Act No. 151

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

June 24, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 25, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: 91st day after final adjournment of 1998 Regular Session

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Reps. Brackenridge, Birkholz, Crissman, Hammerstrom and Dobronski

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5147

AN ACT to amend 1943 PA 183, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment in portions of counties lying outside the limits of incorporated cities and villages of zoning districts within which the proper use of land and natural resources may be encouraged or regulated by ordinance, and for which districts provisions may also be adopted designating the location of, the size of, the uses that may be made of, the minimum open spaces, sanitary, safety, and protective measures that are required for, and the maximum number of families that may be housed in dwellings, buildings, and structures that are erected or altered; to designate the use of certain state licensed residential facilities; to provide for a method for the adoption of ordinances and amendments to ordinances; to provide for emergency interim ordinances; to provide by ordinance for the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of property that does not conform to the requirements of the zoning districts so provided; to provide for the administering of ordinances adopted; to provide for conflicts with other acts, ordinances, or regulations; to provide sanctions for violations; to provide for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes; to provide for referenda; to provide for appeals; to authorize the purchase of development rights; to authorize the issuance of bonds and notes; and to provide for special assessments," (MCL 125.201 to 125.240) by amending the title, as amended by 1996 PA 569, and by adding section 12a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

TITLE

An act to provide for the establishment in portions of counties lying outside the limits of incorporated cities and villages of zoning districts within which the proper use of land and natural resources may be encouraged or regulated by ordinance, and for which districts provisions may also be adopted designating the location of, the size of, the uses that may be made of, the minimum open spaces, sanitary, safety, and protective measures that are required for, and the maximum number of families that may be housed in dwellings, buildings, and structures that are erected or altered; to designate the use of certain state licensed residential facilities; to provide for a method for the adoption of ordinances and amendments to ordinances; to provide for emergency interim ordinances; to provide by ordinance for the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of property that does not conform to the requirements of the zoning districts so provided; to provide for the administering of ordinances adopted; to provide for conflicts with other acts, ordinances, or regulations; to provide sanctions for violations; to provide for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes; to provide for referenda; to provide for appeals; to authorize the purchase of development rights; to authorize the issuance of bonds and notes; to provide for special assessments; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.

Sec. 12a. A petition under section 12, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5138 of the 89th Legislature is enacted into law.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.