Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 385 of 1984 - Technology Park Development Act (207.701 - 207.718)
Section 207.706 - Application for Technology Park Facilities Exemption Certificate; Filing; Contents; Notification of Assessor and Legislative Body; Public Hearing; Notice.

Sec. 6.
(1) Following the establishment of a district, the owner of record of a facility or, if an existing lease provides for the direct payment of ad valorem property taxes by the lessee, the lessee of a facility shall file an application for a technology park facilities exemption certificate with the clerk of the local governmental unit that established the district. The application shall be filed in the manner and form prescribed by the department. The application shall contain or be accompanied by a general description of the facility and a general description of the proposed use of the facility, the general nature and extent of construction to be undertaken, a descriptive list of fixed building equipment that will be a part of the facility, a descriptive list of machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, and other personal property that will be a part of the facility, a time schedule for commencing and completing the facility, a statement of the economic advantages expected from the exemption, including the number of jobs retained or created because of the exemption and expected construction employment, and information relating to the requirements in section 10.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for a certificate, the clerk of the local governmental unit shall notify in writing the assessor of the assessing unit in which the facility is located or to be located and the legislative body of each taxing unit that levies ad valorem property taxes in the district in which the facility is located or is to be located that such an application has been received. Before acting upon the application, the legislative body of the local governmental unit shall set a date for a public hearing on the application and shall publish public notice of the hearing. The legislative body shall also give written notice of the hearing to the applicant, the assessor, and a representative of the affected taxing jurisdictions by certified mail not less than 10 nor more than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
History: 1984, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 151, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990

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