HOUSE BILL No. 5542
March 23, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Rivet and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy. A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled "Township zoning act," by amending section 40 (MCL 125.310), as added by 1996 PA 570, and by adding section 16h. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 16H. A SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WITH 2 OR WITHOUT THEIR CHILDREN, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A RESIDENTIAL USE 3 OF PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ZONING AND A PERMITTED USE IN ALL 4 RESIDENTIAL ZONES, INCLUDING THOSE ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELL- 5 INGS, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL USE OR CONDITIONAL 6 USE PERMIT OR PROCEDURE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE REQUIRED FOR OTHER 7 DWELLINGS OF SIMILAR DENSITY IN THE SAME ZONE. 8 Sec. 40. (1) As used in this act: 9 (a) "Agricultural land" means substantially undeveloped land 10 devoted to the production of plants and animals useful to humans, 01980'99 TMV 2 1 including forage and sod crops; grains, feed crops, and field 2 crops; dairy and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; 3 livestock, including breeding and grazing of cattle, swine, and 4 similar animals; berries; herbs; flowers; seeds; grasses; nursery 5 stock; fruits; vegetables; Christmas trees; and other similar 6 uses and activities. 7 (b) "Development rights" means the rights to develop land to 8 the maximum intensity of development authorized by law. 9 (c) "Development rights ordinance" means an ordinance, which 10 may comprise part of a zoning ordinance, adopted under 11 section 31. 12 (D) "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SEC- 13 TION 21072 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.21072. 14 (E) (d) "Intensity of development" means the height, bulk, 15 area, density, setback, use, and other similar characteristics of 16 development. 17 (F) (e) "Other eligible land" means land that has a common 18 property line with agricultural land from which development 19 rights have been purchased and that is not divided from that 20 agricultural land by a state or federal limited access highway. 21 (G) (f) "PDR program" means a program under section 32 for 22 the purchase of development rights by a township. 23 (2) This act shall be known and may be cited as the 24 "township zoning act". 01980'99 Final page. TMV