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Article I - General Provisions (125.3101...125.3103)
Section 125.3101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 125.3102 - Definitions. - Sec. 102. As used in this act: (a) "Agricultural land"...
Section 125.3103 - Notice; Publication; Mail or Personal Delivery; Requirements. - Sec. 103. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this act,...
Article II - Zoning Authorization and Initiation (125.3201...125.3211)
Section 125.3201 - Regulation of Land Development and Establishment of Districts; Provisions; Uniformity of Regulations; Designations; Limitations. - Sec. 201. (1) A local unit of government may provide...
Section 125.3202 - Zoning Ordinance; Determination by Local Legislative Body; Amendments or Supplements; Notice of Proposed Rezoning. - Sec. 202. (1) The legislative body of a local unit...
Section 125.3203 - Zoning Ordinance; Plan; Incorporation of Airport Layout Plan or Airport Approach Plan; Zoning Ordinance Adopted Before or After March 28, 2001; Applicability of Public Transportation Facilities. - Sec. 203. (1) A zoning ordinance shall be based upon...
Section 125.3204 - Single-Family Residence; Instruction in Craft or Fine Art as Home Occupation. - Sec. 204. A zoning ordinance adopted under this act shall...
Section 125.3205 - Zoning Ordinance Subject to Certain Acts; Regulation or Control of Oil or Gas Wells; Prohibition; Extraction of Valuable Natural Resource; Challenge to Zoning Decision; Serious Consequences Resulting From Extraction; Factors; Regul... - Sec. 205. (1) A zoning ordinance is subject to all...
Section 125.3205a - Amateur Radio Service Station Antenna Structures. - Sec. 205a. (1) 47 CFR 97.15 provides that owners of...
Section 125.3205d - Zoning Ordinance; Prohibition or Regulation of Commemorative Signs. - Sec. 205d. (1) A zoning ordinance shall not regulate or...
Section 125.3206 - Residential Use of Property; Adult Foster Care Facilities; Family, Group Child Care Homes, or Qualified Residential Treatment Programs. - Sec. 206. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), each...
Section 125.3207 - Zoning Ordinance or Decision; Effect as Prohibiting Establishment of Land Use. - Sec. 207. A zoning ordinance or zoning decision shall not...
Section 125.3208 - Nonconforming Uses or Structures. - Sec. 208. (1) If the use of a dwelling, building,...
Section 125.3209 - Township Zoning Ordinance Not Subject to County Ordinance, Rule, or Regulation. - Sec. 209. Except as otherwise provided under this act, a...
Section 125.3210 - Ordinance as Controlling. - Sec. 210. Except as otherwise provided under this act, an...
Section 125.3211 - Appointment of Zoning Commission by Legislative Body; Purposes; Petition; Initiation of Action to Formulate Zoning Commission and Zoning Ordinance. - Sec. 211. (1) The legislative body may proceed with the...
Article III - Zoning Commission (125.3301...125.3308)
Section 125.3301 - Zoning Commission; Creation; Transfer of Powers to Planning Commission; Resolution; Membership; Terms; Successors; Vacancy; Limitation; Removal of Member; Officers. - Sec. 301. (1) Each local unit of government in which...
Section 125.3302 - Expenses; Compensation. - Sec. 302. Members of the zoning commission may be reimbursed...
Section 125.3303 - Planning Expert; Compensation. - Sec. 303. (1) With the approval of the legislative body,...
Section 125.3304 - Regular Meetings; Notice; Zoning Commission Subject to Open Meetings Act. - Sec. 304. The zoning commission shall hold a minimum of...
Section 125.3305 - Recommendations of Zoning Commission; Adoption and Filing. - Sec. 305. The zoning commission shall adopt and file with...
Section 125.3306 - Recommendations of Zoning Commission; Submission to Legislative Body; Public Hearing; Notice; Examination of Proposed Text and Maps. - Sec. 306. (1) Before submitting its recommendations for a proposed...
Section 125.3307 - Review and Recommendations After Hearing; Submission to Township; Submission to Coordinating Zoning Committee; Waiver of Right to Review. - Sec. 307. (1) Following the hearing required in section 306,...
Section 125.3308 - Summary of Public Hearing Comments; Transmission to Legislative Body by Zoning Commission; Report. - Sec. 308. (1) Following the required public hearing under section...
Article IV - Zoning Adoption and Enforcement (125.3401...125.3407)
Section 125.3401 - Public Hearing to Be Held by Legislative Body; Conditions; Notice; Approval of Zoning Ordinance and Amendments by Legislative Body; Filing; Notice of Ordinance Adoption; Notice Mailed to Airport Manager; Information to Be Included... - Sec. 401. (1) After receiving a zoning ordinance under section...
