• Table of Contents (pdf)
• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (pdf)
• Chapter 2 - Recomendations (pdf)
• Chapter 3 - Evaluation/Overview (pdf)
• Chapter 4 - Screen 1 Fatal Flaw Analysis (pdf)
• Chapter 5 - Screen 2 Macro Level Analysis (pdf)
• Chapter 6 - Screen 3 Micro Level Analysis (pdf)
• Chapter 7 - Cost-Benefit Analysis (pdf)
  
  
• Consolidated Strategy and Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs – FY 2000-2005 (pdf)
  
  
• FY2014-2019 Capital Improvements Plan - 2013 (pdf)
  
  
• North Main Street/Huron River Corridor Land Use Policy - 1988 (26.0 MB pdf)
  
  
• The Library Block Planning & Urban Design Study - 1991 (7.4 MB pdf)
  
  
• Miller/Maple/Newport Traffic and Circulation Study - 1995 (3.8 MB pdf)
  
  
• Briarwood Subarea Plan - 1995 (6.3 MB pdf)
  
  
• Northeast Area Transportation Plan - 2006
  
• Table of Contents (pdf)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (pdf)
• Chapter 2 - Community Involvement Process (pdf)
• Chapter 3 - M-14/Barton Drive Interchange Analysis (35 MB pdf)
• Chapter 4 - Non-Motorized Component (33 MB pdf)
• Chapter 5 - Transit Component (20 MB pdf)
• Chapter 6 - Roadway Component (16 MB pdf)
• Chapter 7 - Implementation (pdf)
  
  
• Flood Mitigation Plan - 2007 (7.8 MB pdf)
  
  
• Washtenaw County Access Management Plan - 2008
  
  
• Washtenaw Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Strategy - 2010 (pdf)
  
  
• Downtown Design Guidelines - 2011 (pdf)
  
  
• Connecting William Street Plan - 2013 (13.5 MB pdf)
  
  

Last Updated: May 13, 2013