HOUSE BILL No. 4667

 

May 13, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Ward and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Township zoning act,"                                                      

                                                                                

    by amending section 16c (MCL 125.286c).                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 16c.  (1) As used in this section, "planned unit                       

                                                                                

2   development" includes  such terms as  cluster zoning, planned               

                                                                                

3   development, community unit plan, planned residential                       

                                                                                

4   development, and other terminology denoting zoning requirements             

                                                                                

5   designed to accomplish the objectives of the zoning ordinance               

                                                                                

6   through a land development project review process based on the              

                                                                                

7   application of site planning criteria to achieve integration of             

                                                                                

8   the proposed land development project with the characteristics of           

                                                                                

9   the project area.                                                           

                                                                                

10      (2) A township may establish in a zoning ordinance planned                  

                                                                                

11  unit development requirements  in a zoning ordinance  which                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   permit flexibility in the regulation of land development;                   

                                                                                

2   encourage innovation in land use and variety in design, layout,             

                                                                                

3   and type of structures constructed; achieve economy and                     

                                                                                

4   efficiency in the use of land, natural resources, energy, and the           

                                                                                

5   provision of public services and utilities; encourage useful open           

                                                                                

6   space; and provide better housing, employment, and shopping                 

                                                                                

7   opportunities particularly suited to the needs of the residents             

                                                                                

8   of this state.  The review and approval of planned unit                     

                                                                                

9   developments shall be by  either  the zoning board, an official             

                                                                                

10  charged with administration of the ordinance, or the township               

                                                                                

11  board.  , as specified in the ordinance.                                    

                                                                                

12      (3) Within a land development project designated as a planned               

                                                                                

13  unit development, regulations relating to the use of land,                  

                                                                                

14  including permitted uses, lot sizes, setbacks, height limits,               

                                                                                

15  required facilities, buffers, open space areas, and land use                

                                                                                

16  density, shall be determined in accordance with the planned unit            

                                                                                

17  development regulations specified in the zoning ordinance.  The             

                                                                                

18  planned unit development regulations need not be uniform with               

                                                                                

19  regard to each type of land use if equitable procedures                     

                                                                                

20  recognizing due process principles and avoiding arbitrary                   

                                                                                

21  decisions have been followed in making regulatory decisions.                

                                                                                

22  Unless explicitly prohibited by the planned unit development                

                                                                                

23  regulations, a township may approve a planned unit development              

                                                                                

24  with open space that is not contiguous with the rest of the                 

                                                                                

25  planned unit development.                                                   

                                                                                

26      (4) The planned unit development regulations established by a               

                                                                                

27  township shall specify:                                                     


                                                                                

1       (a) The body or official which will review and approve                      

                                                                                

2   planned unit development requests.                                          

                                                                                

3       (b) The conditions which create planned unit development                    

                                                                                

4   eligibility, the participants in the review process, and the                

                                                                                

5   requirements and standards upon which applications will be judged           

                                                                                

6   and approval granted.                                                       

                                                                                

7       (c) The procedures required for application, review, and                    

                                                                                

8   approval.                                                                   

                                                                                

9       (5) Following receipt of a request to approve a planned unit                

                                                                                

10  development, the body or official charged in the ordinance with             

                                                                                

11  review and approval of planned unit developments shall hold at              

                                                                                

12  least 1 public hearing on the request.   An  A zoning ordinance             

                                                                                

13  may provide for preapplication conferences before submission of a           

                                                                                

14  planned unit development request, and the submission of                     

                                                                                

15  preliminary site plans before the public hearing.  Notification             

                                                                                

16  of the public hearing shall be given in the same manner as                  

                                                                                

17  required by section 16b(3) for public hearings on special land              

                                                                                

18  uses.  Within a reasonable time following the public hearing, the           

                                                                                

19  body or official responsible for approving planned unit                     

                                                                                

20  developments shall  meet for  give final consideration  of the              

                                                                                

21  request, and  to and shall deny, approve, or approve with                   

                                                                                

22  conditions  ,  the request.  The body or official shall prepare a           

                                                                                

23  report stating its conclusions on the request for a planned unit            

                                                                                

24  development, the basis for its decision, the decision, and any              

                                                                                

25  conditions relating to an affirmative decision.  If the zoning              

                                                                                

26  ordinance requires that the township board  amends  amend the               

                                                                                

27  ordinance to  act  approve on the planned unit development                  


                                                                                

1   request, the zoning board shall hold the hearing as required by             

                                                                                

2   section 9, and the report and  the  documents related to the                

                                                                                

3   planned unit development request shall be transmitted to the                

                                                                                

4   township board for consideration in making a final decision.  If            

                                                                                

5   amendment of a zoning ordinance is required by the planned unit             

                                                                                

6   development regulations of a township zoning ordinance, the                 

                                                                                

7   requirements of this act for amendment of a zoning ordinance                

                                                                                

8   shall be followed, except that the hearing and notice required by           

                                                                                

9   this subsection shall be regarded as fulfilling the public                  

                                                                                

10  hearing and notice  requirement  requirements of section 9.                 

                                                                                

11      (6) If the planned unit development regulations of a township               

                                                                                

12  zoning ordinance do not require amendment of the ordinance to               

                                                                                

13  authorize a planned unit development, the body or official                  

                                                                                

14  charged in the zoning ordinance with review and approval of                 

                                                                                

15  planned unit developments  may  shall approve, approve with                 

                                                                                

16  conditions, or deny a request.                                              

                                                                                

17      (7) Final approvals may be granted on each phase of a                       

                                                                                

18  multiphased planned unit development if each phase contains the             

                                                                                

19  necessary components to insure protection of natural resources              

                                                                                

20  and the health, safety, and welfare of the users of the planned             

                                                                                

21  unit development and the residents of the surrounding area.                 

                                                                                

22      (8) In establishing planned unit development requirements, a                

                                                                                

23  township may  , when available and applicable,  incorporate by              

                                                                                

24  reference other applicable ordinances or statutes which regulate            

                                                                                

25  land development.  The planned unit development regulations                 

                                                                                

26  contained in  zoning ordinances  a zoning ordinance shall                   

                                                                                

27  encourage complementary relationships between zoning regulations            


                                                                                

1   and other regulations affecting the development of land.