Section 125.3402 - Notice of Intent to File Petition. - Sec. 402. (1) Within 7 days after publication of a...
Section 125.3403 - Amendment to Zoning Ordinance; Filing of Protest Petition; Vote. - Sec. 403. (1) An amendment to a zoning ordinance by...
Section 125.3404 - Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Sec. 404. (1) To protect the public health, safety, and...
Section 125.3405 - Use and Development of Land as Condition to Rezoning. - Sec. 405. (1) An owner of land may voluntarily offer...
Section 125.3406 - Zoning Permits; Fees; Effect of Delinquent Payment of Fine, Costs, or Assessment. - Sec. 406. (1) The legislative body may charge reasonable fees...
Section 125.3407 - Certain Violations as Nuisance per Se. - Sec. 407. Except as otherwise provided by law, a use...
Article V - Special Zoning Provisions (125.3501...125.3514)
Section 125.3501 - Submission and Approval of Site Plan; Procedures and Requirements. - Sec. 501. (1) The local unit of government may require...
Section 125.3502 - Special Land Uses; Review and Approval; Application; Notice of Request; Public Hearing; Incorporation of Decision in Statement of Findings and Conclusions. - Sec. 502. (1) The legislative body may provide in a...
Section 125.3503 - Planned Unit Development. - Sec. 503. (1) As used in this section, "planned unit...
Section 125.3504 - Special Land Uses; Regulations and Standards; Compliance; Conditions; Record of Conditions. - Sec. 504. (1) If the zoning ordinance authorizes the consideration...
Section 125.3505 - Performance Guarantee. - Sec. 505. (1) To ensure compliance with a zoning ordinance...
Section 125.3506 - Open Space Preservation. - Sec. 506. (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 402,...
Section 125.3507 - Purchase of Development Rights Program; Adoption of Ordinance; Limitations; Agreements With Other Local Governments. - Sec. 507. (1) As used in this section and sections...
Section 125.3508 - Pdr Program; Purchase of Development Rights by Local Unit of Government; Conveyance; Notice; Requirements for Certain Purchases. - Sec. 508. (1) A development rights ordinance shall provide for...
Section 125.3509 - Pdr Program; Financing Sources; Bonds or Notes; Special Assessments. - Sec. 509. (1) A PDR program may be financed through...
Section 125.3513 - Biofuel Production Facility as Permitted Use of Property; Requirements; Special Land Use Approval; Application; Hearing; Conditions; Applicability of Subsections (2) to (5); Authority of Local Unit of Government; Definitions. - Sec. 513. (1) A biofuel production facility with an annual...
Section 125.3514 - Wireless Communications Equipment as Permitted Use of Property; Application for Special Land Use Approval; Approval or Denial; Authorization by Local Unit of Government; Definitions; Applicability to Small Cell Wireless Communicati... - Sec. 514. (1) Wireless communications equipment is a permitted use...
Article VI - Zoning Board of Appeals (125.3601...125.3607)
Section 125.3601 - Zoning Board of Appeals; Appointment; Procedural Rules; Membership; Composition; Alternate Member; per Diem; Expenses; Removal; Terms of Office; Vacancies; Conduct of Meetings; Conflict of Interest. - Sec. 601. (1) A zoning ordinance shall create a zoning...
Section 125.3602 - Meetings; Call of the Chairperson; Oaths; Attendance of Witnesses; Record of Proceedings. - Sec. 602. (1) Meetings of the zoning board of appeals...
Section 125.3603 - Zoning Board of Appeals; Powers; Concurring Vote of Majority of Members. - Sec. 603. (1) The zoning board of appeals shall hear...
Section 125.3604 - Zoning Board of Appeals; Procedures. - Sec. 604. (1) An appeal to the zoning board of...
Section 125.3605 - Decision as Final; Appeal to Circuit Court. - Sec. 605. The decision of the zoning board of appeals...
Section 125.3606 - Circuit Court; Review; Duties. - Sec. 606. (1) Any party aggrieved by a decision of...
Section 125.3607 - Party Aggrieved by Order, Determination, or Decision; Circuit Court Review; Proper Party. - Sec. 607. (1) Any party aggrieved by any order, determination,...
Article VII - Statutory Compliance and Repealer (125.3701...125.3702)
Section 125.3701 - Compliance With Open Meetings Act; Availability of Writings to Public. - Sec. 701. (1) All meetings subject to this act shall...
Section 125.3702 - Repeal of MCL 125.581 to 125.600, 125.201 to 125.240, and 125.271 to 125.310; Construction of Section. - Sec. 702. (1) The following acts and parts of acts...