Title 125, PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Sec. 3. The records, files and property of the department of economic development are transferred to the department of economic expansion. Wherever reference is made in the laws of this state to the department of economic development or the commission of economic development, suc…

Sec. 4. The executive director shall plan and direct the carrying out of an economic expansion program for the state, except as to planning functions transferred to the executive office of the governor by Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being sections 16.101 t…

Sec. 5. The department of economic expansion, in addition to its other powers and duties, may: (a) Accept, with legislative approval, grants of funds made by the United States or any department or agency thereof or other public or private agency or individual in this state or oth…

Sec. 6. Upon the request of the governing body of any city, village, county, township or regional planning district, the department of economic expansion may apply for and accept grants without further legislative approval from the federal government for planning assistance for t…

Sec. 7. There is created an agency of the state to be known as the economic expansion council consisting of 25 members including the executive director of the department of economic expansion as an ex-officio member. The governor shall appoint the other members of the council for…

Sec. 8. Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being sections 125.1 to 125.8 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and section 17 of Act No. 51 of the First Extra Session of 1948, as added by Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 1960, being section 18.17 of the Compiled Laws of…

Sec. 1. (1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Assessable property" means real property in a district area other than all of the following: (i) Property classified as residential real property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, unless the loca…

Sec. 2. (1) The cost of the whole or any part of a principal shopping district project or business improvement district project as authorized in this chapter may be financed by 1 or more of the following methods: (a) Grants and gifts to the local governmental unit or district. (b…

Sec. 3. A district project as authorized under this chapter is a public improvement. The use in this chapter of the term "public improvement" does not prevent the levying of a special assessment for the cost of a part of a district project that represents special benefits.

Sec. 4. The development or redevelopment of a district, including the various phases of the development or redevelopment, is 1 project and, in the discretion of the governing body of the local governmental unit, may be financed as a single improvement.

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…

Sec. 1. A county, city, village or township may take any necessary action consistent with state law to comply with the provisions of Public Law 415 of the 87th Congress, known as the "manpower development and training act of 1962", as amended, and Public Law 452 of the 88th Congr…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "enterprise community development corporation act".

Sec. 3. There exists in this state the continuing need for programs to alleviate and prevent conditions of long-term unemployment, economic distress, and accompanying social ills. Accordingly, the legislature finds that in order to stimulate the creation of new jobs and to promot…

Sec. 5. As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the board of directors of an enterprise community development corporation. (b) "Chief executive officer" means the mayor or city manager of a city, the president of a village, the supervisor of a township, or the county executive of …

Sec. 7. (1) A written application may be made by not less than 3 persons to the governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 900,000 for permission to incorporate an enterprise community development corporation on behalf of the municipality. The application sha…

Sec. 9. (1) If the governing body approves both the application to incorporate the corporation and the articles of incorporation, the clerk of the municipality shall file the original of the articles of incorporation with the department of commerce and 1 copy in his or her office…

Sec. 11. A municipality shall not approve incorporation of more than 1 corporation under this act.

Sec. 13. (1) The size and composition of the board shall be determined by an ordinance of the municipality. In a municipality with a population of 900,000 or more, 60% of the board members shall live or work in the enterprise community as prescribed in an ordinance of the municip…

Sec. 15. (1) The board of directors shall be appointed for staggered terms as prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality. (2) A director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until the chief executive officer appoints the director's successor, with th…

Sec. 17. A director who has either a direct or indirect interest in a matter before the corporation shall disclose that interest before the corporation takes action on the matter. This disclosure shall be made a part of the record of the corporation's official proceedings and the…

Sec. 19. The number of board members required to make a quorum for the transaction of corporation business shall be prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality.

Sec. 21. (1) The corporation has the powers and duties to do all of the following: (a) Coordinate, review, recommend prioritization of, monitor, and evaluate the programs of the agencies implementing the strategic plan to ensure the achievement of benchmarks and timetables as det…

Sec. 23. (1) A corporation that completes the duties enumerated in section 21(1)(a) shall be dissolved by the adoption of a resolution by a majority of 2/3 of the members of the board of directors. The resolution shall be approved by a majority of the members of the governing bod…

Sec. 25. The chief executive officer of the municipality may impose sanctions upon the corporation based on periodic performance reviews as prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality and with the approval of the governing body of the municipality.

Sec. 27. In order to accomplish the purposes of this act, a municipality may institute and prosecute proceedings under its powers of eminent domain in accordance with state law or local charter. The taking and transfer of public and private property by the municipality for use in…

Sec. 29. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

Sec. 31. The authority given by this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the power of a municipality existing under statutory or charter provisions.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban homestead act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Administrator" means a local governmental unit, or a nonprofit community organization under contract with a local governmental unit. (b) "Applicant" means an individual and the spouse of that individual if that spouse intends to occupy the proper…