September 8, 2010, Introduced by Senator GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1970 PA 169, entitled
"Local historic districts act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 399.204), as amended by 1992 PA 96.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. The legislative body of a local unit may establish by
ordinance a commission to be called the historic district
commission. The commission may be established at any time, but not
later than the time the first historic district is established by
the legislative body of the local unit. Each member of the
commission shall reside or own or lease real property within the
local unit. The membership of the historic district commission in a
local unit having a population of 5,000 or more individuals shall
consist of not less than 7 or more than 9 members. The membership
of the historic district commission in a local unit having a
population of less than 5,000 individuals shall consist of not less
than 5 or more than 7 members. A majority of the members shall have
a clearly demonstrated interest in or knowledge of historic
preservation. The members shall be appointed by the township
supervisor, village president, mayor, or chairperson of the board
of commissioners, unless another method of appointment is provided
in the ordinance creating the commission. Initial members shall be
appointed within 6 months after the ordinance establishing the
commission is enacted. Members shall be appointed for 3-year terms
except the initial appointments of some of the members shall be for
less than 3 years so that the initial appointments are staggered
and that subsequent appointments do not recur at the same time.
Members shall be eligible for reappointment. A vacancy on the
commission shall be filled within 60 calendar days by an
appointment made by the appointing authority. The ordinance
creating the commission may provide procedures for terminating an
appointment due to the acts or omissions of the member. The
appointing authority of a local unit having a population of 25,000
or more individuals shall appoint at least 2 members from a list of
citizens
individuals submitted by 1 or more duly organized local
historic preservation organizations. A local unit having a
population of more than 5,000 individuals but less than 25,000
individuals
shall appoint at least 1 member from a list of citizens
individuals submitted by 1 or more duly organized local historic
preservation
organizations. The A commission of all local units
shall include as a member, if available, a graduate of an
accredited school of architecture who has 2 years of architectural
experience or who is an architect registered in this state. This
section does not apply to historic district commissions established
by charter or to historic district commissions established by
ordinance before August 3, 1970.