{"id":198,"date":"2024-03-26T18:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:18:33","slug":"chikaming-mi-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/resilience-in-action\/chikaming-mi-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Chikaming, MI Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.2)&#8221; background_mask_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; 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After establishing the shared value of access to pristine beaches and natural areas in a master plan, the Township went further to protect these assets. With the help of experts and a well-informed community, the Township adopted new zoning and police powers ordinances to prevent the building of hardened shoreline armoring structures. 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Defining the natural landscape as an important township character worthy of protecting justified recommendations for strengthening ordinances and further efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bring In Experts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Realizing that the mounting pressures to harden shorelines in response to rising lake levels needed expert-level help, the Township Board reached out to state agencies and academic experts to help educate the public and sort through alternative options. By better understanding the impacts of hardened shorelines, residents were able to make informed decisions about their support for the planning measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Keep the Public Informed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not only did the Township invite the community to public meetings, but a local newspaper, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harborcountry-news.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harbor Country News<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which covers eight communities in southwest Michigan, published updates from planning commission and township board meetings as well as planning events. Township officials, residents, and experts even appeared on a podcast, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interlochenpublicradio.org\/show\/points-north\/2022-02-18\/unnatural-selection-ep-2-houses-built-on-sand\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Un]Natural Selection Ep. 2: Houses Built On Sand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on Interlochen Public Radio covering the impact of hardened shorelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dynamic coasts, Dynamic response: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chikaming\u2019s coastal resilience work stretched over a period of 10 years with new problems and projects popping up that needed to be tackled. Like the coastline, resilience is a dynamic process that ebbs and flows, and communities should be ready to adapt as the climate and their coastline continue to change.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_234\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/chikamingfridaystairs2.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden Staircase looking down on Lake Michigan on Chikaming Bluff (Source: Chikaming Township)\" width=\"435\" height=\"585\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wooden Staircase on Chikaming Bluff (Source: Chikaming Township)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Process<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many other Great Lakes communities, Chikaming Township is closely tied to its Lake Michigan shoreline. In the past ten years, the small community of approximately 2,800 has taken numerous steps to protect this natural asset. After a number of new residential development proposals in the early 2000s, the Township implemented supplementary ordinances for environmentally sensitive lands and waters. The master plan was updated again in 2014 to capture the community\u2019s goals of maintaining \u201cthe long-term health of the natural systems\u201d in the Township (Master Plan for Chikaming Township, Michigan 2014-2029, pg. 31). The plan specifically recommended:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing ordinances and zoning regulations to protect the natural features of the remaining vacant land from the pressures to build more housing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an overlay zone that coincides with the State of Michigan\u2019s Critical Dune area to further protect the vulnerable area from development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After nearly three years of work, the Township fulfilled its first goal by adopting a R-1-W, Waterfront Single Family Residential District in October 2019. The new ordinance requires 150\u2019 setbacks from the regular ordinary high water mark (OHWM) with adjustments for lots under 150\u2019. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harborcountry-news.com\/news\/chikaming-s-2020-vision-for-new-zoning-ordinance-becomes-reality\/article_5dd1d54c-fa9b-11e9-95a0-af521065fb0d.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) The ordinance came just as Great Lakes levels were rising to historic highs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many Great Lake communities, Chikaming residents noticed the rising water\u2019s impact on the shoreline and a growing need to respond to increased erosion and storms. Across the state, permit requests to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/egle\/about\/organization\/water-resources\/coastal-management\/michigans-resilient-coast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EGLE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) for hardened shoreline structures increased nearly 150% between 2019-2021 compared to previous years. With only seven miles of shoreline, Chikaming Township recognized that any extensive hardened armoring could quickly limit the public\u2019s access to the beach. A recently installed and particularly large revetment raised so much alarm among residents that the Township Board began reaching out to experts on solutions to protect the shoreline from disappearing beneath massive boulders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of experts from the Michigan TechnologicalUniversity, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liaa.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIAA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Land Information Access Association), and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/egle\/about\/organization\/water-resources\/coastal-management\/michigans-resilient-coast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EGLE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Township held informative webinars in fall 2020 to educate residents and visitors about ongoing coastal processes and coastal planning and management options. Residents expressed concern that these structures would potentially block access and interrupt the movement of sand across the beachfront. The Township also collected resources and recorded webinars on the Shoreline Sustainability section of its website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the guidance of a newly hired environmental attorney, the Township Board worked on drafting another new ordinance to protect the shoreline from hardened armoring. Township Board meeting attendance swelled to over 250 as residents sought to learn more about the pending ordinance, ask questions, and weigh in with their opinions. After the draft ordinance was presented, over 60 residents gave comments on the exact wording and what structures would be protected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late February 2021, the Township Board unanimously approved a Shoreline Armoring Ordinance, which uses police powers to ban any new hardened armoring along Chikaming\u2019s shoreline. The ordinance does allow residents to apply for a permit to install temporary sandbags or GeoTubes, with the understanding that the GeoTubes will be removed later to minimize sediment disruption\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the final actions that Chikaming took was to participate in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resilientmichigan.org\/default.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resilient Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> community engagement and technical services program developed by LIAA with numerous statewide partners. The Township chose to update its master plan with a chapter focused on resilience. The project kicked off in September 2021 and included four parts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerability mapping of flooding scenarios and heat vulnerability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community assessments using LIAA\u2019s Community Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community outreach at two public meetings, providing online videos as background material<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A detailed final summary report of sustainability assessment, meetings, and recommendations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new chapter, \u201cPlanning for Coastal and Climate Trends,\u201d covers an overview of coastal dynamics, climate change impacts, vulnerability, and disaster management. There was also a review of shoreline protection approaches (see figure) and a Coastal Hazard Analysis that revealed the number of township parcels affected by flooding in different scenarios. The new chapter will guide the Township in future planning decisions with a better understanding of its vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Table-with-pros-cons-LIAA-Chikaming-Township-1024x358.png\" alt=\"Source: LIAA, Chikaming Township\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Table-with-pros-cons-LIAA-Chikaming-Township-980x343.png 980w, https:\/\/www.michiganseagrant.org\/coastal-resilience-resource-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/Table-with-pros-cons-LIAA-Chikaming-Township-480x168.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[userfeedback id=1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Takeaway: Adapting to a changing coastline requires communities to continually revisit how to improve resilience and assess what they value most about their shore. Overview Chikaming Township, Michigan, has adopted a dynamic approach to coastal resilience. 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