SENATE BILL NO. 517


   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 184, entitled

   "Township zoning act,"

   by amending section 20 (MCL 125.290).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 20.  (1) The township board of appeals shall  act
             upon

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

 3    in the administration of the zoning ordinance, including the

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

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

 6    hear and decide appeals from and review any order, 
             requirements 

 7    REQUIREMENT, decision, or determination made by an administrative

 8    official or body charged with enforcement of an ordinance adopted

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

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

11    ordinance adopted pursuant to this act.  With regard to
              FOR


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 1    special land use and planned unit development decisions, an

 2    appeal may be taken to the board of appeals only if provided for

 3    in the zoning ordinance.

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

 5    TOWNSHIP board of appeals  shall be  IS necessary
             to reverse an

 6    order, requirement, decision, or determination of the administra-

 7    tive official or body, or to decide in favor of the applicant any

 8    matter upon which  they are  THE BOARD IS required
             to pass under

 9     or to effect any variation in an ordinance adopted under
             this

10     act.  The  THE ORDINANCE, OR TO GRANT A VARIANCE IN
                       THE

11    ORDINANCE.  AN appeal may be taken by  any  A
             person aggrieved or

12    by  any  AN officer, department, board, or bureau
             of the town-

13    ship, county, or state.  IN ADDITION, AN AGENCY MAY SEEK A VARI-

14    ANCE FROM THE TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS UNDER SECTION 4 OF

15    THE UNIFORM CONDEMNATION PROCEDURES ACT, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.54.

16    The TOWNSHIP zoning board of appeals shall state the grounds of

17    each determination.























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