Master Plan

The purpose of a master plan for Bloomfield Hills is to enumerate the unique elements of the community and guide future development to both strengthen the existing character of the City and meet community goals. A sound master plan for pattern and density of land use, infrastructure investments, and conservation of natural features helps ensure that Bloomfield Hills will remain a highly desirable place in which to live or work. A plan allows residents, business owners, and developers to make investments with a reasonable expectation of what might occur in the future. A master plan also helps to guide decisions as conditions and expectations change and to balance the sometimes competing interests of the environment, individual landowners, and the community overall.

The Master Plan will assist City leaders when considering the long-term implications of their decisions about the environment, community character, and the City’s fiscal health. Appropriate planning is necessary to avoid mistakes that could be difficult to correct. Community Master Plans are governed by the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (PA 33 of 2008). The City of Bloomfield Hills reviews the Master Plan every five years, in keeping with the requirements of PA 33 of 2008.