February 24, 2005, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, JELINEK, SWITALSKI, THOMAS, JACOBS and CLARK-COLEMAN and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
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 each resident within the affected area. The notice
shall include a listing of each street address 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.