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Planning
Maps and Resources for Houghton and Keweenaw Counties in Michigan's
Western Upper Peninsula
Unless otherwise indicated,
the following resources were produced through a grant from the National
Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) in conjunction
with the Common Ground Initiative funded by the Americana Foundation.
“Design
Guidelines to Enhance Community Appearance and Protect Natural Resources”
“Shaping
Our Future” Survey
Township
Land Use Maps, Houghton County, 2002
In 2002, the Houghton County Planning Commission (HCPC) asked the
14 Houghton County townships to color a series of plat maps to reflect
the current land uses within their jurisdiction. This information
is part of the County’s land-use planning process. Digital
versions of the resulting maps were completed with funding from
the HCPC and NEETF.
Environmental
Decision-Making Class
Planning Resources For Houghton County
“Shaping
Our Future” Survey Sorted Comments, by Community
Population
Density/Change Maps, Houghton County, 1990 and 2000
Steep
Slope Maps, Houghton County
“Shaping
Our Future” Survey Scenic Roads
Building
Permits Issued in Houghton County, 1990, 2002, and 2003
(Coming soon)
Traffic
Count Maps, Houghton County Coming soon
Viewshed
Map From Quincy Hill Overlook, Houghton CountyComing
soon
Groundwater
Quality and Availability Map, Houghton County, 1970
Coming soon
This
map is a digital version of the map
Watersheds
and Community Water Supply Wells
Maps showing watershed boundaries and locations of community water
supply wells in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, in formats for viewing
and printing. Public
Water Supply Consumer Confidence Reports(
(in PDF format)
Superintendents of water supply systems that serve communities compile
annual reports on water sources and water quality test results for
their customers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's
Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division. Download a
summary of the information contained in the 1999 Consumer Confidence
Reports for Houghton and Keweenaw County communities.
Presettlement
Land Cover
Maps showing land cover types (sugar maple-hemlock forest, exposed
bedrock, etc.) in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties as recorded by
General Land Office surveys prior to 1856, in formats for viewing
and printing.
Land
Use/Cover, 1978
Maps showing land use/cover types (broadleaved forest, residential,
etc.) in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties in 1978 as interpreted from
color infrared aerial photography, in formats for viewing and printing.
Keweenaw
County Zoning, 1975
Maps showing the zoning proposed by the consultant hired to produce
a zoning ordinance for Keweenaw County in 1975, in formats for viewing
and printing.
Links
to Other Planning Resource Web Sites
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