SENATE BILL NO. 265


   February 4, 1999, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, V. SMITH, GAST, 
        MC COTTER, YOUNG, STILLE and STEIL and referred to the
        Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, entitled

   "Urban cooperation act of 1967,"

   (MCL 124.501 to 124.512) by adding section 5c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 5C.  (1) UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF

 2    EACH CONTRACTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, 2 OR MORE LOCAL GOVERN-

 3    MENTAL UNITS MAY ESTABLISH BY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT A REGIONAL

 4    ZONING ORDINANCE.

 5         (2) A REGIONAL ZONING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUB-

 6    SECTION (1) SHALL CONFORM TO 1 OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS THAT IS

 7    APPLICABLE TO 1 OR MORE OF THE CONTRACTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL

 8    UNITS:

 9         (A) THE CITY AND VILLAGE ZONING ACT, 1921 PA 207, MCL

10    125.581 TO 125.600.




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 1         (B) THE TOWNSHIP ZONING ACT, 1943 PA 184, MCL 125.271 TO

 2    125.310.

 3         (C) THE COUNTY ZONING ACT, 1943 PA 183, MCL 125.201 TO

 4    125.240.

 5         (3) A PERSON CHALLENGING AN ORDER, REQUIREMENT, DECISION, OR

 6    DETERMINATION UNDER A REGIONAL ZONING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED PUR-

 7    SUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF TO ESTABLISH BY

 8    CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE ORDER, REQUIREMENT, DECI-

 9    SION, OR DETERMINATION IS INCORRECT.






































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