SENATE BILL NO. 764
September 29, 1999, Introduced by Senator NORTH and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs. A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled "Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan," by amending sections 9 and 151 (MCL 259.9 and 259.151), as amended by 1996 PA 370. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 9. (1) "Airport" means any location, either on land or 2 water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, and 3 includes the buildings and facilities, if any, on that location. 4 (2) "AIRPORT APPROACH PLAN" MEANS A PLAN, OR AN AMENDMENT TO 5 A PLAN, ADOPTED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE AIRPORT ZONING ACT, 1950 6 (EX SESS) PA 23, MCL 259.442. 7 (3) "AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN" MEANS A PLAN, OR AN AMENDMENT TO A 8 PLAN, THAT SHOWS CURRENT OR PROPOSED LAYOUT OF AN AIRPORT AND 9 THAT IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION. 03702'99 TMV 2 1 Sec. 151. (1) The commission may create and establish a 2 state plan for approach protection areas surrounding airports, 3 landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities, by establish- 4 ing standards of height to which any structure or obstruction, 5 of any nature, whether object of nature NATURAL or 6 man-created HUMAN-MADE, may be erected or maintained within a 7 distance from the boundaries of any airport, landing field or 8 other aeronautical facility necessary for the safe landing, 9 take-off or other use of such facilities by aircraft operating 10 within this state. 11 (2) THE AIRPORT MANAGER OF AN AIRPORT LICENSED UNDER THIS 12 ACT SHALL PROMPTLY FILE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WITH THE ZONING 13 BOARD, ZONING COMMISSION, OR OTHER COMMISSION APPOINTED TO RECOM- 14 MEND ZONING REGULATIONS, IF ANY, OF ANY TOWNSHIP, COUNTY, VIL- 15 LAGE, OR CITY THAT IS LOCATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHIN THE 16 APPROACH PROTECTION AREA: 17 (A) A COPY OF THE AIRPORT APPROACH PLAN FOR THE AIRPORT, IF 18 ANY. 19 (B) A COPY OF THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN FOR THE AIRPORT, IF 20 ANY. 21 (C) A REGISTRATION OF THE AIRPORT'S NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS 22 FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE CITY 23 AND VILLAGE ZONING ACT, 1921 PA 207, MCL 125.584, SECTION 9 OF 24 THE COUNTY ZONING ACT, 1943 PA 183, MCL 125.209, OR SECTION 9 OF 25 THE TOWNSHIP ZONING ACT, 1943 PA 184, MCL 125.279. 26 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 27 effect unless Senate Bill No. 765 03702'99 3 1 of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 2 law. 03702'99 Final page. TMV