September 21, 2004, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, JACOBS and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1943 PA 183, entitled
"County zoning act,"
by amending section 9 (MCL 125.209), as amended by 2000 PA 385.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 9. (1) Before submitting its recommendations of a
2 tentative zoning plan to the county board of commissioners, the
3 county zoning commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing.
4 Notice of the hearing shall be given by 2 publications in a
5 newspaper published in the county or, if a newspaper is not
6 published in the county, then in a newspaper published in an
7 adjacent county. The first publication shall be printed not more
8 than 30 days and not less than 20 days, and the second not more
9 than 8 days before the date of the hearing.
10 (2) Not less than 20 days' notice of the time and place of
11 the hearing shall also be given by mail to each of the
1 following:
2 (a) Each electric, gas, pipeline, and telephone public
3 utility company, and the airport manager of each airport, that
4 registers the name and mailing address of the company or airport
5 with the county zoning commission for the purpose of receiving
6 the notice of public hearing.
7 (b) Each railroad within the district or zone affected.
8 (c) If the hearing involves an amendment to the zoning
9 ordinance, to each resident within the affected area. The notice
10 shall include a listing of each street address within the
11 affected area.
12 (3) The notices under this section shall include the places
13 and times at which the tentative text and maps of the zoning
14 ordinance may be examined. The county zoning commission shall
15 maintain a file of each affidavit of mailing for each mailing
16 made under this section. If an individual property or several
17 adjacent properties are proposed for rezoning, notice of the
18 proposed rezoning and hearing shall be given to the owners of the
19 property in question at least 20 days before the hearing.