HOUSE BILL No. 4919

 

July 2, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hoogendyk, Shulman and Sheen and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Township zoning act,"                                                      

                                                                                

    (MCL 125.271 to 125.310) by adding section 16i.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 16i.  (1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of                 

                                                                                

2   this section, each qualified township shall provide in its zoning           

                                                                                

3   ordinance for all of the following, with respect to at least 50%            

                                                                                

4   of the land that is zoned residential and that has not been                 

                                                                                

5   developed as of the effective date of this section:                         

                                                                                

6       (a) That, at a minimum, the land may be developed at the                    

                                                                                

7   following density, as applicable:                                           

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) If public water and public sewer are available or can be                        

                                                                                

9   made available to the land, a maximum density of 8 dwelling units           

                                                                                

10  per acre.                                                                   

                                                                                

11      (ii) If public water and public sewer are not available and                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   cannot be made available to the land, a maximum density of 1                

                                                                                

2   dwelling unit per acre.                                                     

                                                                                

3       (b) That the land may be developed, at the option of the land               

                                                                                

4   owner, with mixed uses that include residential use.                        

                                                                                

5       (c) That the land may be developed, at the option of the land               

                                                                                

6   owner, with cluster development.                                            

                                                                                

7       (2) The development of land under subsection (1) is subject                 

                                                                                

8   to other applicable ordinances, laws, and rules, including rules            

                                                                                

9   relating to suitability of groundwater for on-site water supply             

                                                                                

10  for land that neither is nor could be served by public water and            

                                                                                

11  rules relating to suitability of soils for on-site sewage                   

                                                                                

12  disposal for land that neither is nor could be served by public             

                                                                                

13  sewers.                                                                     

                                                                                

14      (3) A zoning ordinance amendment under this section is not                  

                                                                                

15  subject to section 12.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (4) If a township violates this section, a person who owns                  

                                                                                

17  land in the township, or an organization representing such                  

                                                                                

18  persons, may bring an action against the township in circuit                

                                                                                

19  court for equitable relief.  However, an action shall not be                

                                                                                

20  brought under this subsection unless the plaintiff has given at             

                                                                                

21  least 60 days' notice in writing of the plaintiff's intent to               

                                                                                

22  bring the action, and the relief to be requested, to the township           

                                                                                

23  clerk.                                                                      

                                                                                

24      (5) As used in this section, "qualified township" means a                   

                                                                                

25  township that meets all of the following requirements:                      

                                                                                

26      (a) Has adopted a zoning ordinance.                                         

                                                                                

27      (b) Is located in a county with a population of 750,000 or                  


                                                                                

1   more.                                                                       

                                                                                

2       (c) Has land that is not developed and that is zoned for                    

                                                                                

3   residential development.