Planning Commission
Major Duties and Responsibilities of the Planning Commission:
- Make, adopt and maintain a comprehensive or master basic plan as a guide for the development of the City of Ishpeming.
- Review the make recommendations to the City Council on those Federal, State and local public agency programs that affect the physical development of the City and all physical development projects.
- Prepare for City Council approval a public works capital improvement plan which defines all “project type” public needs, priority, estimated costs and method of financing.
- Preparation of a zoning ordinance.
- Prepare subdivision (plat) regulations for adoption by the City Council.
- Make special studies and reports on all other matters referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council.
PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS (3 year terms)
- Brooke Routhier
- Cory Richards
- Stefani Vargas
- Matt Loos
- Todd Prillwitz
- Dax Richer
- Michael Elliott
- VACANT
- Ben Argall – City Council Representative
Planning Commission meetings are held the first Monday of every month unless other posted in the Council Chambers at Ishpeming City Hall, 100 E. Division Street.
2026 MEETING SCHEDULE ** (6:30 p.m)
- January 5, 2026
- February 2, 2026 – Joint meeting with the DDA
- March 2, 2026
- April 6, 2026
- May 4, 2026
- June 1, 2026
- July 6, 2026
- August 10, 2026
- September 14, 2026
- September 28, 2026 – Joint meeting with the DDA
- October 5, 2026
- November 9, 2026
- December 7, 2026
- January 4, 2027
** NOTE: Dates subject to change.
