North Lake Residents Hot Over 'Draconian' Waterfront Overlay District Language
By Art Bukowski | July 27, 2026
Some residents along North Lake Leelanau are upset over draft zoning overlay district language that includes what they consider to be “draconian restrictions” on their property rights.
The Lake Leelanau Lake Association, which prepared the document and presented it to the Leland Township Planning Commission, says it was not advocating for the overlay district as drafted and was instead simply providing a “sample framework for discussion.”
That position has further rankled some residents, who believe the LLLA is not being transparent about its actions or intent.
The waterfront overlay district “model language” document was shared with the township planning commission on July 1 as part of a LLLA presentation about …
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