September 25, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Stahl, Milosch, Brandenburg, Drolet and Pappageorge and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled
"Township zoning act,"
by amending section 24 (MCL 125.294), as amended by 1994 PA 24.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 24. (1) A use of land, or the use, erection,
2 alteration, razing, or conversion of a dwelling, building, or
3 other structure,
including a tent or trailer coach, used,
4 erected, altered,
razed, or converted in violation of a
local
5 ordinance or
regulation adopted pursuant to an
ordinance adopted
6 under this act is a nuisance per se. The court shall order the
7 nuisance abated and the owner or agent in charge of the
8 dwelling, building,
structure, tent, trailer coach , or land
9 or dwelling, building, or other structure is liable for
10 maintaining a nuisance
per se. The township board shall in the
11 ordinance enacted
under this act designate the proper
1 (2) The zoning ordinance shall designate the official or
2 officials who shall
administer and enforce that the ordinance.
3 and do either of the
following for
4 (3) For each
violation of the ordinance: (a) Impose a
5 penalty for the
violation. (b) Designate zoning
ordinance, the
6 ordinance shall impose a penalty, or shall designate the
7 violation as a municipal civil infraction and impose a civil
8 fine. for the
violation. A criminal or civil fine imposed for a
9 violation of a zoning ordinance, whether a first, subsequent, or
10 continuing violation, shall not exceed $10,000.00.