Community Development

Community Development

Community Development plans, coordinates, implements, monitors and evaluates city-wide property rehabilitation and new construction development proposals and implements programs where economically feasible. They also coordinate the acquisition and disposition of real estate with the city and provide on-going maintenance of CDBG parcels.
Community Development: 248-758-3030
Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Building & Safety Office - City Hall
47450 Woodward Ave. - 1st Floor 
Pontiac, Michigan 48342
Community Development Director: Rachel Loughrin

PUBLIC NOTICES
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS SURVEY
Survey Response Deadline: November 1st
The Community Development Department is conducting a survey of businesses and residents which is intended to gather input regarding current economic, business, and workforce conditions in the Pontiac region. The responses to this survey will help inform future policy and programming decisions by the City of Pontiac. Your response is greatly appreciated.
SPECIAL MEETINGS NOTICES
Creating a Blight Free Pontiac
Click here to read important guidelines for every Pontiac resident and landowner to keep our city free of blight.Understand your personal and legal responsibilty to keep your property free of blight conditions.
Zoning Map
Click Here To Download the Zoning Map
Master Plan
Click Here To Download the Master Plan (Final) (large file 8MB)
Parks & Recreation 5 Year Master Plan
click here to read the adopted Parks & Recreation 5 Year Master Plan
click here to read the appendix to the Parks & Recreation 5 Year Master Plan
Development Agreements
Centerpoint Development
City Service Fee
Motown Motion Pictures, LLS
Pontiac TIFA Service Fee
Pontiac West and Pontiac Central
Renaissance Zone Development
TIFA 3 Agreement Pontiac Woods and Oakland Tech Center
Supplement No. 1 to TIFA 3 Development Agreement
Economic Recovery Plan (2015)
Pontiac Moving Forward

Click here to download the Economic Recovery Plan
Click here to download Appendix A-H of the Economic Recovery Plan
Click here to download the Cover Page to Appendix I of the Economic Recovery Plan
Click here to download Appendix I of the Economic Recovery Plan
Creating a Remarkable Place:
Using Transit Oriented Development as a Catalyst to Restore a
Walkable Urban Fabric to One of America's Great Industrial Cities

Click here to read the Executive Summary 
Click here to read the report about the CNU Legacy Charrette workshop
Transportation Assessment (2014)
Click here to download the Downtown Pontiac Transportation Assessment
Downtown Parking Plan (2012)
Click Here to Download the Downtown Parking Plan
Asset-Based Economic Development Strategies (2007)
Click here to download the Asset Based Economic Recovery Strategy
Downtown Development Plan (2001)
Click here to download the updated Downtown Development Plan
Building Safety & Planning Quarterly Reports
Each quarter our Building Safety & Planning Department produces a report detailing the number and types of permits issued, number of inspections made, as well as an analysis of all activities.
Click here to go to the Building Safety & Planning Quarterly Report page.
2015 Community Development Annual Report
Click here to download the 2014 Community Development Annual Report

CAPER for Program Year 2014
On October 5th, a public hearing was held to present the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City of Pontiac for the 2014 program year.

Click here to read the CAPER for Program Year 2014

Doing Business in Pontiac" Video"Doing Business in Pontiac" is a new video highlighting the opportunities for  businesses in the City of Pontiac. Click on the image on the right to view the video.