Specific prohibition of lawn in greenbelt

Recommendation

Zoning ordinances will specifically prohibit the planting of lawns within the greenbelt.

Reasons for Recommendation

Lawns, or areas planted in turf grass, allow stormwater to run off at higher rates than areas planted with trees and shrubs. This higher run off rate can allow storm water to reach the Lake before being allowed to percolate and increase the potential for shoreline erosion.

Notes

1 of 10 Zoning Ordinances around the Lake currently meet or exceed this recommended standard - Evangeline Township

Jurisdictions shaded green on the map below meet or exceed the recommended standard.

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Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
426 Bay Street
Petoskey, MI 49770

Phone: 231-347-1181
Fax:      231-347-5928

Project Goals

The overall goal of this work has been to collaborate with local officials to understand, accept, and adopt common shoreline protection zoning standards around Lake Charlevoix with the intent of keeping the lake clean.

About the Project

Learn more about our work in 2022. The 2016 project was made possible through Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Nonpoint Source Program 319 grant funding secured by the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. LIAA has been contracted to facilitate the project steering committee, analyze the recommendations of previous shoreline protection studies, provide consolidated recommendations from previous studies to the jurisdictions around the Lake, and support the adoption of these standards.

The 10 jurisdictions surrounding Lake Charlevoix are the City of Charlevoix, Boyne City, East Jordan, Bay Township, Charlevoix Township, Eveline Township, Evangeline Township, Hayes Township, Marion Township, and South Arm Township.

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