Title 252, HIGHWAYS

Sec. 2. In order to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, to attract tourists and promote the prosp…

Sec. 3. After January 1, 1973 a person shall not establish, expand or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way of any interstate or primary or secondary highway, except the following: (a) Those which are screened by na…

Sec. 4. Any junkyard lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act which does not conform to the requirements for exception in section 3 and any other junkyard along any highway hereafter designated as an interstate or primary highway and which does not conform to the r…

Sec. 4a. A junkyard which is lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act, which does not conform to subsections (a) or (b) of section 3 and is located along a secondary highway, shall be screened at a cost to the owner. However, screening of such a junkyard shall not …

Sec. 5. Junkyards referred to in section 4 shall be screened, if feasible, by the state highway department at locations on the highway right of way or in areas acquired for screening purposes outside the right of way so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the highw…

Sec. 6. If the state highway department determines that the topography of the land adjacent to the highway will not permit adequate screening of junkyards referred to in section 4 or that the screening of junkyards would not be economically feasible, the state highway department …

Sec. 7. The state highway department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Act…

Sec. 8. If a junkyard is not established, expanded or maintained in conformity with the provisions of section 3, the department of state highways may apply to the court of proper jurisdiction for an injunction to compel conformity with this act.

Sec. 9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any law or ordinance which is more restrictive than the provisions of this act.

Sec. 10. The state highway department is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States secretary of commerce as provided by title 23 of the United States code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and to take a…

Sec. 11. The interests in land authorized to be acquired under this act may be the fee simple or any lesser estate, as determined by the state highway department to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act. Acquisitions may be by gift, purchase, exchange or …

Sec. 1. When the department of state highways acquires real property for the construction or relocation of an interstate or trunk line highway project in a city or incorporated village which will involve the displacement from their residences of families or individuals occupying …

Sec. 2. Upon request, the state administrative board or a hearing board of 3 of its members or their deputies designated by it, shall hear representatives of the department of state highways, of the city or incorporated village, of the neighborhood advisory council, and any perso…

Sec. 3. Before the department of state highways evicts families or individuals from residential property or orders the demolition of a residential dwelling acquired for such highway purpose, it shall obtain a written certification that the occupants of such dwelling have relocate…

Sec. 4. The department of state highways shall not let for bid any contract for the construction or relocation of any interstate or trunk line highway project until the provisions of sections 1 and 2 have been met. The state administrative board shall not approve any construction…

Sec. 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 1967.

Sec. 1. Any 2 or more counties may by their boards of supervisors contract for the purpose of planning a system of inter-county highways, super-highways and limited access highways for such counties, and may bind themselves thereto by resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of the board…

Sec. 10. After contracting to participate for the purposes hereof, no act or happening shall excuse any county from its obligations hereunder.

Sec. 11. The board of supervisors of each county participating hereunder, shall have power to pass all ordinances which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and may by ordinance regulate and control the rights-of-way established under an…

Sec. 12. Nothing herein shall be construed to take from the state highway department any jurisdiction that it may have over any state trunk line highway now or hereafter established.

Sec. 2. The term “super-highway” shall include any highway of a width ranging from 120 to 204 feet or more and in special instances of a width of not less than 106 feet and when established shall be deemed a public highway. The term “limited access highway” shall include such hig…

Sec. 3. When any 2 or more adjoining counties combine under the terms of this act, they shall establish an inter-county highway commission which shall be composed of the state highway commissioner or his deputy, and 6 members from each of the counties participating, as follows: t…

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of said commission to prepare an inter-county highway plan for the participating counties and to designate thereon the proposed highways, their width, the counties through or into which they will run, and if these are existing highways, the additional…

Sec. 5. Members of the commission shall receive actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

Sec. 6. (1) Within the limits of the funds provided by participating counties, the commission shall name its officers from its membership, except as otherwise provided in this act, and shall appoint engineers, attorneys, officers, agents, and other employees as may be necessary t…

Sec. 7. The commission shall appoint the county treasurer of 1 of the participating counties in the district as the treasurer of said commission, for all funds of the commission. He shall serve without compensation for this service and shall under his bond be responsible for the …

Sec. 8. Each participating county shall pay annually into the treasury of said commission such sums as shall have been agreed upon under contract executed pursuant to section 1 hereof, and such additional sums as may from time to time be approved by a majority vote of the members…