Show your Passion
for Pontiac!
Welcome to the City of Pontiac’s Official Website for the 2024 Vision Pontiac planning process!
The City of Pontiac is updating its Master Plan, to be known as ‘Vision Pontiac’, to reflect the current and anticipated needs and wants of the community as well as better guide future land use and development decisions over the next 5, 10, to 20 years. In addition, with rising housing costs and shifting housing demands, the City is also working to conduct a Housing Study and Needs Assessment. The planning processes for these two efforts offer a great opportunity for community members and stakeholders to offer their input and shape the City’s future. You can use this website as the go-to for updates throughout the master planning and housing study process.
What is a
Master Plan?
The Master Plan is a long-range guiding document that sets vision and a roadmap for key components of the community, including but not limited to future growth and land use decisions, transportation, community facilities, housing, natural resources and environmental features, community and historical resources, and urban design and community character. It establishes ground rules for private development and public improvements to ensure collaboration and effective use of local funds that align with the community’s interests. The plan will provide clear goals, objectives, strategies, and policies growth, preservation, and enhancement.
City Council, together with city staff, established the following seven focus areas for Vision Pontiac:
1. Neighborhoods and Housing
2. (Re) Development
3. Workforce Development
4. Downtown and Commercial
5. Transportation and Walkability
6. Historic Preservation
7. Future Land Use
What is the Housing Study and Needs Assessment?
The housing study and needs assessment, a supplemental document to the Master Plan, will provide community leaders and stakeholders with an assessment and plan of community-specific housing priorities, policy alternatives, and intervention strategies, including land use and zoning decisions. The study will assess existing housing conditions, demographic and market demands, and rent rates, as well as identify critical housing gaps and issues. It will also identify current and forecasted housing needs over the next 10 years. Public input is also important to this plan.
In tandem with public engagement efforts for the Master Plan, each public event, survey, and outreach effort will focus specifically on housing to understand what residents are experiencing as they interact with the housing market, what their concerns are, and what obstacles they face when searching for quality, affordable housing.
Get involved!
In order for these projects to be successful and effective, we need your input!
Please review the schedule below for some upcoming public engagement opportunities.
What to expect from the
Virtual Webinars
These are online sessions, streamed via Facebook, to provide overviews of the planning process, updates on where we are in the process, and opportunities to get engaged and ask questions.
What to expect at the Community Meeting
These meetings will offer informational overviews of the master planning process, summary of the findings from the analysis work thus far, and include small group breakout discussions to focus in on key issues and assets identified. The group as a whole will then reconvene and complete an overall prioritization of issues, assets, and consensus on the characteristics of the desired future for the City.
What to expect at the
Town Hall
A large group presentation and discussion about key findings, strategy plans, and key takeaways to receive feedback on the direction of the Master Plan.
Bring a charged mobile device for interactive discussions! Accommodations are available for those who don't have access to a device or smartphone.
Additional ways to get involved
The online survey deadline has been extended to November 8th. Please click on the link and show your passion for Pontiac!
Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
2024
August 28
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Community Meeting #1 – with Housing Summit
Ruth Peterson Center · 990 Joslyn Ave · Pontiac, MI
Completed
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September 19
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Town Hall Meeting #1 - with Housing Summit
Pontiac High School · 1051 Arlene Ave · Pontiac, MI
https://www.facebook.com/events/910620397575404/?ref=newsfeed
Completed
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September 24
5:00 PM
Virtual Webinar #2
Tune into the City’s Facebook Page at
https://www.facebook.com/pontiaccityhall
Completed
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October 3
6:00-8:00 PM
Community Meeting #2 – with Housing Summit
Bowens Senior Citizens Center
52 Bagley St · Pontiac, MI
Completed
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October 16
6:00-8:00 PM
Community Meeting #3 – with Housing Summit
Pontiac’s Little Art Theatre (Location Change)
47 N. Saginaw St · Pontiac, MI
Completed
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November 14
6:00-8:00 PM
Town Hall Meeting #2 – with Housing Summit
Welcome Baptist Church
143 Oneida Street · Pontiac, MI
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November 20
6:00-8:00 PM
Community Meeting #4 – with Housing Summit
Bowens Senior Citizens Center
52 Bagley St · Pontiac, MI
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December 11
6:00 PM
Virtual Webinar #3
Tune into the City’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pontiaccityhall
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2025
January - February 2025
Draft Plan Public Review Period
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Tentative Adoption Public Hearing
TBD
City Hall · 47450 Woodward Ave · Pontiac, MI
Updates at Planning Commission and Council Meetings:
August 7, 2024
Planning Commission Meeting
November 6, 2024
Planning Commission Meeting
December 3, 2024
Council Meeting
December 4, 2024
Planning Commission Meeting
Review Draft Plan for Public Distribution
December 17, 2024
Council Meeting
Review Draft Plan for Public Distribution
March 5, 2025
Planning Commission Meeting
Review Plan for Adoption
March 18, 2025
Council Meeting
Review Plan for Adoption