LOCAL REGULATION OF DISTANCE BETWEEN

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT & LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENT

House Bill 6049

Sponsor:  Rep. Jim Koetje

Committee:  Local Government and Urban Policy

Complete to 6-28-04                                                                         

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 6049 AS INTRODUCED 6-24-04

House Bill 6049 would amend the City and Village Zoning Act to specify that a city or village could by ordinance provide restrictions on the location of and the distance between retail licensed liquor establishments and adult entertainment businesses involving nudity.

The bill also specifies that a city or village could purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire private property (or an interest in private property), for the removal of nonconforming uses and structures that existed at the time an ordinance was enacted.  The bill declares that the elimination of such nonconforming uses and structures would be for a public purpose.  The bill would define “nudity,” as that term in defined in section 916 of the Michigan Liquor Control Code.

MCL 125.581 – 125.600

FISCAL IMPACT:

The fiscal impact on the State or on local units of government is indeterminate.  It is not clear what the economic impacts may or may not be by allowing cities and villages to impose these additional zoning restrictions.

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Joan Hunault

                                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:   Steve Stauff

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.