SB-0253, As Passed Senate, May 31, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 253

     A bill to amend 1943 PA 183, entitled

"County zoning act,"

by amending section 9 (MCL 125.209), as amended by 2000 PA 385.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 9. (1) Before submitting its recommendations of a

tentative zoning plan to the county board of commissioners, the

county zoning commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing.

Notice of the hearing shall be given by 2 publications in a

newspaper published in the county or, if a newspaper is not

published in the county, then in a newspaper published in an

adjacent county. The first publication shall be printed not more

than 30 days and not less than 20 days, and the second not more

than 8 days before the date of the hearing.

     (2) Not less than 20 days' notice of the time and place of the

hearing shall also be given by mail to each of the following:

     (a) Each electric, gas, pipeline, and telephone public utility

company, and the airport manager of each airport, that registers

the name and mailing address of the company or airport with the

county zoning commission for the purpose of receiving the notice of

public hearing.

     (b) Each railroad within the district or zone affected.

(c) If the hearing involves an amendment to the zoning

ordinance, to all owners of property within the affected area. The

notice shall include a listing of all existing street addresses

within the affected area.

     (3) The notices under this section shall include the places

and times at which the tentative text and maps of the zoning

ordinance may be examined. The county zoning commission shall

maintain a file of each affidavit of mailing for each mailing made

under this section. If an individual property or several adjacent

properties are proposed for rezoning, notice of the proposed

rezoning and hearing shall be given to the owners of the property

in question at least 20 days before the hearing.