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Milan planner urges five‑year review as council and planning commission begin master plan update
Summary
City planner John Enos told a joint session of the Milan City Council and Planning Commission that Michigan law requires municipalities to maintain and periodically review a master plan, recommending at least a five-year review; two public commenters spoke and the session adjourned unanimously at 6:53 p.m.
City planner John Enos told a joint work session of the Milan City Council and the Planning Commission on Jan. 21 that the city’s Master Plan should be treated as an active policy document and reviewed at least every five years.
"The only official adopted document that sets forth an agenda for the achievement of land use goals and policies," Enos said, citing the role a master plan plays in synchronizing public improvements and private development. He presented slides outlining the plan’s purpose, the statutory framework that supports municipal planning and the roles of the Planning Commission, the legislative body and administrative staff.
Enos pointed to the Planning Enabling Act (Public Act 33 of 2008) and other statutes that form the legal foundation for a municipal master plan and explained that an out‑of‑date or absent plan can weaken the presumption of validity for local zoning ordinances and decisions. He told the assembled council members, commissioners and staff that Milan’s current master plan is “slightly overdue for a review.”
The presentation walked through specific responsibilities: the Planning Commission’s work on the master plan, zoning ordinance and subdivision reviews; the legislative body’s role in ordinance adoption and appointments; and administrative support tasks such as budgets and staff coordination. Enos also reviewed the Zoning Enabling Act (Public Act 110 of 2006) and a sequence of older planning statutes referenced in the slide deck.
During the City Council public comment period, resident Rodney Hill of 282 Ideal Street and Dylan Penzien, a Milan High School student and non‑resident, each spoke under the three‑minute time limit. The transcript records their appearances but does not capture the content of their remarks.
The session concluded with a motion to adjourn at 6:53 p.m.; Mayor Pro‑Tem Dare Wayne moved to adjourn, Councilmember Stafford seconded and the motion "carried unanimously."
