SB-0252, As Passed House, December 13, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 252

     A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled

"Township zoning act,"

by amending section 14 (MCL 125.284).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 14. (1) Amendments or supplements to the zoning ordinance

may be made in the same manner as provided in this act for the

enactment of the original ordinance.

(2) If an individual property or several adjacent properties

are proposed for rezoning, the township zoning board shall give a

notice of the proposed rezoning to  the all of the following:

     (a) The owner of the property  in question, to proposed for

rezoning.

     (b) To all persons  to whom that own any real property within

300 feet of the  premises in question is assessed, and to the

occupants of all single and 2-family dwellings proposed rezoned

property.

     (c) To the occupants of all single and 2-family dwellings in

and within 300 feet of the proposed rezoned property.

(3) The notice shall include a listing of all existing street

addresses within the proposed rezoned property and be delivered

personally or by mail to the respective owners and  tenants

residents at the address given in the last assessment roll. If the

tenant's name is not known, the term "occupant" may be used. If the

notice is delivered by mail, an affidavit of mailing shall be filed

with the zoning board before the hearing.

(4) The notice shall be made not less than 8 days before the

hearing provided by section 9 stating the time, place, date, and

purpose of the hearing.

(5) An amendment for the purpose of conforming a provision of

the zoning ordinance to the decree of a court of competent

jurisdiction as to any specific lands may be adopted by the

township board and the notice of the adopted amendment published

without referring the amendment to any other board or agency

provided for in this act.