Title 125, PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Sec. 5. (1) If a local governmental unit elects to levy special assessments to defray all or part of the cost of the district project, then the special assessments shall be levied pursuant to applicable statutory or charter provisions or, if there are no applicable statutory or c…

Sec. 6. If off-street parking lots or structures are essential to the principal shopping district project, if 1 or more off-street parking lots or structures are already owned by the local governmental unit and were acquired through the issuance of revenue bonds, and if the remai…

Sec. 7. The powers granted by this chapter are in addition to and not in derogation of any other powers granted by law or charter.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter: (a) "Assessable property" means real property in a zone area other than property classified as residential real property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, or real property exempt from the collection of t…

Sec. 10a. (1) A business improvement zone is a public body corporate and may do 1 or more of the following for the benefit of property owners located in the business improvement zone: (a) Acquire, through purchase, lease, or gift, construct, develop, improve, maintain, operate, o…

Sec. 10b. (1) One or more business improvement zones may be established within a city or village. (2) A zone area must be contiguous, with the exception of public streets, alleys, parks, and other public rights-of-way. (3) A business improvement zone may be established in a city …

Sec. 10c. A person may initiate the establishment of a business improvement zone by the delivery of a petition to the clerk of the city or village in which a proposed zone area is located. The petition must include all of the following: (a) An attached map and description of the …

Sec. 10e. (1) If a petition is delivered to the clerk of the city or village in accordance with section 10c, the governing body of the city or village shall within 28 days schedule a public hearing of the governing body to review the zone plan and any proposed assessment and to r…

Sec. 10f. (1) All property owners as of the date of the delivery of the petition as provided in section 10c are eligible to participate in the election. The election must be conducted by mail. The question to be voted on by the property owners is the adoption of the zone plan and…

Sec. 10g. (1) The board shall manage the activities of the business improvement zone and implementation of the zone plan. (2) The board must consist of an odd number of directors and must not be smaller than 5 and not larger than 15 in number. The board may include 1 director nom…

Sec. 10h. (1) A business improvement zone may be funded in whole or in part by 1 or more assessments on assessable property, as provided in the zone plan. An assessment under this chapter is in addition to any taxes or special assessments otherwise imposed on assessable property.…

Sec. 10i. (1) Expenses incurred in implementing any project or service of a business improvement zone shall be financed in accordance with the zone plan. (2) Assessment revenues under section 10h are the funds of the business improvement zone and not funds of the state or of the …

Sec. 10j. A zone plan may be amended. Amendments are effective if approved by a majority of the property owners voting on the amendment at the annual meeting of property owners or a special meeting called for that purpose, using proportional voting if applicable under the zone pl…

Sec. 10k. (1) Before the expiration of any qualifying period, the board shall notify the property owners within the business improvement zone of a special meeting by first-class mail not less than 14 days before the scheduled date of the meeting to approve a new zone plan for the…

Sec. 10l. (1) Upon written petition duly signed by 30% of the property owners of assessable property within a zone area and submitted no sooner than 2 years following the adoption of the business improvement zone and zone plan, the board shall place on the agenda of the next annu…

Sec. 10m. (1) The board shall conduct business at a public meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 2…

Sec. 10n. (1) Two or more business improvement zones within the same city or village may merge into a single business improvement zone if the board of each business improvement zone approves a merger agreement among the merging zones and the merger agreement also is approved by t…