SENATE BILL NO. 516


   April 15, 1999, Introduced by Senators BULLARD and MC MANUS and
        referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State 
        Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1943 PA 183, entitled

   "County zoning act,"

   by amending section 20 (MCL 125.220).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 20.  (1) The county board of zoning appeals shall 
             act

 2     upon all questions as they may  HEAR AND DECIDE
                       QUESTIONS THAT

 3    arise in the administration of the zoning ordinance, including

 4    the interpretation of the zoning maps, and may  fix
              ADOPT rules

 5    to govern its procedure sitting as a board of appeals.  It shall

 6    hear and decide appeals from and review an order, requirement,

 7    decision, or determination made by an administrative official or

 8    body charged with enforcement of an ordinance adopted pursuant to

 9    this act.  It shall also hear and decide all matters referred to

10    it or upon which it is required to pass under an ordinance

11    adopted pursuant to this act.  For special land use and planned


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 1    unit development decisions, an appeal may be taken to the board

 2    of appeals only if provided for in the zoning ordinance.

 3         (2) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the

 4    county board of zoning appeals  shall be  IS
             necessary to reverse

 5    an order, requirement, decision, or determination of the adminis-

 6    trative official or body, or to decide in favor of the applicant

 7    a matter upon which the board is required to pass under the

 8    ordinance, or to  effect a variation  GRANT A
             VARIANCE in the

 9    ordinance.  The  AN appeal may be taken by a person
             aggrieved or

10    by an officer, department, board, or bureau of the township,

11    county, or state.  IN ADDITION, AN AGENCY MAY SEEK A VARIANCE

12    FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

13    UNIFORM CONDEMNATION PROCEDURES ACT, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.54. The

14    COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS SHALL STATE THE grounds of each

15    determination.  shall be stated. 



























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