Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits
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To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned) | Strongly Agree | 44% | 41% | 45% | 37% | 41% |
| Somewhat Agree | 28% | 38% | 38% | 35% | 37% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 0% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned) | Strongly Agree | 30% | 45% | 43% | 55% | 41% | 41% |
| Somewhat Agree | 40% | 35% | 38% | 34% | 41% | 37% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |
Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy
The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Fall 2017 Data Tables
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Q9e. To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned) | Strongly Agree | 44% | 41% | 45% | 37% | 41% |
| Somewhat Agree | 28% | 38% | 38% | 35% | 37% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 0% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned) | Strongly Agree | 30% | 45% | 43% | 55% | 41% | 41% |
| Somewhat Agree | 40% | 35% | 38% | 34% | 41% | 37% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| To what extent do you agree or disagree that having a Master Plan provides the jurisdiction legal protection against zoning or development lawsuits? (Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan, excluding counties that do not zone and townships that are county-zoned) | Strongly Agree | 42% | 35% | 38% | 35% | 46% | 48% | 41% |
| Somewhat Agree | 30% | 41% | 43% | 40% | 32% | 36% | 37% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 14% | 14% | 12% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 11% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |