Planning and Zoning Department
The City of Coldwater Planning Commission serves as an advisory group to the city. The commission administers the Coldwater Comprehensive Plan that sets forth the policies, guidelines and land use designations for long-range development of the city. As new trends are recognized and priorities change, it is the responsibility of the Planning Commission to propose changes to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance that will further promote the public health, safety and welfare of the community.
The Planning Commission also reviews all rezoning requests, special use permits, subdivision plats, lot splits and development site plans. The Planning Commission meets on the first Tuesday of each month (April is the second Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber of the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building. All meetings are open to the public. For more information about the City of Coldwater's Planning and Zoning Deparatment, click here.
Neighborhood
Services
The DDA and downtown building/business owners
work closely with the Coldwater Neighborhood Services. The Neighborhood Services Department has been established
with citizen service and complaint resolution as our main focus.
They handle all complaints and concerns that anyone may have
about their neighborhood environment. Their main duties focus
on building inspection and plan review. They also handle all
building permits, do plan review for all commercial jobs as
well as all inspections for these jobs and residential construction.
This department will investigate any concern from building
safety and permit inspection to a junk vehicle in a neighbor's
back yard. If you need our services to address any of the following
problems or activities, call our response line at 517/279-6288
any time of the day. Neighborhood Services is located in the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building, One Grand Street. To obtain more information about Neighborhood Services, click here.
Small Business & Technology Development Center
The Small Business Development Center has been providing consulting
services to small businesses in the southwest Michigan Area
since 1982. The Center provides counseling, training, and
research services to start-up and existing businesses. Consulting
appointments are provided free of charge. Bob Heasley, a retired
Pharmacia UpJohn Executive and former SBDC Director at Kalamazoo
College, is available for appointments in Coldwater on the first
and third Wednesdays of each month. To schedule an appointment
with Mr. Heasley, call the Chamber office at 278-5985. Click here for more information on the Small Business & Technology Development Center. |
