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Joint township planning commissions publish proposed zoning amendments, 1985

Also 1985 Beaver Island zoning revision · July 24 1985 zoning public hearing

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TypeEvent
Date1985-07-24
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ErasModern era
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1985-07-24
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Announcement
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Township of Saint James · Township of Peaine
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Summary

The Peaine and St. James Planning Commissions reported a joint revision of their zoning regulations and announced a proposed public hearing for July 24, 1985. The Beaver Beacon printed final-draft sections, including proposed residential and harbor regulations, while noting that most changes then applied to St. James Township.

Evidence limits

These are proposed amendments and an advance hearing notice. They do not prove adoption, the final text, the hearing’s occurrence, or any resulting permit or land-use decision.

Sources

  1. Reports that the Peaine and St. James Planning Commissions had met weekly since early spring to revise zoning regulations, prints final-draft amendment sections, and announces a proposed July 24 public hearing. The issue says three new zones were added and that most printed changes then applied to St. James. The text is a proposal and public-participation notice, not an adopted ordinance, zoning map, permit, or hearing record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-six-page July/August combined issue PDF, filed canonically as July 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the proposed zoning amendments and hearing notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Joint township planning commissions publish proposed zoning amendments, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-township-zoning-amendments-1985/, accessed [date], citing Planning Commissions and proposed zoning amendments, Beaver Beacon, July 1985 (July/August combined issue filed as July). (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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