Former Township Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Alice Tomboulian, once remarked that developers see Oakland Township as “a tough nut to crack”. By that she meant that our Zoning Ordinance #16 and associated ordinances contained the maximum legally defensible restrictions on what a developer can do; far more than surrounding communities. These tough ordinances are the results of members of the former Oakland Township Association, including Peggy Johnson, to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude.

Using these ordinances our Planning Commission and Board was able to approve no new development in fiscal 2016-2017 (March 31, 2016 to April 30, 2017).

The legally required Planning Commission annual report provides details. I have written-in details of Board of Trustees votes on Planning Commission recommendations in this Planning Commission annual report at link below. The Board was even tougher than the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission Annual Report 2016-2017