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Here are the 10 most-viewed stories from our 2018 blog

Posted Posted on January 14, 2019

The Carlisle/Wortman blog has shared planning information and ideas since 2010. The top stories from 2018 include some new content plus our greatest hits.

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New Code Enforcement Services website

Posted Posted on November 30, 2017

A new website brings attention to Code Enforcement Services, a subsidiary of Carlisle/Wortman Associates.

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Local communities should control short term rentals, not Lansing

Posted Posted on October 31, 2017

Dick Carlisle takes on two bills that would treat short term rentals as a permitted use in any zone and preempt communities’ ability to regulate them.

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Your sign ordinance may be unconstitutional

Posted Posted on April 29, 2016July 5, 2017

A U.S. Supreme Court decision says that municipalities can’t regulate signs based on their content but location, composition and duration can still apply.

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Economic development success begins with tough building plan reviews

Posted Posted on March 2, 2016July 5, 2017

How to avoid lawsuits, half-finished buildings, appeals, re-inspections, angry owners? Thorough, informed building plan reviews protect your reputation and your sanity.

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Site Plan Review 101

Posted Posted on April 3, 2015July 5, 2017

Planning professionals and commissioners will appreciate this clear approach to reviewing a site plan. Best advice: Find a quiet place where you can spread out and work without interruptions.

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Empower your zoning administrator

Posted Posted on February 18, 2015July 5, 2017

Managing and enforcing zoning should be the zoning administrator’s primary – or only – job.

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Scio Township innovates to preserve rural character

Posted Posted on January 10, 2014July 5, 2017

The conversion of a beautiful, historic barn in Michigan’s Scio Township into a special events hall drove the township to create a zoning category that provides a new and unique way to protect and preserve agricultural land.

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A new economy calls for new economic development methods

Posted Posted on November 12, 2013July 5, 2017

Local governments must make themselves desirable places for knowledge workers, and that requires different tools than those with which we once chased smokestacks.

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