Master Plan

In an effort to provide the most current information possible, the Village of Bellaire has created it's Master Plan.  The Plan has been divided into 9 sections that can be accessed below.   Click on any of the Highlighted Chapters (Microsoft Word).

Master Plan 

Table of Contents

1.0       Introduction                                                                                                   1-1

            Purpose and Planning Process                                                                      1-1

            Historical Context                                                                                            1-1

            Schools                                                                                                           1-4

            Government                                                                                                    1-4

            Status of Planning and Zoning in Village of Bellaire                                        1-4

2.0       Socioeconomic Profile                                                                                2-1

            Population                                                                                                       2-1

            Age Distribution and Racial Makeup                                                               2-2

            Households and Disability Status                                                                   2-4

            Income, Education, and Employment                                                                        2-4

            Housing Stock and Property Values                                                               2-6

3.0       Natural Resources                                                                                       3-1

            Climate                                                                                                            3-1

            Geology                                                                                                           3-2

            Topography                                                                                                     3-2

            Soils                                                                                                                3-2

            Water Resources                                                                                           3-5

            Surface Water Discharge Permits                                                                 3-8

            Wetlands                                                                                                         3-8

            Fish and Wildlife                                                                                             3-9

            Sites of Environmental Contamination                                                           3-9      

            Air Quality                                                                                                        3-10

4.0              Existing Land Use                                                                                        4-1

Patterns of Land Divisions                                                                              4-1

Existing Land Use Statistics and Characteristics                                          4-1

Wetlands                                                                                                         4-3      

Residential                                                                                                      4-3

Nonforested                                                                                                    4-4

Upland Forest                                                                                                 4-4      

Street and Road Corridor                                                                               4-4

Recreation                                                                                                      4-4      

Water                                                                                                              4-4

Commercial                                                                                                    4-5

Utilities                                                                                                             4-7

Institutional                                                                                                      4-7

Industrial/Extractive                                                                                         4-7

5.0       Commercial Services, Facilities, and Transportation                             5-1

            Water and Sewage Disposal Systems                                                          5-1

            Storm Water                                                                                                   5-2

            Solid Waste                                                                                                    5-2

            Other Public Utilities                                                                                       5-2

            Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services                                               5-3

            Schools                                                                                                           5-3

            Municipal and Federal Facilities                                                                      5-4

            Civic Organizations and Churches                                                                5-5

            Transportation and Road Maintenance                                                          5-5

6.0       Community Goals and Policies                                                                   6-1

            Community Goals                                                                                           6-1

            Community Survey Results                                                                            6-3

            Goals and Policies                                                                                          6-3

            General Goals                                                                                                 6-4

                        Planning and Community Development                                             6-5

                        Housing                                                                                               6-6

                        Natural Environment                                                                           6-7

                        Recreation, Public Lands, and Beautification                                     6-8

                        Community and Economic Development                                          6-9

                        Infrastructure and Public Facilities                                                     6-10

                        Government                                                                                        6-11

                        Education and Training                                                                       6-12

7.0       Community Recreation Plan                                                                       7-1

            Inventory of Recreation Facilities in the Village of Bellaire                             7-2

            Community Recreation Events                                                                      7-6

            Other Antrim County Recreational Facilities                                                  7-6

            Administrative Structure and Funding                                                            7-7

            Description of Recreation Planning Process                                                             7-8

            Basis for Action Program                                                                               7-9

            Action Program                                                                                               7-11

            Capital Improvements Schedule for Existing Facilities                                  7-11

            Capital Improvements Schedule for Proposed New Facilities                       7-14

            Plan Review and Adoption                                                                              7-14

8.0       Future Land Use                                                                                         8-1

            Conservation/Recreation                                                                                8-3

            Residential                                                                                                      8-3

                        Conservation Residential                                                                    8-3

                        General Residential                                                                            8-4

                        Mixed Residential                                                                                8-4

            Commercial                                                                                                    8-4

                        Village Commercial                                                                             8-4

                        General Business                                                                               8-5

            Industrial                                                                                                          8-5

            Public Service                                                                                                 8-5

9.0       Plan Adoption and Implementation                                                            9-1

            Results of Master Plan Public Hearing                                                           9-1

            Plan Adoption                                                                                                  9-1

            Legal Transmittals                                                                                          9-12

            Plan Implementation through Zoning                                                              9-12

            Grants and Capital Improvement Investments                                               9-17

            Recreation Plan                                                                                              9-17

            Summary