Act No. 284

Public Acts of 2005

Approved by the Governor

December 19, 2005

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 19, 2005

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2005

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

Introduced by Senators Basham, Jelinek, Switalski, Thomas, Jacobs and Clark-Coleman

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 252

AN ACT to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment in townships 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 shall be required for, and the maximum number of families that may be housed in dwellings, buildings, and structures, including tents and trailer coaches, 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 for the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise of nonconforming property; 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 the collection of fees for building permits; to provide for petitions, public hearings, and 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," 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 all of the following:

(a) The owner of the property proposed for rezoning.

(b) To all persons that own any real property within 300 feet of the 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 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.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor