SENATE BILL No. 252

 

 

February 24, 2005, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, JELINEK, SWITALSKI, THOMAS, JACOBS and CLARK-COLEMAN and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.

 

 

 

     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 all residents living in and within 300 feet of the

 

proposed rezoned property.

 

     (3) The notice shall include a listing of each street address

 

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.