CONDEMNATION VARIANCE - S.B. 515 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 515 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Mat J. Dunaskiss
Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 305 (Natural Rivers) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to provide that, in establishing a zoning ordinance, a local unit of government would have to conform to the Township Zoning Act or the County Zoning Act, including the variance provisions of those Acts. Currently, the NREPA requires a local unit to conform to those Acts in establishing a zoning ordinance.
The NREPA also requires the Department of Natural Resources to promulgate a zoning rule to implement Part 305. The bill specifies that a variance from the zoning rule could be applied for and granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act. (Under that section, if acquiring a portion of a parcel needed by an agency would leave the remainder of the parcel in nonconformity with a zoning ordinance, the agency may apply for a zoning variance for the remainder of the parcel.)
MCL 324.30510 & 324.30512 - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-10-99 - Fiscal Analyst: R. Ross
floor\sb515 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.