Sec. 4.
(1) Unless the commission conducts an airspace study and finds noninterference to air navigation, the commission shall not issue a permit to erect, add to, or replace a structure that will extend more than 1,000 feet above ground elevation at the structure's site. A person shall not erect, add to, or replace a structure for which a permit is required, which structure exceeds the height allowed by the permit.
(2) The commission may issue a permit to erect or add to a structure that will extend more than 1,000 feet above the ground elevation at the site of the structure proposed to be erected or added to if the proposed structure will not be higher than 50 feet above the height of the highest structure in existence on March 19, 1960, which highest structure is within a distance of 1 mile from the location of the structure proposed to be erected or added to.
History: 1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493)
Section 259.481 - Definitions.
Section 259.482 - Permit Required for Construction of Certain Structures.
Section 259.482b - Width of Primary Surface; Length of Primary Surface; Elevation.
Section 259.482c - Width of Approach Surface; Outward and Upward Extension of Approach Surface.
Section 259.482d - Extension of Transitional Surface.
Section 259.482e - Perimeter of Horizontal Surface.
Section 259.483 - Building Permits; Public Utility Structures, Emergency Repair.
Section 259.490 - Action to Enjoin, Restrain, Correct, or Abate Violation.
Section 259.491 - Rules; Forms.