HOUSE BILL No. 6164

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Ward, Amos, Minore and Taub and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1921 PA 207, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "City and village zoning act,"                                              

                                                                                

    (MCL 125.581 to 125.600) by adding section 4g.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4g.  (1) An owner of land may voluntarily agree to, and                

                                                                                

2   the city or village may approve, certain use and development of             

                                                                                

3   the land as a condition to a rezoning of the land or an amendment           

                                                                                

4   to a zoning map.                                                            

                                                                                

5       (2) In approving the conditions under subsection (1), the                   

                                                                                

6   city or village may establish a time period during which the                

                                                                                

7   conditions apply to the land.  Except for an extension under                

                                                                                

8   subsection (4), if the conditions are not satisfied within the              

                                                                                

9   time specified under this subsection, the land shall revert to              

                                                                                

10  its former zoning classification.                                           

                                                                                

11      (3) The city or village shall not add to or alter the                       

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   conditions approved under subsection (1) during the time period             

                                                                                

2   specified under subsection (2).                                             

                                                                                

3       (4) The time period specified under subsection (2) may be                   

                                                                                

4   extended upon the application of the landowner and approval of              

                                                                                

5   the city or village.                                                        

                                                                                

6       (5) A landowner's rights under this act, the ordinances of                  

                                                                                

7   the city or village, or any other laws of this state are not                

                                                                                

8   limited or affected by the landowner's decision not to agree to a           

                                                                                

9   conditional rezoning or amendment under subsection (1).