Pre-RFPLegal & ComplianceDetected Jun 15, 2026

Chocolay Township is overhauling Chapter VII of its Zoning Ordinance related to natural resource mining in response to changes in the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and a 2025 Township Board moratorium on new mining applications. Township Manager Greg Elliott and the Township Attorney drafted extensive new text defining mining, conditional use permit requirements, hydrogeologic studies, dewatering restrictions, environmental protections, and site restoration obligations, with the Planning Commission holding a public hearing on June 15, 2026 and preparing to recommend the amendment to the Township Board before the moratorium expires in August 2026. The new ordinance framework will significantly change how any mining, mineral extraction, and related hydrogeologic or environmental reviews are handled in the Township, requiring technical studies, monitoring plans, and security deposits.This opens a forward-looking advisory and professional services opportunity for planning, legal, environmental, and engineering vendors to help both the Township and future applicants interpret and comply with the new standards, prepare applications, conduct hydrogeologic and environmental studies, and manage long-term monitoring and restoration plans once the ordinance is adopted.

Application requirements include potential independent hydrogeologic studies, monitoring, and restoration plans funded by applicants; the ordinance applies Township-wide rather than to a single mine.

Town of Chocolay charterChocolay Township natural resource mining ordinance overhaul

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