The Highland Township Planning Commission has been reviewing and revising the Natural Features Preservation regulations at recent meetings. One of the things our Highland residents treasure most is the natural beauty of this area. We are fortunate to have an abundance of high quality lakes, rivers and parkland. In the future as developers come in to create new subdivions, it is important to protect the natural features of each site through our ordinances and site plan review regulations. This creates a win/win situation. New residents often prefer a site with natural features and mature trees to a site that has been clear cut, bulldozed, stripped of top soil and flattened into a wasteland. Building sites with intact natural features are more desireable and the developer benefits as such sites command a higher price. Such regulations do not impact individual landowners who still maintain their individual rights as protected under our current ordinances.
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