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.