On April 23, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and received comments on the draft Master Plan. Following the public hearing, the commission amended the plan and approved sending the plan to the city council for approval. The city council will consider the draft plan at their meeting on May 8, 2024.
Information Used by the Planning Commission while Drafting the Plan:
1,922 Quality of Life surveys were sent to residents in early September. A total of 627 were returned for a response rate of 33 percent. The results were compiled and presented to the commission by our intern, Stephanie Franco, at a special meeting to be held on February 21, 2023.
Open House Events were held in the City Center Council Chambers and were facilitated by Pat Coleman of North of 45. They were held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, and Tuesday, November 1, 2022. A total of 66 residents and business owners attended the events. They talked one-on-one with commission members telling them what they would like Houghton to be in the future.
INFORMATION FROM THE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE REVISION OF CHAPTER 10 DOWNTOWN AND CHAPTER 13 ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE IN 2021.
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, the planning commission formed the Master Plan Committee to work on the revision of Chapter 10 Downtown and Chapter 13 Zoning and Future Land Use.  The committee met five times throughout 2021 and prepared a final report of their work. Attached below.
2021 Master Plan Summary Report
Minutes of Committee Meetings:
Minutes of September 20, 2021 Meeting
Charrette Ready Workshop proposal as presented to the commission on 3/23/2021
